Today in the MHSAA: 9/30/16
September 30, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
We kick off today’s “Today” with an excellent story of sportsmanship from Dowagiac, and finish with an outstanding read on a six-sport athlete from Climax-Scotts.
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
Dowagiac freshman Shawn Little won his race at the Wolverine Conference meet – after redirecting the Otsego runners (tied for No. 9 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 this week) trying to catch him back onto the course instead of letting them get disqualified for taking a wrong turn – Niles Daily Star
Girls Golf
Grand Rapids South Christian claimed the Ottawa-Kent Conference Gold tournament title by a stroke, shooting 177 to finish just ahead of Grand Rapids Christian – Grand Rapids Press
Boys Soccer
Division 2 No. 3 Spring Lake just got past Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 2-1 with a goal during the final minutes – Grand Haven Tribune
Girls Swimming & Diving
LP Division 3 No. 6 St. Clair put up 409 points to beat the field by more than 100 at the annual St. Clair County meet – Port Huron Times Herald
LP Division 1 No. 3 Saline earned one of the season's most impressive wins against No. 10 Ann Arbor Pioneer to remain atop the Southeastern Conference standings – Saline Post
Boys Tennis
LP Division 2 No. 1 Midland Dow won all eight flights to claim its 11th straight Saginaw Valley League tournament championship – Midland Daily News
LP Division 1 No. 1 Bloomfield Hills broke No. 5 Troy’s six-year championship streak by winning the Oakland Activities Association Red tournament – Oakland Press
Traverse City Central also took a championship streak into double digits, winning for the 10th straight season in the Big North Conference – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Girls Tennis
Negaunee claimed its third straight MHSAA Finals championship, finishing first in Upper Peninsula Division 1 – Second Half
Volleyball
Brighton is undefeated in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West standings after downing reigning champion Milford in four sets – Livingston Daily Argus & Press
Good Read
We’re big fans of multi-sport athletes, and so we’re big fans of the work of Climax-Scotts’ Zach Scholly, who plans to play football, basketball and golf, wrestle, run cross country and participate in track & field again this school year – Battle Creek Enquirer
Today in the MHSAA: 8/25/17
August 25, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
Today's Top 10
1. Head Safety: This report from State Champs! was produced earlier this month and continues to re-air, providing a thorough report on what’s being done to prevent head injuries in Michigan high school athletics.
2. Boys Tennis: Battle Creek Lakeview and No. 1 singles player Jai Banerji both repeated as Battle Creek All-City champions; Lakeview won seven flights – Battle Creek Enquirer
3. Volleyball: Midland won every set it played Thursday against a solid field in claiming the Cadillac Invitational title, downing the host in the final – Midland Daily News
4. Coaching: Traverse City West athletic director Jason Carmien, formerly a soccer coach, writes about how he’ll always be a coach at heart and why others should give it a try – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. Girls Golf: Lake Orion shot a 328 to win the Troy Invitational, nine strokes better than runner-up Midland Dow – Midland Daily News
6. Girls Golf: Saline broke its nine-hole school record with a 149, thanks in part to a hole-in-one by Sydney Page – Saline Post
7. Volleyball: Pittsford, after graduating all-stater Maddie Clark this spring, took a nice step Thursday with wins over Hillsdale and Michigan Center – Hillsdale Daily News
8. Volleyball: Sault Ste. Marie won a key Great Northern Conference match, sweeping Marquette – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
9. Boys Soccer: Port Huron Northern opened its season with an impressive tie with Marysville, which moved to 5-1-1 – Port Huron Times-Herald
10. Boys Soccer: Spring Lake earned its first win this season, downing rival Fruitport 3-1 – Grand Haven Tribune