Today In The MHSAA: 9/23/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 23, 2021

1. GIRLS TENNIS Escanaba locked up the Great Northern Conference championship with a league tournament victory – Escanaba Daily Press

2. BOYS SOCCER A 4-2 win over Leland has Buckley a big step closer to claiming its first Northwest Conference title since 1999 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. CROSS COUNTRY The Bronson boys and Kalamazoo Christian girls claimed Parchment Invitational championships; Kalamazoo Christian is the top-ranked team in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

4. VOLLEYBALL Beaverton swept Clare to hold on to first place alone in the Jack Pine Conference – Midland Daily News

5. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 9 McBain Northern Michigan Christian finished a season sweep of Gladwin with a 2-0 win to remain first alone in the Northern Michigan Soccer League – Cadillac News

6. VOLLEYBALL St. Joseph defeated Stevensville Lakeshore in four sets in a “Dig Pink” matchup dedicated to cancer awareness and research – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

7. CROSS COUNTRY Mason County Eastern swept team first places at the second West Michigan D League jamboree; MCE’s boys are ranked No. 11 in LPD4  Ludington Daily News

8. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 9 Essexville Garber earned a sweep of rival Bay City John Glenn – WJRT

9. BOYS TENNIS Holland improved to 14-3 and remained perfect in league play with a 7-1 win over Zeeland West – Holland Sentinel

10. VOLLEYBALL Frankenmuth improved to 8-3 with a four-set win over Saginaw Swan Valley – Saginaw News

Today In The MHSAA: 9/3/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 3, 2021

1. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Holland West Ottawa – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – earned an impressive 112-72 victory over No. 7 Zeeland – Holland Sentinel

2. GIRLS GOLF Traverse City Central shot a 352 to win the Petoskey Invitational – Petoskey News-Review

3. CROSS COUNTRY Pinckney’s Caleb Jarema nearly reached his personal best in running the fastest boys time at the Saline Hornet Early Bird Invitational, while Plymouth’s Lauren Kiley set the girls pace – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. CROSS COUNTY Alpena swept championships at the Ogemaw Heights Invitational – Cadillac News

5. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 honorable mention McBain improved to 13-1-1 with wins over Traverse City St. Francis and Big Rapids – Cadillac News

6. BOYS SOCCER Goals were plentiful as Manistee downed Benzie Central 8-6 – Manistee News Advocate

7. VOLLEYBALL Iron Mountain earned a victory in both leagues in which it plays with a sweep of Ishpeming – Iron Mountain Daily News

8. BOYS SOCCER Dowagiac earned a second-straight shutout, this one over Constantine – Niles Daily Star

9. VOLLEYBALL Escanaba opened Great Northern Conference play with a sweep of Menominee – Escanaba Daily Press

10. VOLLEYBALL Niles Brandywine got back to .500 with a 3-0 win over New Buffalo – Niles Daily Star