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: 10/9/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 9, 2025
1. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 3 Farmington Hills Mercy came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Marian in the Catholic High School League Bishop Tournament final – Oakland Press
2. BOYS TENNIS No. 2 Midland Dow claimed its 17th-straight Regional title, reaching finals at all eight flights in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – Midland Daily News
3. BOYS TENNIS Reigning LPD4 champion Holland Christian was a Regional champion again, this time in LPD3 and ranked No. 3 – Holland Sentinel
4. GIRLS GOLF No. 9 Grand Blanc was first and No. 5 Okemos second at their LPD1 Regional – Lansing State Journal
5. BOYS TENNIS No. 5 Rochester Adams led a sweep by Rochester schools at their LPD1 Regional – Oakland Press
6. CROSS COUNTRY The Bellaire girls and Mancelona boys won Ski Valley Conference championship races – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. BOYS SOCCER After playing to a draw less than a month ago, Grand Blanc opened Division 1 District play with a 5-1 win over Flushing – Flint Journal
8. BOYS SOCCER Four days after falling to Parma Western, Jackson opened Division 2 District play with a 4-3 revenge win – Jackson Citizen Patriot
9. BOYS SOCCER Suttons Bay downed Buckley 2-0 in a Division 4 District opener – Up North Live
10. BOYS SOCCER Bay City Western continued one of its best seasons all-time with a Division 2 District win over Saginaw United – Bay City Times