Today in the MHSAA: 9/2/20

September 2, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Tuesday saw high-powered clashes on a tennis court north of Mackinac Bridge and a golf course in the region to the south as northern teams dominated today’s headliners.

1. Girls Tennis: Reigning champion Ishpeming Westwood swept West Iron County in a matchup of the top two teams from the last three Upper Peninsula Division 2 Finals – Marquette Mining Journal

2. Girls Golf: Traverse City West was first, Traverse City Central second and Big Rapids third at the Titan Invitational; West is ranked No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, and Big Rapids is No. 3 in LPD3 – Big Rapids News

3. Boys Soccer: Everest Noyes scored all of his team’s goals in Traverse City Central’s 5-0 win over Leland – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. Cross Country: Petoskey’s girls and Traverse City West’s boys claimed wins in five-team 2-mile races – Petoskey News-Review

5. Volleyball: Carney-Nadeau moved to 3-0 with a sweep of Bark River-Harris – Escanaba Daily Press

6. Volleyball: Ludington opened its season with a sweep at Lake City – Ludington Daily News

7. Volleyball: Manton improved to 3-0 with a sweep of Frankfort and Brethren – Cadillac News

8. Volleyball: Chassell got past Hancock 3-1 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

9. Girls Tennis: Reigning UPD1 champion Marquette earned a 7-1 victory against Iron Mountain Iron Mountain Daily News

10. Boys Tennis: Pinckney earned a league win 7-1 over Adrian – Adrian Daily Telegram

Also of note …

Football: Frankenmuth is mourning the death of retired coach Budd Tompkins, who led the Eagles to a 34-1 record and two “mythical” state championships during his first four of eight total seasons after taking over the program in 1966 – Saginaw News

Today in the MHSAA: 10/30/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 30, 2025

1. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Portage Central will play in its first Division 1 championship match after defeating No. 5 Clarkston in a Semifinal shootout – WWMT

2. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Ann Arbor Huron clinched its first trip to the Finals in this sport with a 2-0 win over honorable mention Troy Athens – Ann Arbor News

3. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Leland will play in its first Final since 2018 thanks to a 2-1 win over top-ranked Grandville Calvin Christian in Division 4 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. BOYS SOCCER No. 6 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett got past No. 4 Lansing Christian 1-0 in overtime in Division 4 – State Champs!

5. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Warren De La Salle Collegiate advanced in Division 2 with a 1-0 win over No. 5 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Macomb Daily

6. BOYS SOCCER South Haven handed No. 14 Fremont its only loss, 2-1 in a Division 3 Semifinal – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

7. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Hudsonville Unity Christian advanced in Division 2 with a 2-0  win over Cedar Springs – WOOD TV

8. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Detroit Country Day will play for the Division 3 title after downing Lansing Catholic 7-0 – Oakland Press

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Clinton Township Chippewa Valley won its invitational, finishing 4-0-2 on the night – Macomb Daily

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Gladwin swept Beaverton to claim their Cedar Cup traveling trophy – Midland Daily News