Today In The MHSAA: 9/17/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 17, 2021

1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 top-ranked Richland Gull Lake handed a first defeat this season to Division 1 No. 14 Portage Central, 4-1 – Kalamazoo Gazette

2. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Marian swept No. 6 Farmington Hills Mercy in their first of what likely will be a few matchups this season – Oakland Press

3. BOYS SOCCER Jack Spencer broke the Elk Rapids shutout record with his 40th in goal as his Division 3 No. 8 Elks downed No. 13 Boyne City 2-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. GIRLS GOLF Gibraltar Carlson shot a 365 to win the Southgate Anderson Invitational by 11 strokes – Monroe News

5. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 6 Fruitport earned an important 1-1 draw with Division 3 No. 2 Holland Christian – Grand Haven Tribune

6. BOYS SOCCER Hartland earned its first win over Brighton since 2006, 2-1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Trenton – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – opened its new natatorium with a 105-60 win over Dearborn Edsel Ford – Southgate News-Herald

8. VOLLEYBALL Beaverton came back after losing the first set to defeat Gladwin in five – Midland Daily News

9. VOLLEYBALL Fenton defeated reigning league champ Holly for the first time in three years, 3-0 – WJRT

10. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 12 Frankenmuth won by shutout for the second day in a row, this time 3-0 over Freeland – Saginaw News

Also of note …

MHSAA Executive Director Mark Uyl has been named to the Board of Directors for the National Association of Sports Officials. He previously served from 2011-15 including as board char in 2015 – NFHS

Today in the MHSAA: 11/8/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 8, 2024

1. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Richmond clinched its first District title since 1988, downing Marysville 3-1– Port Huron Times Herald

2. VOLLEYBALL Muskegon Mona Shores defeated Coopersville in Division 1 to end a 23-year District title drought in this sport – Local Sports Journal

3. VOLLEYBALL No. 6 Rockford downed No. 10 Grand Rapids Northview 3-1 in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press

4. VOLLEYBALL Holland West Ottawa claimed its first District title since 2007 as well with a five-set win over Zeeland East in Division 1 – Holland Sentinel

5. VOLLEYBALL No. 9 McBain clinched its fifth-straight District title with a 3-0 win over honorable mention Manton in Division 3 – MI Sports Now

6. VOLLEYBALL Linden swept honorable mention Lake Fenton in Division 2 to claim a first District championship since 2007 – WJRT

7. VOLLEYBALL Otsego won a matchup of Division 2 honorable mentions in four sets – Kalamazoo Gazette

8. VOLLEYBALL Indian River Inland Lakes swept Charlevoix in Division 3 to claim a sixth-straight District title – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

9. VOLLEYBALL Coldwater earned its first District title since 2011 with a sweep of Sturgis in Division 1 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

10. VOLLEYBALL No. 9 Ubly claimed a sixth-straight District title with a sweep of Kinde North Huron in Division 4 – Huron Daily Tribune