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: 10/28/20

October 28, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A pair of high-powered contests among Detroit Catholic League rivals in multiple sports topped a Tuesday of Soccer Regional Semifinals, volleyball conference title deciders and big-time swimming & diving matchups.

1. Volleyball: No. 3 Bloomfield Hills Marian handed top-ranked Farmington Hills Mercy its first loss, winning the Detroit Catholic League Bishop championship – Oakland Press

2. Boys Soccer: Top-ranked (MPR) Detroit Catholic Central edged No. 6 Warren De La Salle Collegiate 3-2 in overtime in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Oakland Press

3. Boys Soccer: No. 8 (MPR) East Grand Rapids downed No. 4 Petoskey 4-2 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Petoskey News-Review

4. Boys Soccer: No. 14 (MPR) Leland won a shootout to end the season for reigning Division 4 champion Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – Up North Live

5. Girls Swimming & Diving: Lower Peninsula Division 3 No. 5 Hamilton defeated No. 4 Holland Christian, LPD1 No. 9 Zeeland defeated LPD3 No. 8 Spring Lake and LPD2 honorable mention Holland downed LPD3 honorable mention Grand Rapids Catholic Central – Holland Sentinel

6. Boys Soccer: Williamston won a shootout 3-1 to down No. 8 (MPR) Frankenmuth 4-3 in Division 3 – Saginaw News

7. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 7 Hamilton defeated honorable mention Grand Rapids West Catholic to secure the Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue title – Holland Sentinel

8. Volleyball: Saugatuck swept Lawton to finish a third-straight perfect run through the Southwestern Athletic Conference Lakeshore – Holland Sentinel

9. Boys Soccer: No. 5 (MPR) Riverview moved on in Division 2 with a shootout win over (No. 15) Chelsea – Southgate News-Herald

10. Boys Soccer: No. 4 (MPR) Bad Axe got past Roscommon 3-2 in overtime to advance in Division 4 – Huron Daily Tribune

Also of note …

Volleyball: Division 3 honorable mention Beal City earned its third-straight Highland Conference championship with a sweep of McBain Northern Michigan Christian – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Volleyball: Muskegon Mona Shores swept Reeths-Puffer to clinch the O-K Green Tournament and overall title – Muskegon Chronicle