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: 10/28/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 28, 2021

1. BOYS SOCCER No. 5 Grand Rapids South Christian edged top-ranked Holland Christian 1-0 in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Holland Sentinel

2. VOLLEYBALL Beaverton locked up a fourth Jack Pine Conference title in five seasons and a third-straight undefeated league run with sweeps of Farwell, Harrison and Pinconning – Midland Daily News

3. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Bad Axe edged No. 12 Madison Heights Bishop Foley in a shootout to advance to a Division 4 Regional Final – Oakland Press

4. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 8 Cadillac and Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City West are co-champions of the Big North Conference, with Cadillac earning its share with a sweep of Gaylord – Cadillac News

5. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 honorable mention Morley Stanwood and Kent City shared the Central State Activities Association Silver title, Morley Stanwood with a sweep of Lakeview – Big Rapids Pioneer

6. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Fenton advanced in Division 2 with a 4-1 win over Chelsea – Flint Journal

7. BOYS SOCCER No. 12 DeWitt also advanced to the Division 2 Regional Final with a 5-0 win over Clio – Lansing State Journal

8. BOYS SOCCER Delton Kellogg is moving on in Division 3 after a 2-1 win over Watervliet – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 10 Charlevoix defeated Leland and Division 4 No. 5 Traverse City Christian – Petoskey News-Review

10. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 4 Bronson fell to Parma Western in four sets and swept Jackson Northwest – Coldwater Daily Reporter