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: 2/16/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 16, 2022

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 8 West Bloomfield handed Division 2 power Detroit Edison its first in-state loss in four years, 65-62 – MLive-Detroit

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Oscoda clinched a fourth-straight North Star League Big Dipper title with a 59-45 win over Alcona – Bay City Times

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gibraltar Carlson downed Southgate Anderson 55-23 to clinch a share of the Downriver League championship – Monroe News

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Morrice locked up its second-straight Genesee Area Conference Blue title with a big win over Webberville – Owosso Argus-Press

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Canton clinched the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West title with a 61-24 win over Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 7 Muskegon earned a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green title with a 61-51 win over Holland – MuskegonSports.com

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain clinched a share of the Highland Conference championship with a big win over Houghton Lake, and Lake City’s loss to Manton – Cadillac News

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 10 Gaylord St. Mary clinched a share of the Ski Valley Conference title with a 51-44 win over Central Lake – Petoskey News-Review

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 19 Bloomfield Hills Marian edged No. 2 Farmington Hills Mercy 45-44 in overtime to earn a spot in the Detroit Catholic League Bishop championship game – Oakland Press

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 13 Houghton improved to 15-2 and sent Division 3 No. 2 Calumet to 14-2 with a 58-49 victory – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Also of note …

FOOTBALL River Rouge coach Corey Parker is leaving to become an assistant at University of Toledo after leading the Panthers to a 113-34 record and 2019 Division 3 title – Southgate News-Herald

BOYS BASKETBALL Dylan Barnowski went over 1,000 career points in Division 4 No. 7 Lake Leelanau St. Mary’s 68-26 win over Leland – Traverse City Record-Eagle

GIRLS BASKETBALL Anna Richards set East Jordan’s season 3-pointers record during a 48-31 win over Kalkaska – Petoskey News-Review