Today in the MHSAA: 10/20/20

October 21, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Boys Soccer Districts and Cross Country Pre-Regionals for both girls and boys kept those two postseasons moving ahead Monday.

1. Boys soccer: Okemos downed No. 15 (MPR) Fenton in a shootout in a Division 1 District Semifinal – WJRT

2. Cross Country: Benzie Central’s teams swept Lower Peninsula Division 3 Pre-Regional races on their home course; the Benzie girls are ranked No. 4 and the boys are No. 10 – Benzie County Record Patriot

3. Cross Country: Petoskey’s teams also swept at Benzie Central, in Division 2 Pre-Regionals; the Northmen girls are ranked No. 2 in LPD2 and the boys are No. 15 – Petoskey News-Review

4. Cross Country: Gladstone locked up girls and boys Mid-Peninsula Conference championships; Gladstone’s boys are No. 3 in UPD1 – Escanaba Daily Press

5. Cross Country: Hanover-Horton swept Cascades Conference championship races; Hanover-Horton’s boys are No. 8 in LPD3 – JTV

6. Boys Soccer: Henry Reinick scored four of his team’s six goals in No. 14 (MPR) Traverse City Christian’s Division 3 District Semifinal win over Grayling – Up North Live

7. Boys Soccer: Muskegon Mona Shores moved on in its Division 1 District with a shootout win over Grand Rapids Union – Local Sports Journal

8. Volleyball: Petoskey defeated Kingsley, Sault Ste. Marie and Elk Rapids in a home quad – Petoskey News-Review

9. Volleyball: Division 4 No. 1 Mendon defeated Sturgis and Delton Kellogg but fell in three sets to Battle Creek Harper Creek – Sturgis Journal

10. Volleyball: Brown City came back after losing the third and fourth sets to defeat Division 4 honorable mention Ubly in five – Huron Daily Tribune

Also of note …

Officials: The Midland area is mourning the death of longtime official Steve Weiger, who recently lost his fight with brain cancer – Midland Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 2/28/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 28, 2023

1. GIRLS SKIING Traverse City West and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep won Finals team championships, and Petoskey's Marley Spence swept Division 2 individual titles – MHSAA.com

2. BOYS SKIING Traverse City West and Petoskey gave the Big North Conference both boys Finals championships, while West's Caleb Lewandowski swept individual races in Division 1 – MHSAA.com

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Brighton Charyl Stockwell earned its first District victory in girls basketball, 37-34 over Byron in Division 3 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Pickford advanced in Division 4 with a 50-47 District-opening win over St. Ignace – MI Sports News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gracie Shahu made multiple plays late including the game-winning shot in Livonia Stevenson’s 46-44 win over Livonia Churchill in Division 1 – Hometown Life

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Clinton Township Chippewa Valley also advanced in Division 1 with a 33-30 overtime win over Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse – Macomb Daily

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL After being swept by Holland West Ottawa during the regular season, Grandville won their Division 1 District matchup 47-45 – FOX 17

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Walkerville surged during the fourth quarter to get past Pentwater 26-24 in Division 4 – Ludington Daily News

9. HOCKEY No. 8 Muskegon Mona Shores advanced to a Division 1 Regional Final with a 5-0 shutout of Jenison – Local Sports Journal

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Macy Brown scored 32 points to lead East Grand Rapids past Wyoming in Division 1 – FOX 17