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: 8/19/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 19, 2025
1. BOYS SOCCER Asher Clark scored his 100th career goal as Bay City John Glenn downed Holly 5-1 – Bay City Times
2. BOYS TENNIS Midland Dow improved to 9-0 with wins over Troy Athens, Holly and Grand Blanc – Midland Daily News
3. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City West edged East Kentwood 1-0 – MI Sports Now
4. BOYS SOCCER Carter Stapleton scored five goals in Frankenmuth’s win over Flint Carman-Ainsworth – Saginaw News
5. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City St. Francis’ Landon Kiessel also scored five goals in his team’s win over Hart – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS SOCCER Ypsilanti Community scored the go-ahead goal with 1:47 to play in its 3-2 win over Jackson – Ann Arbor News
7. GIRLS TENNIS Escanaba opened with a 7-1 win over Gladstone – Escanaba Daily Press
8. BOYS SOCCER Lincoln Park earned a 2-0 win over Dearborn Heights Annapolis – Dearborn Press & Guide
9. BOYS SOCCER Hartland improved to 4-0 with a shutout of Howell – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
10. BOYS SOCCER Midland earned its first victory, 6-3 over Linden – Midland Daily News