Today in the MHSAA: 9/28/16
September 28, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A pair of tupsets in Oakland County made the biggest waves Tuesday, but there were plenty of accomplishments to note elsewhere as well in cross country, soccer and volleyball.
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.
Cross Country
Pinckney’s girls moved into first place in the loaded Kensington Lakes Activities Association West with a win over Hartland; Pinckney finished 10th in Lower Peninsula Division 1 last season, while current second-place teams Brighton and Milford finished second and third, respectively, in LPD1 last year – Livingston Daily Argus & Press
The St. Clair Shores Lakeview boys locked up their seventh straight Macomb Area Conference Blue championship – Macomb Daily
Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 6 Ann Arbor Pioneer just edged No. 15 Saline in the girls Southeastern Conference jamboree – Saline Post
Boys Soccer
Division 1 No. 20 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek could enjoy a big jump in the poll next week after downing No. 4 Rochester Adams 1-0 – Oakland Press
Unranked Grand Ledge remained undefeated with a 0-0 draw against East Lansing, which is No. 2 in Division 2 this week – MLive-Lansing
Volleyball
Lake Orion, an honorable mention in Class A this week, took down No. 3 Clarkston in five sets after falling behind 2-1 – Oakland Press
Class C No. 3 Kalamazoo Christian fought back from a 2-0 deficit to get past rival Hackett 3-2 – Kalamazoo Gazette
Midland moved into first place alone in the Saginaw Valley League North with a 3-2 win over Saginaw Heritage – Midland Daily News
Class B honorable mention Grant got past vastly improved Remus Chippewa Hills 3-0 to stay atop their division of the Central State Activities Association – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Today in the MHSAA: 5/15/18
May 15, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
1. Track & Field: The Remus Chippewa Hills girls, No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, clinched their 16th straight conference championship with a win at the Central State Activities Association Gold meet – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
2. Track & Field – Zeeland East (No. 1 in LPD2 girls, No. 2 in boys) swept the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green meet championships, both teams followed by neighbor Zeeland West (No. 2 in LPD2 girls, No. 1 in boys) – Holland Sentinel
3. Girls Lacrosse: Division 1 No. 6 Brighton scored the game-winning goal with 13 seconds to play to edge No. 3 Hartland 16-15 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. Girls Tennis: LPD1 No. 6 Holland West Ottawa clinched the outright O-K Red title with a league tournament championship ahead of No. 7 Rockford – Holland Sentinel
5. Girls Tennis: LPD2 No. 10 Zeeland East hung on to claim the O-K Green title by edging LPD3 No. 8 Holland Christian by a point at the league tournament – Holland Sentinel
6. Girls Tennis: LPD4 No. 3 Traverse City St. Francis claimed the Lake Michigan Conference tournament, as expected, but East Jordan’s Keegan Malpass won No. 1 singles despite dropping the first set of the final – Petoskey News-Review
7. Track & Field: Manistee Catholic Central’s boys clinched their first West Michigan D League overall title with a second-place finish at the league meet – Manistee News Advocate
8. Boys Lacrosse: Grand Ledge continued its historic run by clinching the Capital Area Activities Conference tournament title with a 9-4 win over Okemos – Lansing State Journal
9. Track & Field: Lake Orion swept Oakland Activities Association titles, the boys winning for the seventh straight season – Oakland Press
10. Softball: Negaunee clinched a share of the Mid-Peninsula Conference title with a sweep of Gwinn – Marquette Mining Journal
Also of note …
Track & Field: Livonia Ladywood’s current runners and alumni met for a final relay as the school prepares to close after this spring – Observer & Eccentric