Today in the MHSAA: 9/29/20

September 29, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The Lower Peninsula girls golf postseason begins next week, and Monday saw  contenders continue to thrive as they build toward championship challenges. Finalists for the state's elite volleyball award also were announced.

1. Girls Golf: Bloomfield Hills Marian – No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – shot a 304 to win the Detroit Catholic League championship tournament – Oakland Press

2. Girls Golf: LPD2 No. 9 Okemos shot 332 and LPD4 No. 2 Montague 352 to take the top two places at the East Lansing Invitational – Local Sports Journal

3. Boys Soccer: Elk Rapids ran its shutout streak to seven games in defeating Charlevoix 8-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. Volleyball: Division 4 top-ranked Mendon came back after losing the first set to defeat Constantine in four – JoeInsider.com

5. Volleyball: Pentwater swept Big Rapids Crossroads to move to 5-0 this fall – Ludington Daily News

6. Girls Golf: Zeeland East’s Bailey Bravata was medalist and LPD2 No. 6 Muskegon Mona Shores the team winner at the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green jamboree – Holland Sentinel

7. Volleyball: Marquette moved to 8-1 overall with a sweep of Gladstone – WLUC

8. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 9 Saginaw Valley Lutheran swept Midland Bullock Creek, handing the Lancers their first league loss – Midland Daily News

9. Boys Soccer: Clinton came back to defeat Onsted 3-2 – Adrian Daily Telegram

10. Volleyball: Portage Central swept Kalamazoo Central – WWMT

Also of note …

Volleyball: The Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association announced its Miss Volleyball Award finalists – MIVCA

Today in the MHSAA: 12/15/16

December 15, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Hockey and girls basketball saw a few key local matchups come out a little differently than the recent past Wednesday night, and take a look as well at a State Champs! video report on the Big Ten’s move to playing football on Friday nights.

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 Basketball

Millington earned its first win in four seasons over Birch Run, 56-49, to set up a Tri-Valley Conference East matchup for first place with Frankenmuth this weekend – Saginaw News

From Tuesday, Negaunee handed Marquette the latter’s first home loss since February 2012, 48-38 – Marquette Mining Journal

Bowling

Battle Creek Pennfield’s girls and boys teams swept the Battle Creek All-City championships, the girls for the eighth straight season and the boys for the sixth straight – Battle Creek Enquirer

Hockey

Flint Powers Catholic avenged last season’s Regional Final loss to Saginaw Heritage with a 4-2 win thanks in part to Brendan Smith’s hat trick – Flint Journal

Wrestling

Brighton, No. 8 in Division 1, clinched a 35-34 win over Division 3 No. 2 Lake Fenton in the night’s second-to-last match – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Unranked Jonesville took Division 4 No. 5 Springport to the final match before Springport prevailed – Hillsdale Daily News