Today in the MHSAA: 9/5/17
September 5, 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. Girls Golf: Brighton finished atop a strong field at the Plymouth Invitational, winning in a tie-breaker over Saline and individual medalist Catherine Loftus (72) – Saline Post
2. Cross Country: In a rare downstate race for an Upper Peninsula team, Sault Ste. Marie’s girls finished third at the Ogemaw Heights Invitational while its boys were third behind champion Alpena – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
3. Volleyball: After falling to Grandville to start the round-robin schedule, Grand Haven won five straight matches and its End of Summer Bash tournament – Grand Haven Tribune
4. Cross Country: Marquette’s teams swept the Dale Phillips Invitational titles, with impressive individual championships by Negaunee’s Colton Yesney and Marquette’s Ericka Asmus against strong fields – Marquette Mining Journal
5. Boys Tennis: Clarkston edged Ada Forest Hills Eastern 16-14 to win the Traverse City Invitational – Grand Haven Tribune
6. Boys Soccer: Petoskey held Division 2 power Mason to a 0-0 tie to move to 2-3-3 this fall – Petoskey News-Review
7. Cross Country: The Yale boys and Croswell-Lexington girls won the annual Port Huron Invitational championships – Port Huron Times Herald
8. Girls Golf: South Lyon has big plans after finishing third in Lower Peninsula Division 2 last season, and Elizabeth Harding is leading the charge – Observer & Eccentric
9. Boys Soccer: Buckley is having early success this fall with contributions from a number of players who have performed on the big stage – at the Breslin Center during the Basketball Finals – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. Boys Soccer/Cross Country: We’ve published multiple stories already this school year on athletes playing multiple sports in one season – and Blissfield’s Logan Hudson does as well but with a twist; he plays multiple sports in multiple seasons – Adrian Daily Telegram
Today in the MHSAA: 10/8/18
October 8, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
1. Cross County: The Portage Invitational again drew some of the best competition in the Lower Peninsula, with champions including the Northville girls (No. 1) and Ann Arbor Pioneer boys (No. 4) in Division 1, East Grand Rapids’ girls (No. 1) and Chelsea’s boys (No. 1) in Division 2, Hart’s girls (No. 1) and Shepherd’s boys (No. 7) in Division 3 and Saugatuck’s girls (No. 2) and boys (No. 1) sweeping Division 4 – Athletic.net
2. Cross Country: Clarkston’s boys (LPD1 No. 3) won their first Oakland County championship since 1999; the girls race could not be completed because of rainy weather – Oakland Press
3. Girls Swimming & Diving: Utica Eisenhower clinched its fifth straight Macomb County championship – Macomb Daily
4. Cross Country: Romeo swept the girls and boys championships at the Macomb County Invitational – Macomb Daily
5. Cross Country: Salem’s girls (LPD1 No. 4) and Plymouth’s boys (LPD1 No. 2) were Wayne County Invitational champions – Observer & Eccentric
6. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD2 top-ranked Farmington Hills Mercy reigned again as Oakland County champion – Oakland Press
7. Cross Country – The Brighton boys (LPD1 No. 1) and Fenton girls won Greater Flint Championships titles – Athletic.net
8. Boys Soccer: Division 4 top-ranked Muskegon Western Michigan Christian and No. 3 Leland played to a 1-1 draw – Grand Haven Tribune
9. Volleyball: Onsted upset Division 3 No. 7 Centreville in the final to win the Sturgis Invitational – Adrian Daily Telegram
10. Cross Country: The Sault Ste. Marie boys and South Lyon girls won championships at the Sault Elks Invitational – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News