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: 6/7/17

June 7, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Coaches often say that at this level of the tournament, every team is excellent. And that held true with the start of Girls Soccer Regionals on Tuesday, as favorites faced tough challenges and a few fell in upsets.

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.

Girls Soccer

Division 4 top-ranked Lansing Christian fended off a strong challenge from No. 5 Jackson Lumen Christi to win 2-1 – Lansing State Journal

Division 2 No. 2 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern needed a shootout but edged No. 8 DeWitt 3-2 – Grand Rapids Press

Division 3 top-ranked Flint Powers Catholic scored late to eliminate No. 6 Williamston 2-1 – Flint Journal

No. 2 Hudsonville Unity Christian scored late in overtime to advance in Division 3 1-0 over No. 15 Paw Paw – Grand Rapids Press

No. 14 Manchester took No. 15 Plymouth Christian into overtime before securing a 2-1 win in Division 4 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

No. 13 Marshall scored with four minutes to play to upset No. 9 Middleville Thornapple Kellogg in Division 2, 2-1 – Battle Creek Enquirer

Division 3 No. 8 Macomb Lutheran North earned a return to the Regional Final with a 7-0 win over No. 19 Almont – Macomb Daily

Walled Lake Northern, No. 13 in Division 1, eliminated No. 5 Utica Eisenhower 1-0 – Oakland Press

Charlevoix won a second straight shootout in Division 3, this time over Clare for a 3-2 win – Petoskey News-Review

Division 4 No. 11 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett notched a 3-1 upset of No. 3 Madison Heights Bishop Foley – C&G Newspapers