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: 1/16/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 16, 2025
1. WRESTLING Gavin Drenten became Zeeland East’s all-time leader in wins with a sweep against Zeeland West and Grand Rapids Union – Holland Sentinel
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Macomb L’Anse Creuse North earned coach Kurt Wilson his 300th career win, 50-34 over Utica – Macomb Daily
3. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 3 Howell edged No. 7 Novi 3-2 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. HOCKEY No. 2 Hartland moved to 6-0 against ranked Division 1 teams with a 5-3 victory over No. 9 Salem – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
5. WRESTLING Constantine downed Division 4 No. 10 Gobles 47-21 and Lawton 60-24 – Sturgis Journal
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL West Bloomfield extended its Oakland Activities Association Red winning streak to 48 with a 37-30 victory over Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Oakland Press
7. WRESTLING Stevensville Lakeshore edged rival St. Joseph 42-32 for first in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Harbor Beach remains first atop the Big Thumb Conference Black thanks to a 54-39 win over Ubly – Huron Daily Tribune
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Bad Axe handed Millington its first defeat this season, 60-54 – Saginaw News
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Monroe downed Petersburg Summerfield 43-26 as Trent Moody coached against his father Mickey – Monroe News