Today In The MHSAA: 9/21/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 21, 2021
1. GIRLS GOLF Goodrich shot a 353 to edge Fenton by five strokes and win the Genesee County Championship – Flint Journal
2. GIRLS GOLF Harbor Springs shot a 414 to win the Ann Wilson Invitational – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
3. VOLLEYBALL Iron Mountain took a big step in both of its leagues’ play, defeating Division 3 honorable mention Manistique 3-1 – Iron Mountain Daily News
4. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Lansing Catholic remained undefeated while handing Ionia just its second defeat, 3-1 – Lansing State Journal
5. BOYS SOCCER Fraser downed Clawson 1-0 in a matchup of top teams in the Macomb Area Conference Blue – Oakland Press
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 5 Fenton also held onto first place alone in the Flint Metro League with a 7-2 win over former co-leader and No. 14 Clio – WJRT
7. BOYS SOCCER Charlevoix defeated Harbor Springs 5-2 in the annual Caili’s Cup game – Petoskey News-Review
8. VOLLEYBALL Key early rallies helped Pentwater to a 3-1 win over Brethren – Manistee News Advocate
9. BOYS SOCCER Buckley remains atop the Northwest Conference standings after a 7-1 win over Kingsley – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. BOYS TENNIS Dearborn Divine Child earned a nonleague win over Riverview – Southgate News-Herald
Today in the MHSAA: 1/5/16
January 5, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Winter sports return in force with a full slate of events statewide tonight, but here are a few headlines of note as we get rolling – plus two great reads from the wrestling world.
Boys Basketball
Ishpeming in recent seasons has scheduled its first basketball games later than other teams to offset the football team’s four straight runs to the MHSAA Finals at Ford Field – but the Hematites were one of the first to play in 2016 and came away with a 74-72 win over Gladstone to move to 2-0 – Marquette Mining Journal
Girls Bowling
From Sunday, two-time reigning Division 2 champion Flint Kearsley got past 2015 Division 1 finalist Jackson to win the Lila Jean Furnish Classic in Owosso, which included a number of the state’s top teams – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Good Reads
When Clinton wrestler Nick Rolland was 3, his parents were told to say their good-byes after he was pulled from under a running lawn mower. But doctors were able to save his life, and then his leg, and this weekend he’ll wrestle for his 100th career win – Adrian Daily Telegram
Hastings wrestling coach Mike Goggins started out as an athlete for the Saxons, later coached at the middle school and now also is the high school athletic director – and owner of more than 400 varsity coaching wins after reaching that milestone during the Montrose Invitational on Dec. 29 – Grand Rapids Press