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: 5/6/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 6, 2026

1. TRACK & FIELD The Mason girls won their 10th-straight Capital Area Activities Conference Red title and the Williamston boys also clinched – WLNS

2. TRACK & FIELD The Petersburg Summerfield girls – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 –edged Ottawa Lake Whiteford 75-62 to clinch a share of their first league championship since 1990 – Monroe News

3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 6 Rochester Adams downed No. 5 Troy 2-0 to clinch the Oakland Activities Association Red championship – Oakland Press

4. TRACK & FIELD Romeo finished a girls and boys title sweep in the Macomb Area Conference Red – Macomb Daily

5. TRACK & FIELD Grand Traverse Academy clinched West Michigan D League girls and boys championships – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. BOYS LACROSSE Lake Orion claimed an outright OAA Red title with an 18-8 win over Clarkston – Oakland Press

7. TRACK & FIELD Macomb L’Anse Creuse North’s boys and St. Clair Shores Lakeview’s girls were champions in the MAC Blue – Macomb Daily

8. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 2 Hudsonville won the opener 8-2 and No. 7 Grand Haven won the second game of their doubleheader 15-5 – Grand Haven Tribune

9. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 5 Walled Lake Northern remains atop the Lakes Valley Conference after a sweep of honorable mention South Lyon – Oakland Press

10. TRACK & FIELD Caseville opened its new facility with girls and boys wins over Mayville and Kinde North Huron – Huron Daily Tribune