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: 5/26/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 26, 2026
1. TRACK & FIELD Hillsdale Academy swept MITCA Division 4 championships; both the girls and boys teams entered the event ranked No. 1 – Hillsdale Daily News
2. TRACK & FIELD – The top-ranked Traverse City St. Francis girls and No. 2 Ithaca boys won MITCA Division 3 championships – Traverse City Record-Eagle | Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
3. TRACK & FIELD The No. 2 Holland Christian girls and top-ranked Frankenmuth boys won MITCA titles in Division 2 – Holland Sentinel | Saginaw News
4. TRACK & FIELD The top-ranked Rockford girls and East Kentwood boys won MITCA Division 1 titles – Athletic.net
5. TRACK & FIELD The Oak Park girls and Novi boys won Oakland County championships – Oakland Press
6. BOYS GOLF Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – clinched the Tri-Valley Conference Blue title by winning the final league event – Saginaw News
7. SOFTBALL Division 3 No. 9 Lansing Catholic edged Division 1 honorable mention Grand Ledge 7-6 to win the Greater Lansing Hall of Fame Softball Classic title – WILX
8. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 17 Howell finished 2-1 at the Flint Tournament of Champions, falling to Macomb Dakota but defeating No. 5 Bay City Western and Davison – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
9. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 13 Garden City downed Division 1 No. 19 Allen Park 3-0 – Southgate News-Herald
10. GIRLS SOCCER Jackson Lumen Christi shut out Leslie to open Division 4 postseason play – Jackson Citizen Patriot