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: 3/9/21

March 9, 2021

Title time continued on the basketball court Monday where at least three teams clinched conference championships to top our list of headliners.

1. Boys Basketball: Romulus Summit Academy handed Detroit Edison its first loss, 49-46, to clinch the Charter School Conference championship – Detroit News

2. Girls Basketball: Brooklyn Columbia Central clinched the Lenawee County Athletic Association title with a 33-30 win over Onsted – Jackson Citizen Patriot

3. Boys Basketball: Otsego claimed a fourth-straight Wolverine Conference title with a 61-36 win over Allegan – Kalamazoo Gazette

4. Boys Basketball: Ke’ontae Barnes became Muskegon Orchard View’s all-time leading scorer during an 86-42 win over Kent City – Local Sports Journal

5. Girls Basketball: Harper Woods Chandler Park won a matchup of title contenders, 79-78 – MLive-Detroit

6. Boys Basketball: Orchard Lake St. Mary’s downed Ferndale 81-40 as Will Smythe drained 12 3-pointers – Oakland Press

7. Hockey: Division 2 No. 9 Traverse City Central downed Division 1 No. 8 West for the second time in four days, this time 7-1 – Up North Live

8. Girls Basketball: Freeland downed Alma 38-25, but the Panthers’ Alyssa Leister went over 1,000 career points – Saginaw News

9. Girls Basketball: Sarah Marvin posted a triple-double to lead Byron past Linden 71-37 – Owosso Argus-Press

10. Boys Basketball: Reese downed Bad Axe 82-80 in overtime to maintain first place in the Greater Thumb Conference West – Huron Daily Tribune

Also of note …

Wrestling: Montabella’s Shaun Balhorn went over 500 career wins, becoming the 31st coach in his sport to do so – Greenville Daily News