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 21st – Playmakers.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: 5/29/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 29, 2025
1. GIRLS GOLF Escanaba and Ontonagon both swept team and individual titles at their respectively Upper Peninsula Finals – MHSAA.com Division 1 | Division 3
2. BOYS GOLF Marquette repeated in Division 1 and Powers North Central repeated in Division 3 at their Upper Peninsula Finals – MHSAA.com Division 1 | Division 3
3. BOYS TENNIS Marquette in Division 1 and West Iron County in Division 2 claimed Upper Peninsula Finals championships – MyUPNow Division 1 | Upper Michigan’s Source Division 2
4. BOYS LACROSSE Birmingham United followed Brody Feldmaier to an 11-5 win over Livonia United to clinch a Division 1 Regional title – Oakland Press
5. BOYS LACROSSE Grand Ledge edged Holt 13-9 in Division 1 to secure a fourth-straight Division 1 Regional championship – WLNS
6. BOYS LACROSSE Brighton finished a third-straight Division 1 Regional title run with a 12-7 win over South Lyon – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. BOYS LACROSSE Lake Orion downed Macomb Dakota 9-4 to clinch a Division 1 Regional title – Oakland Press
8. BOYS LACROSSE Haslet downed Saginaw Heritage 18-2 to claim a Division 2 Regional title – WILX
9. GIRLS SOCCER South Lyon East advanced to a Division 1 District Final with a six-round shootout win over South Lyon High – Oakland Press
10. GIRLS SOCCER No. 6 Frankenmuth advanced in Division 3 with a 2-1 District win over Flint Powers Catholic – WNEM
Also of note …
BASEBALL Midland athletic director, baseball coach and MHSAA Representative Council president Eric Albright will be leaving at the end of the school year for a job in his home state of Minnesota – Midland Daily News