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: 12/14/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 14, 2021

1. BOWLING Freshman Grace Polega was among standouts as Utica Ford’s teams swept Roseville – Macomb Daily

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lake City came back from a halftime deficit to edge Evart 44-40 – Cadillac News

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Reese improved to 3-0 with an 81-48 win over Saginaw Swan Valley – Saginaw News

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Country Day held off Macomb Lutheran North for a 63-53 win – Observer & Eccentric

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Petoskey started fast and finished with a 54-39 win over Cheboygan – Petoskey News-Review

6. BOWLING Mason County Central swept Whitehall, both matches by 28-2 scores – Ludington Daily News

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Oscoda picked up its first win of the season, over Fairview – Bay City Times

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Kalkaska posted an impressive 56-35 win over Kingsley – Up North Live

9. BOWLING Ludington and Muskegon Western Michigan Christian split matches, Ludington’s boys and WMC’s girls victorious – Ludington Daily News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Fruitport Calvary Christian downed Walker West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science – MuskegonSports.com