This Week In High School Sports: 9/8/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 8, 2021
1. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Grand Haven – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – won two of three relays on the way to a 102-84 victory over No. 7 Zeeland – Grand Haven Tribune
2. VOLLEYBALL Escanaba took a big step in the Great Northern Conference with a sweep of Kingsford – Escanaba Daily Press
3. VOLLEYBALLBoyne City won the final two sets to get past Cheboygan 3-2 – Cheboygan Daily News
4. BOYS SOCCER Riverview scored first and last in a 2-1 win over Dearborn Heights Crestwood – Southgate News-Herald
5. VOLLEYBALL Onaway opened league play with a 3-1 win over Central Lake – Cheboygan Daily News
6.VOLLEYBALL Reed City held on to claim a five-set win over Grant – Big Rapids News
7. BOYS SOCCER Muskegon Mona Shores edged Zeeland West 3-2 – Local Sports Journal
8. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Cadillac downed Manistee 101-60 – Cadillac News
9. CROSS COUNTY Three Rivers’ girls got past Niles 27-30 – Niles Daily Star
10. BOYS SOCCER Grayling opened league play with a 4-1 win over Kalkaska – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Today in the MHSAA: 10/22/18
October 22, 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.
Lower Peninsula Girls Golf, Boys Tennis and Upper Peninsula Cross Country Finals dominated the non-football headlines this weekend, and you'll find coverage of all on Second Half. Today's "Today" list instead includes 10 headliners of note from District boys soccer, league volleyball and LP cross country.
1. Boys Soccer: Unranked Utica Ford upset top-ranked Troy Athens 1-0 to win a Division 1 District title – Macomb Daily
2. Boys Soccer: No. 2 Grand Rapids Christian downed No. 5 Holland Christian 4-1 in a Division 2 District Final – Holland Christian
3. Boys Soccer: No. 5 Detroit Catholic Central prevailed in a Division 1 District Final 3-2 in overtime over No. 9 Novi – Observer & Eccentric
4. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 9 North Muskegon downed Division 2 No. 10 Whitehall to win the West Michigan Conference Tournament championship and a share of the overall league title – Local Sports Journal
5. Boys Soccer: Griffin Doran’s goal gave Haslett a 1-0 Division 2 win over DeWitt and its first District boys soccer title since 1999 – Lansing State Journal
6. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 3 Kalamazoo Hackett won its eighth straight District title, downing Battle Creek Calhoun Christian – JoeInsider.com
7. Cross Country: Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart swept championships at the annual Class D championship meet; both teams are ranked No. 2 in LPD4 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
8. Volleyball: Division 3 honorable mention Muskegon Western Michigan Christian came back multiple times to get past Ludington and win the Lakes 8 Conference Tournament – Local Sports Journal
9. Cross Country: The Hudson girls (LPD4 T-No. 10) and Erie-Mason boys clinched Lenawee County Athletic Association championships – Adrian Daily Telegram
10. Boys Soccer: Muskegon Orchard View outlasted rival Oakridge 5-4 to claim a Division 3 District championship – Local Sports Journal