Today in the MHSAA: 9/28/15

September 28, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

This weekend’s highlights included elite swimming competitions and a cross country race so fun that a football team came out to run.

Cross Country

The Cadillac girls, No. 6 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, and the unranked Middleville Thornapple Kellogg boys won championships at the Muskegon Oakridge Invitational – Cadillac News

LP Division 1 No. 4 Brighton took the top five places to win the Monroe Jefferson Invitational with a perfect score – Livingston Daily

The LP Division 1 No. 6 Bay City Western boys and No. 12 Midland Dow girls won Division 1-2 races at the Delta College Invitational – Midland Daily News

Boys Soccer

Unranked Warren DeLaSalle upset Division 1 No. 3 Utica Eisenhower on Saturday, 2-1, on two goals by Aleks Vushaj – Macomb Daily

Girls Swimming & Diving

Midland Dow won the Tri-City Invitational for the fifth straight season, edging Saginaw Heritage after falling to the Hawks in a dual earlier this fall – Saginaw News

LP Division 3 No. 2 Holland Christian won its invitational ahead of No. 1 Grand Rapids Catholic Central and No. 5 Grand Rapids Christian – Grand Rapids Press

Volleyball

Brooklyn Columbia Central swept Concord in two sets to win the 41st Jackson County Tournament, played at Spring Arbor University – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Good Reads

St. Louis volleyball player Brooke Courter is deaf, but she and her teammates have learned to communicate well while cheering each other on – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Rochester Adams boys tennis coach Al Must earned his 400th victory in 32 seasons earlier this month, and for him, continuing to coach at the high school level remains an honor – Oakland Press

Frankenmuth and Millington are the fiercest of rivals and met again on the football field Friday – but with the experience of working together during a meaningful day this summer – Saginaw News

The Old Skool Classic Cross Country Race puts the “country” back in cross country, according to one of the host coaches, with two river crossings, muddy areas, a corn field and wooded trails – Macomb Daily

Today in the MHSAA: 12/15/17

December 15, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

Today's Top 10 

1. Boys Swimming & Diving: Holland Christian’s Skyler Cook-Weeks broke two of his program’s oldest records during his Lower Peninsula Division 3 top-ranked team’s dual meet win over LPD1 honorable mention Grand Haven – Holland Sentinel

2. Bowling: Battle Creek Pennfield’s boys and girls teams continued their local dominance with All-City championships – Battle Creek Enquirer

3. Girls Basketball: Romeo took a big step with a 44-33 win over annual power Port Huron Northern – Macomb Daily

4. Boys Basketball: Cale Mickelson knocked down a shot as time expired to lead Cadillac past Traverse City St. Francis 50-49 – Cadillac News

5. Hockey: Lake Orion ran its winning streak to six with a 3-0 win over Farmington – Oakland Press

6. Boys Basketball: Pellston moved to 4-0 with another close finish, outlasting Indian River Inland Lakes 61-60 – Petoskey News-Review

7. Girls Basketball: Ishpeming remained undefeated with a 60-47 win over Escanaba – ABC 10

8. Girls Basketball: Hillman opened on with 11-0 run on the way to a 53-37 win over rival Posen – Alpena News

9. Boys Basketball: Brad Sirard scored 35 points to lead Houghton past rival Hancock 64-31 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

10. Boys Basketball: Bear Lake continued its perfect start with a 36-point win over Custer Mason County Eastern – Manistee News Advocate