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: 6/2/16
June 2, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The girls soccer, girls and boys lacrosse and boys golf MHSAA tournaments continued on Wednesday as the best of the best continued to advance, but with at least a few surprises.
Boys Golf
Division 3 top-ranked Lansing Catholic won its Regional at Twin Brooks Golf Club ahead of No. 5 Tawas and Freeland, which also advanced – MLive-Lansing
From Tuesday, Onsted won its first league golf title since 1991 by finishing a perfect run in the Lenawee County Athletic Association – Adrian Daily Telegram
Girls Lacrosse
Ann Arbor Pioneer moved to 10-10 this season with an upset of Northville (15-3) in Division 1, 15-6 – Observer & Eccentric
Girls Soccer
Haley Rushing scored all three goals as Harbor Springs advanced in a Division 3 District with a 3-1 win over Houghton Lake – Petoskey News
Bri Heyboer also had a hat trick as No. 3 Grandville got past Grand Haven 4-1 in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press
From Tuesday, No. 11 Brighton edged No. 8 Walled Lake Northern in a Division 1 opener – Livingston Daily