Today in the MHSAA: 9/8/16

September 8, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Rain couldn’t wash out a number of Lower Peninsula cross country invitationals and the continued climb by the new runners to chase in Battle Creek.

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

Battle Creek Lakeview’s Maggie Farrell continued an impressive ascension in winning the All-City race ahead of 2014 MHSAA LP Division 4 champ Ava Strenge of St. Philip; Harper Creek's Tommy Shaw won the boys race to lead his team to its first all-city title since 2010 – Battle Creek Enquirer

Sanford Meridian swept the girls and boys races at its invitational, the girls followed by Bullock Creek and the boys by Beaverton – Midland Daily News

Shepherd also swept both races at its home invitational, run on a new course – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Boys Soccer

Still-undefeated Melvindale downed previously-undefeated Allen Park 2-1 as all three goals came on penalty kicks – Southgate News-Herald

Niles remained undefeated with a 2-2 tie against Division 2 No. 20 Richland Gull Lake – Niles Daily Star

Volleyball

Class C No. 2 Bronson held off multiple early rallies to down White Pigeon in three sets – Coldwater Daily Reporter

In its first match in nearly two weeks, Cadillac opened Big North Conference play with a sweep of Traverse City West – Cadillac News

Sault Ste. Marie came back from two sets down to defeat Newberry 3-2 in Straits Area Conference play Tuesday – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

Today In The MHSAA: 10/25/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 25, 2021

1. CROSS COUNTRY The Freeland girls – ranked No. 6 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – and Saginaw Heritage boys won the 50th Saginaw County Championships – Athletic.net

2. BOYS SOCCER No. 7 Traverse City West clinched its third-straight District title with a 5-1 win over No. 9 Midland Dow in Division 1 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 No. 14 St. Joseph girls and Kalamazoo Central boys won Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference Meet championships – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium | Athletic.net

4. VOLLEYBALL Johannesburg-Lewiston finished a Ski Valley Conference championship run with a league tournament title – Petoskey News-Review

5. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 5 Bronson clinched the Big 8 Conference championship with a victory at the league tournament – Coldwater Daily Reporter

6. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Whitehall locked up the overall West Michigan Conference championship with a league tournament win – MuskegonSports.com

7. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 top-ranked Muskegon Western Michigan Christian clinched the Lakes 8 Activities Conference title with sweeps of Muskegon Orchard View and Ludington at the league tournament – Local Sports Journal

8. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 4 Ann Arbor Skyline defeated No. 5 Northville in the final to claim its invitational championship – We Love Ann Arbor

9. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 2 Athens swept No. 10 Mendon in the finale of its invitational – JoeInsider.com

10. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 5 Traverse City Christian’s Emma Mirabelli went over 2,000 career kills in leading her team to a runner-up finish at the Leland Invitational; Kingsley won their final in three sets – Traverse City Record-Eagle