Today in the MHSAA: 9/24/19

September 24, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Two of the Lower Peninsula’s four top-ranked girls golf teams won tournaments Monday and a third finished runner-up as many of the best in that sport continued to prep for playoff conditions with the postseason beginning in two weeks.

1. Girls Golf: Lower Peninsula Division 1 top-ranked Northville repeated as Coach Miller Invitational champion against a field that included No. 3 Brighton, No. 8 Grand Blanc and No. 9 Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. Girls Golf: Almont swept all of its matches and the league tournament to lock up the Blue Water Area Conference championship – Port Huron Times-Herald

3. Girls Golf: Davison shot a 343 to edge LPD3 No. 1 Flint Powers Catholic by six strokes and win the Midland Dow Invitational – Midland Daily News

4. Boys Soccer: McBain Northern Michigan Christian handed Division 3 No. 12 Gladwin its first defeat, 1-0 – Cadillac News

5. Boys Soccer: Alpena blanked Alcona 5-0 to break a school record from 1996 with its 13th shutout this fall – Alpena News

6. Girls Golf: LPD4 No. 1 Harbor Springs battled wet, windy conditions to shoot a season-low 339 and win the Cheboygan Invitational against a field that included LPD2 No. 10 Petoskey – Petoskey News-Review

7. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 15 New Baltimore Anchor Bay held on to first place in the Macomb Area Conference White with a 3-0 win over second-place Grosse Pointe North – Macomb Daily

8. Girls Golf: Host and LPD3 No. 6 Big Rapids shot a 353 to win the Tullymore Invitational against a field that included LPD1 No. 5 Bloomfield Hills – Manistee News Advocate

9. Volleyball: Division 3 honorable mention Manistique moved to 17-1-2 with a sweep of Iron Mountain – Escanaba Daily Press

10. Boys soccer: Division 1 No. 9 Livonia Stevenson and Dearborn have just one loss between them and tied 2-2 in their latest meeting – Observer & Eccentric

Today in the MHSAA: 1/23/17

January 23, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

With the start of the wrestling postseason just under three weeks away, Michigan’s best on the mat continued tuning up against opponents from all divisions in highlighting this weekend’s action across the state.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state. 

Boys Basketball

Mount Pleasant downed Saginaw for the first time since 2010, 68-60 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Ludington’s Calvin Hackert went over 1,000 career points in his team’s 69-43 win over Muskegon Catholic Central – Ludington Daily News

Bowling

Utica Ford’s girls repeated as Macomb County champions downing Warren Mott by 125 pins in the final match of the county tournament – Macomb Daily

Clinton Township Chippewa Valley won the boys Macomb County title, downing Roseville by 47 pins in the final – Macomb Daily

Competitive Cheer

Adrian Madison won the Division 4 competition and scored the highest of any team at the Whitmore Lake Trojan Invitational – Adrian Daily Telegram

Hockey

Jackson extended its series streak to four straight over rival Jackson Lumen Christi with a 5-2 win – Jackson Citizen Patriot

Division 2 No. 10 Marquette came back from a 5-2 loss to No. 2 Birmingham Brother Rice on Friday to down Canton 4-2 on Saturday at the Sault Ste. Marie Lions Showcase – Marquette Mining Journal

Boys Swimming & Diving

Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 10 Detroit Catholic Central repeated in winning the prestigious East Grand Rapids Invitational ahead of the host Pioneers (top-ranked in LPD3) and Hudsonville – Observer & Eccentric

Battle Creek Lakeview won Battle Creek’s all-city championship for the 26th straight season – Battle Creek Enquirer

Wrestling

Division 3 No. 4 Whitehall won its 11th consecutive Greater Muskegon Athletic Association tournament with four champions plus six more runners-up – Muskegon Chronicle

Division 2 top-ranked Lowell won its Gary Rivers Memorial Tournament, downing Division 1 No. 6 Grandville and then No. 2 Davison 45-22 in the final after Davison had beaten reigning Division 1 champion (and current No. 3) Hartland in a semifinal – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Division 3 No. 3 Remus Chippewa Hills won the Williamston Jim Mooney Classic ahead of reigning Division 1 champion (and current No. 7) Brighton – Big Rapids News

Division 3 No. 1 Dundee claimed the Hudson Super 16 Tournament ahead of the host Tigers (No. 1 in Division 4), Division 2 No. 4 St. Johns and Division 1 No. 5 Oxford – Adrian Daily Telegram