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: 5/28/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 28, 2025
1. BOYS LACROSSE Mattawan downed Holland Christian 13-2 to win its first Division 2 Regional title – Kalamazoo Gazette
2. SOFTBALL Honorable mention Macomb Dakota came back from three runs down to get past No. 10 New Baltimore Anchor Bay 5-4 in a Division 1 District game – Macomb Daily
3. SOFTBALL No. 3 Hudsonville held on for an extra-innings 10-7 Division 1 win over Grandville – Grand Rapids Press
4. BOYS LACROSSE Hartland scored the final eight goals in a 15-5 Division 1 Regional Final win over Clarkston – Oakland Press
5. GIRLS SOCCER Bay City Central earned its first District Final berth with a 3-2 win over Bay City Western in Division 2, Central’s first victory over its rival since 2011 – Bay City Times
6. BASEBALL No. 16 Brighton came back from a 4-0 deficit to defeat South Lyon 5-4 in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. BOYS GOLF The top four teams finished within seven strokes of each other as No. 4 Essexville Garber claimed a Lower Peninsula Division 3 Regional title just ahead of Chesaning and No. 10 Millington – Saginaw News
8. BOYS GOLF Lansing Catholic and Hayden Riley swept team and individual championships at their LPD3 Regional – Lansing State Journal
9. GIRLS SOCCER No. 4 New Boston Huron avenged last season’s District Final loss to Trenton with a 3-0 win in Division 2 – Southgate News-Herald
10. GIRLS SOCCER Jenna Moeller starred as No. 11 Warren Regina advanced in Division 3 with a 5-1 win over Macomb Lutheran North – Macomb Daily
Also of note …
BASEBALL Division 4 No. 18 Maple City Glen Lake earned coach Kris Herman his 500th win with a walk-off 3-2 victory over Traverse City Central – Traverse City Record-Eagle