Today in the MHSAA: 9/2/16

September 2, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Labor Day weekend meant Thursday again belonged to varsity football in most communities. We’ll cover those results in our weekly “Drive for Detroit” – but please read on to check out a few reports we’ve been saving, including a Michigan Olympian discussing her high school experience.

Leland’s Alisha Glass just finished setting the U.S. women’s volleyball team at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, and she’s the product in part of high school volleyball and the daughter of a high school coach – Traverse City Record-Eagle

David Ginsburg, a frequent speaker at the MHSAA/Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan “Reaching Higher” events and former college assistant coach, talks about the “real” benefits of high school sports – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Steve Johnson has officiated 13 MHSAA championship games, and now he’s being cheered by officials and many others statewide as he fights cancer – ABC-12

Today in the MHSAA: 8/21/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 21, 2025

1. GIRLS GOLF Brighton won the Lober Classic for the fourth time in five season, finishing 20 strokes ahead of the field – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS TENNIS Ishpeming Westwood edged three-time reigning Upper Peninsula Division 1 champion Negaunee in a rematch of the top two teams from last season – Marquette Mining Journal

3. GIRLS GOLF Northville was first and Dexter second at the Dan Young Invitational – Chelsea Sun Times News

4. VOLLEYBALL Byron Center downed East Grand Rapids in a “Rally on Reeds Lake” outdoor match – WOOD TV

5. BOYS SOCCER New Boston Huron avenged a 2024 loss with a 2-1 win over Melvindale – Southgate News-Herald

6. GIRLS GOLF Grand Blanc and Midland Dow’s Sophia Lee were top finishers at the first Saginaw Valley League jamboree – Midland Daily News

7. VOLLEYBALL Parma Western earned two-set wins over Brooklyn Columbia Central and Pewamo-Westphalia – Jackson Citizen Patriot

8. VOLLEYBALL Carrollton swept St. Charles, St. Louis and Sanford Meridian on volleyball opening night – Saginaw News

9. BOYS TENNIS Ludington won its invitational, with Cadillac finishing second – Cadillac News