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: 8/18/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 18, 2022

1. BOYS SOCCER Detroit Catholic Central opened with a 2-0 win over Northville, avenging last season’s District Final defeat – Oakland Press

2. BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow didn’t allow a shot on goal in defeating Holt 2-0 – Midland Daily News

3. BOYS SOCCER Malachi Ward scored all four goals in Cassopolis’ 4-2 win over Buchanan – Niles Daily Star

4. BOYS TENNIS Ludington edged DeWitt by two points to win the Portland Quad – Ludington Daily News

5. VOLLEYBALL Spring Lake opened with wins over Hesperia and Kent City – MuskegonSports.com

6. BOYS SOCCER Midland shut out Petoskey 3-0 – Midland Daily News

7. BOYS SOCCER Liam Smith scored both goals in Muskegon Mona Shores’ 2-1 win over Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – MuskegonSports.com

8. BOYS TENNIS Midland Bullock Creek opened its season with a 5-3 win over Bay City Western – Midland Daily News

9. VOLLEYBALL Maple City Glen Lake split the first two sets before winning the final two against Lake Leelanau St. Mary – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City Christian opened with a 1-0 win over Manistee – MI Sports Now

Also of note …

GIRLS SOCCER Grandville Calvin Christian coach Tim TerHaar has resigned; he led the team to four straight Division 2 championships from 2012-15 – Grand Rapids Press