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: 9/16/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 16, 2024
1. CROSS COUNTRY The Ann Arbor Pioneer girls and Northville boys were “Elite” race champions at the Spartan Invitational, highlighting several strong performances; Pioneer’s girls are ranked No. 6 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, and Northville’s boys are No. 1 – Saginaw News | Athletic.net
2. CROSS COUNTRY A total of 10 varsity teams won championships at Holly’s Duane Raffin Festival of Races – Midland Daily News | Livingston Daily Press & Argus | Athletic.net
3. VOLLEYBALL Traverse City West swept all three of its opponents to win the Holland West Ottawa Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. BOYS TENNIS Grand Haven won the Ada Forest Hills Eastern Invitational, with its 6-3 win over the host its first over LPD3 No. 8 FHE in at least a decade – Grand Haven Tribune
5. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Gaylord won Ogemaw Height’s Stephanie Rice Memorial Invitational, swam this season at Garber – Bay City Times
6. VOLLEYBALL Onekama won all but one set in claiming its invitational championship, sweeping Hart in the finale – Manistee News Advocate
7. CROSS COUNTRY The Ewen-Trout Creek girls and Stephenson boys were champions at the Superior Central Invitational; E-TC’s girls are No. 1 and Stephenson’s boys No. 2 in UPD3 – Escanaba Daily Press
8. BOYS TENNIS Dexter finished first ahead of runner-up Bay City Western to win the Fenton Invitational – Chelsea Sun Times News
9. VOLLEYBALL Union City avenged a pool play loss to Napoleon and went on to defeat Colon to win its invitational – Coldwater Daily Reporter
10. GIRLS TENNIS Escanaba was first and the host Flivvers second at the Kingsford Invitational – Iron Mountain Daily News