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: 9/19/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 19, 2024

1. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 top-ranked Farmington Hills Mercy swept No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Marian – Oakland Press

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 8 Grand Blanc came back from two goals down to get past Division 3 No. 3 Flint Powers Catholic 3-2 – WJRT

3. GIRLS GOLF Petoskey and Traverse City St. Francis’ Grace Slocum were winners at the Charlevoix Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. BOYS SOCCER After drawing with Frankenmuth in their first meeting, Division 2 No. 15 Bay City John Glenn won the rematch 4-3 – Bay City Times

5. VOLLEYBALL Dearborn Edsel Ford swept reigning Downriver League champion Trenton – Dearborn Press & Guide

6. CROSS COUNTRY Shepherd swept Jack Pine Conference races; the Bluejays boys are ranked No. 13 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – Midland Daily News

7. VOLLEYBALL Coldwater came back from a third-set loss to defeat Jackson Northwest in four – Jackson Citizen Patriot

8. BOYS TENNIS Monroe swept singles on the way to a 6-2 win over Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – Monroe News

9. VOLLEYBALL Flat Rock continued its Huron League surge with a win over Riverview – Southgate News-Herald

10. BOYS SOCCER Bay City Western celebrated a shutout of rival Bay City Central – Bay City Times