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: 1/15/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 15, 2026

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Genesee’s Averie Zinn became the 34th girls basketball player in MHSAA history to score 2,000 career points during her team’s win over Clio – WJRT

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Caden Carriveau reached 1,000 career points in Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port’s 58-48 win over Reese – Bay City Times

3. ICE HOCKEY Division 2 No. 6 Livonia Stevenson downed Division 1 No. 3 Hartland 6-3 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. ICE HOCKEY Caden Nemeth’s 100th career point was the game-winning goal in Midland Dow’s 4-3 win over Saginaw Heritage – Midland Daily News

5. WRESTLING Leslie defeated Brooklyn Columbia Central 47-28 and Division 4 No. 9 Manchester 50-27 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Macomb Dakota won a matchup of leaders in the Macomb Area Conference Red, downing Port Huron Northern 81-56 – Macomb Daily

7. WRESTLING Traverse City West came back from a 22-0 deficit to defeat Traverse City Central 42-33 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Taylor DeKuiper had a triple-double in Fremont’s big win over Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – Muskegon Chronicle

9. ICE HOCKEY Grosse Ile downed Gibraltar Carlson 3-2 after they tied in their previous meeting – Southgate News-Herald

10. WRESTLING Remus Chippewa Hills downed Big Rapids 50-30 – Big Rapids Pioneer