Today in the MHSAA: 9/23/20
September 23, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The official first day of Fall in Michigan saw ranked opponents facing off against some of their toughest opponents to date in volleyball and cross country, plus a league championship tournament in golf.
1. Volleyball: No. 6 Charlevoix won a matchup of Division 3 ranked teams, defeating No. 10 Traverse City St. Francis in five sets – Petoskey News-Review
2. Cross Country: The LPD3 No. 13 Grass Lake girls team handed Hanover-Horton its first league loss since 2015 – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
3. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 10 Traverse City West downed Division 2 No. 6 Cadillac 17-15 in the deciding fifth set for a key league win – Up North Live
4. Cross Country: Pinckney’s boys – ranked No. 13 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – edged LPD1 No. 12 Brighton 26-29, while the No. 4 Brighton girls held off unranked Pinckney’s by the same score – Livingston Daily
5. Volleyball: Rudyard ran its Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference winning streak to 43 matches with a 3-1 win over Pickford – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
6. Girls Golf: Adrian Lenawee Christian shot a 393 to win the Independent Golf League championship tournament – JTV
7. Girls Swimming & Diving: Grand Blanc celebrated seven event winners in a 104-82 team victory over Midland Dow; they are honorable mentions in Divisions 1 and 2, respectively – Midland Daily News
8. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 4 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian came back for a five-set win over Ludington – Local Sports Journal
9. Volleyball: Edwardsburg downed Dowagiac 3-1 in a matchup of first-place teams in the Wolverine Conference – Niles Daily Star
10. Boys Soccer: Chelsea improved to 7-0 with a 2-0 win over Melvindale, the reigning Division 2 runner-up – Ann Arbor News
Also of note …
Boys Tennis: From Monday, Lansing Catholic earned a share of the Capital Area Activities Conference White title with a 7-1 win over Ionia – Greenville Daily News
Boys Basketball: Mark Gainforth retired after 24 seasons coaching Unionville-Sebewaing and with a 423-133 record – Bay City Times
Today in the MHSAA: 11/9/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 9, 2026
1. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Ann Arbor Pioneer in the Southeastern Conference Red and Chelsea in the SEC White won league meets; Pioneer is ranked No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 and Chelsea is No. 7 in LPD3 – Ann Arbor News
2. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Traverse City Tritons clinched their sixth straight Coastal Conference championship – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Allendale won its first District title since 2000, and Rockford stunned No. 7 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press
4. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING LPD3 No. 3 Holland Christian, LPD1 No. 3 Jenison and No. 7 Hudsonville won Ottawa-Kent Conference league meets – Holland Sentinel
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Ishpeming advanced in Division 4 with a five-set District Final win over Munising – My UP NOW
6. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Grand Blanc was first and Midland Dow second at the Saginaw Valley League championship meet – Midland Daily News
7. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Warren Woods-Tower and Macomb L’Anse Creuse North are co-champions in the Macomb Area Conference Blue – Macomb Daily
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Mason County Central finished a District title repeat with a 3-1 win over Muskegon Catholic Central in Division 4 – Ludington Daily News
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fulton advanced in Division 4 with a District-clinching sweep of Portland St. Patrick – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Richmond came back from a two-set deficit to defeat St. Clair in five in a Division 2 District Final – Macomb Daily