Today in the MHSAA: 9/8/17
September 8, 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. Cross Country: Negaunee’s Emily Paupore ran a Marquette County Meet record 19:09, 14 seconds faster than the previous record run in 2015 by Redettes standout Lindsey Rudden – Marquette Mining Journal
2. Volleyball: Reigning Class A champion and current No. 3 Novi swept rival Northville to improve to 13-1 this fall – Observer & Eccentric
3. Girls Golf: Lower Peninsula Division 1 top-ranked Traverse City West won the Petoskey Invitational by 46 strokes with a 309 – Petoskey News-Review
4. Football: Battle Creek Central and Battle Creek Lakeview continue a rivalry this weekend that goes back to 1963; this details the history of the matchup, which has seen both teams win 24 times since 1969 – Battle Creek Enquirer
5. Volleyball: Class B No. 4 Marysville won all three matches of a strong quad also featuring St. Clair, Fraser and Sterling Heights Stevenson – Port Huron Times Herald
6. Boys Soccer: Birmingham Brother Rice edged Detroit Catholic Central 1-0 in a key Catholic League Central matchup; DCC was among the highest-ranked teams in Division 1 last season – Oakland Press
7. Girls Swimming & Diving: Holland Christian, No. 2 in LPD3, downed LPD1 honorable mention Grand Haven – Grand Haven Tribune
8. Volleyball: Standout sophomore Celia Cullen had 18 kills and 19 assists in Brighton’s four-set win over Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
9. Volleyball: St. Clair Shores Lakeview won the “War in the Shores” tri-match for the third straight year, earning victories over neighbors South Lake and Lake Shore – Macomb Daily
10. Volleyball: For the first time in at least three years, Bay City Western downed Midland Dow, doing so in three sets after winning the first by only two points – Midland Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 10/1/20
October 1, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Wednesday was girls golf championship day for a number of downstate leagues and counties, as Forest Hills Northern continued an incredible winning streak and Marian started one in memorable fashion.
1. Girls Golf: Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern – No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – posted its 31st straight win, taking first at the Ottawa-Kent Conference White Tournament – Grand Rapids Press
2. Girls Golf: LPD3 top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Marian won its first Oakland County Division 1 championship, against a field including LPD2 No. 2 South Lyon and LPD1 No.1 Rochester Adams – Oakland Press
3. Girls Golf: St. Joseph shot 373 to clinch a win in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference Tournament and its eighth-straight league title – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
4. Girls Golf: LPD3 No. 2 Macomb Lutheran North broke Utica Eisenhower’s two-year winning streak at the Macomb County Invitational – Macomb Daily
5. Girls Golf: LPD2 No. 6 Muskegon Mona Shores shot a 359 to win the O-K Green Tournament – Local Sports Journal
6. Girls Golf: LPD4 No. 3 Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep shot a 379 to win the Kalamazoo Valley Association Tournament – Niles Daily Star
7. Boys Soccer: Midland handed reigning Saginaw Valley League champion Dow its first league loss, 4-1 – Midland Daily News
8. Boys Soccer: Riverview moved to 11-0 with a 2-1 win over New Boston Huron – Southgate News-Herald
9. Boys Soccer: Fenton handed Goodrich its first defeat this season, 3-1 – WJRT
10. Boys Soccer: Tristan Feighner scored seven goals to lead Leslie past Stockbridge 7-1 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
Also of note …
Girls Golf: From Monday, Gibraltar Carlson won its first Monroe County Championship title – Monroe News