Today in the MHSAA: 9/27/16

September 27, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Shutout was the name of the game Monday, with top soccer teams holding opponents scoreless and Brighton’s girls golf team shutting out the competition all fall.

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.

Girls Golf

Brighton finished a regular season during which it won all of its events by claiming the Milford Invitational title Monday – Livingston Daily Argus & Press

Boys Soccer

Muskegon Western Michigan Christian, No. 2 in Division 4, played to a draw with No. 4 North Muskegon – Muskegon Chronicle

Coldwater ran its shutout streak to seven straight with a 4-0 win over Battle Creek Lakeview – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Unranked Suttons Bay downed Division 4 No. 6 Leland 1-0 in Northwest Conference play – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Warren Fitzgerald topped St. Clair Shores South Lake 2-1 to move into a first-place tie with South Lake in the Macomb Area Conference Silver – Macomb Daily

Boys Tennis

In a matchup of Lower Peninsula title contenders, Midland Dow, No, 1 in Division 2, and Division 1 No. 2 Troy played to a 4-4 tie Monday – Midland Daily News

From Saturday, Essexville Garber won its 15th Bay County Cup in 17 years and third straight – Bay City Times

Volleyball

Allen Park remained undefeated in the Downriver League by handing Wyandotte Roosevelt its first conference loss, in five sets – Southgate News-Herald

Good Read

Many of our teams across Michigan host or play in charity games each season. The Byron Center volleyball team switched things up this fall to play for another charity especially close to its heart – Grand Rapids Press

Today in the MHSAA: 10/29/19

October 29, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

With half of fall sports seasons either complete or coming to a close this weekend, Monday’s statewide schedule was light – but we tracked down every bit of coverage as volleyball teams prepped for next week’s Districts.

1. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 9 Kingsley finished 3-0 at the annual A-B-C-D quad with wins over Traverse City Central, Division 3 honorable mention St. Francis and Division 4 No. 5 Leland – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Volleyball: Gaylord won in three sets over Pellston and two over Harbor Springs – Gaylord Herald Times

3. Volleyball: Petoskey improved to 27-12-3 with a sweep of Cheboygan – Petoskey News-Review

4. Volleyball: Alpena swept Ogemaw Heights as it continued to tune up for the postseason – Alpena News

5. Volleyball: Buckley downed Mesick in four sets after the teams split the first two – Cadillac News

Also of note …

Volleyball: From Saturday, Division 3 No. 5 Bronson finished its third Big 8 Conference championship run in three years playing in the league – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Volleyball: From Saturday, Division 2 honorable mention Montague swept Whitehall, Muskegon Oakridge and Mason County Central to lock up the West Michigan Conference title – Local Sports Journal

Volleyball: From Saturday, Division 3 No. 4 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian won the Lakes 8 Conference tournament title with victories over Muskegon Catholic Central and Ludington – Local Sports Journal