Today in the MHSAA: 9/21/15

September 21, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

This weekend was packed with prestigious cross country events and also featured a milestone win by a longtime volleyball coach.  

Cross Country

Centreville stunned an “elite” field by finishing ahead of reigning Lower Peninsula Division 1 champ Birmingham Seaholm to win the Spartan Invitational elite girls race at Michigan State University. Novi won the boys elite race despite its top individual coming in only 21stPlaymakers.com

The Otsego girls put five runners among the top six to finish among champions at the Sparta Invitational. Rockford’s boys put three among the top 10 to ascend among boys champions – Grand Rapids Press girls story; Grand Rapids Press boys story

The Holly and Lake Orion boys and Rochester Adams and Holly girls were among champions at Holly’s invitational – Oakland Press

Girls Golf

A number of top teams from the southwest part of the Lower Peninsula played in Friday’s Coldwater Lady Cardinal Invitational, with Division 4 power Kalamazoo Hackett winning with a score of 347 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Boys Soccer

Battle Creek Central won the first All-City soccer tournament in that community, downing Battle Creek Lakeview in overtime – Battle Creek Enquirer

No. 14 Saline downed No. 4 Northville in a matchup of two of the best in Division 1 – AnnArbor.com

The No. 8-ranked teams in Divisions 3 and 4 met, with Division 4’s Muskegon Western Michigan Christian downing Whitehall, 2-1 – Grand Haven Tribune

Girls Swimming and Diving

Saline, the top-ranked team in LP Division 1, downed a strong field at Salem’s Rock Maurer Invitational, finishing just head of No. 3 Farmington Hills Mercy, with No. 9 Northville coming in third – AnnArbor.com

Boys Tennis

Essexville Garber scored a perfect 24 to win the Bay County Tournament for the third time in four seasons – Bay City Times

Volleyball

Longtime Mount Morris coach Jim Pender celebrated the 700th win over his career as his team went 7-0 to win its invitational Saturday; Mount Morris, No. 3 in Class B, beat Class A honorable mention Farmington Hills Mercy in the final – Flint Journal

Lake Odessa Lakewood, No. 2 in Class B, downed Class C No. 3 Montague to win the Grandville Calvin Christian Invitational – Muskegon Chronicle

Today in the MHSAA: 6/5/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 5, 2025

1. GIRLS LACROSSE South Lyon advanced to its first Final since 2008 with a 12-6 win over Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood in Division 1 – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS LACROSSE Hartland scored with 1:24 remaining to get past Rockford 7-6 in a Division 1 Semifinal – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. GIRLS LACROSSE Grand Rapids Catholic Central will return to the Division 2 Final after a 19-3 win over Haslett; GRCC will play Detroit Country Day, a 19-8 winner over Saline – WOOD TV

4. BASEBALL Top-ranked Macomb Dakota downed No. 6 Warren De La Salle Collegiate 5-1 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Macomb Daily

5. BASEBALL No. 20 Onsted advanced in Division 3 with a 5-2 win over No. 9 Grass Lake – Adrian Daily Telegram

6. BASEBALL Three Rivers earned its first Regional win in program history, downing No. 18 Niles 2-1 in Division 2 – Sturgis Journal

7. BASEBALL Unionville-Sebewaing edged No. 17 Bay City All Saints 2-1 in Division 4 – Huron Daily Tribune

8. BASEBALL Muskegon Western Michigan Christian followed Max Miller to a 2-0 win over No. 15 Central Montcalm in Division 3 – Local Sports Journal

9. BASEBALL Top-ranked Ada Forest Hills Eastern advanced in Division 1 with a 12-4 win over No. 15 Coopersville – Grand Rapids Press

10. BASEBALL No. 20 East Jordan held on for a 5-2 win over No. 16 Indian River Inland Lakes in Division 4 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune