Today in the MHSAA: 9/30/15

September 30, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Ranked teams faced off all over the state in a variety of sports Tuesday – but perhaps the most intriguing score was a tie in tennis between teams outside the state coaches polls.

Cross Country

The Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 6 Saline boys raced past No. 14 Monroe in the second Southeastern Conference jamboree after falling to Monroe in the first. In the girls race, No. 3 Saline edged No. 6 Ann Arbor Pioneer by only five points – AnnArbor.com

Ithaca’s girls, No. 3 in LP Division 2, won their eighth straight Tri-Valley Conference West jamboree, dating to 2013, and ahead of a field that includes No. 14 St. Louis – Saginaw News

The Chassell girls, No. 1 in Upper Peninsula Division 3, won the Houghton Invitational keyed by a strong group leading the pack – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Boys Soccer

LP Division 1 top-ranked Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central earned another impressive win, this time 4-0 over Division 2 No. 6 East Grand Rapids – Grand Rapids Press

LP Division 4 No. 5 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian outlasted No. 8 Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 2-1 – Muskegon Chronicle

Boys Tennis

Jackson found itself with only four players this summer as it prepared for the fall season – but turned that into 14 and tied rival Jackson Lumen Christi on Tuesday – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Volleyball

Unranked Kalamazoo Hackett pushed rival and Class C No. 7 Kalamazoo Christian to five sets before Christian prevailed 15-8 to close out the match – Kalamazoo Gazette

Montague, No. 2 in Class C, swept Whitehall to end the Vikings’ 54-match win streak in West Michigan Conference play – Muskegon Chronicle

Class B No. 4 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep survived a tough four-set match against rival and Class A honorable mention Bloomfield Hills Marian, with three of four sets decided by three or fewer points – Oakland Press

Today in the MHSAA: 8/23/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 23, 2022

1. VOLLEYBALL Sturgis repeated as St. Joseph County champion with a close sweep of Centreville – JoeInsider.com

2. BOYS SOCCER Manistee avenged last season’s District Final loss to Big Rapids with a 2-1 victory – Manistee News Advocate

3. GIRLS GOLF Big Rapids opened Central State Activities Association play with a victory – Big Rapids Pioneer

4. BOYS TENNIS Holland West Ottawa got past Holland High 6-3 as the rivals navigated a number of close flight matchups – Holland Sentinel

5. BOYS SOCCER Mason Garcia scored all eight goals in Shelby’s win over Newaygo – MI Sports Now

6. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City Christian earned its second shutout in two games, this time 2-0 over Gaylord – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. BOYS SOCCER Cole Schelb scored two goal to lead Midland past Alpena 3-1 – Midland Daily News

8. BOYS SOCCER Kalkaska held on for a 3-2 win over Reed City – Big Rapids Pioneer

9. VOLLEYBALL New Haven opened with a sweep of Warren Michigan Collegiate – Macomb Daily

10. BOYS SOCCER Cheboygan earned its first victory, 4-2 at Shepherd – Cheboygan Daily Tribune