Today in the MHSAA: 10/7/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 8, 2024

1. CROSS COUNTRY The Romeo (No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 1), Zeeland East (No. 2 in LPD2), Pewamo-Westphalia (No. 1 in LPD3) and Whitmore Lake (No. 1 in LPD4) girls, and Northville (No. 1 in LPD1), Allendale (No. 1 in LPD2), Jackson Lumen Christi (No. 2 in LPD3) and Hillsdale Academy (No. 1 in LPD4) boys were champions at the Portage Invitational, annually one of the most competitive regular-season series of races – Athletic.net

2. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 No. 9 Rochester girls and No. 7 Clarkston boys were Oakland County champions, with Rochester’s Lucy Cook becoming a four-time individual champion – Oakland Press | Athletic.net

3. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING LPD2 top-ranked Farmington Hills Mercy repeated as the Oakland County champion – Oakland Press

4. BOYS TENNIS LPD4 top-ranked Holland Christian won the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green Tournament – Holland Sentinel

5. BOYS TENNIS Holland West Ottawa won the O-K Red Tournament championship, splitting the overall league title with Rockford – Holland Sentinel

6. VOLLEYBALL Kent City won every set in clinching its Dig Pink Invitational title – Local Sports Journal

7. VOLLEYBALL Milan improved to 24-2 with its championship at the New Lothrop Invitational – Chelsea Sun Times News

8. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Macomb Dakota repeated as Macomb County champion – Macomb Daily

9. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 7 Crystal Falls Forest Park edged Escanaba 25-22, 25-23, in the title match to clinch the Elks Invitational – Iron Mountain Daily News

10. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 honorable mention Bronson swept all five of its matches including its final against Colon to win its Polish Classic – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Today in the MHSAA: 6/6/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 6, 2024

1. BOYS LACROSSE Ada Forest Hills Eastern edged Forest Hills Central 11-10 in a Division 2 Semifinal – State Champs!

2. GIRLS LACROSSE Rockford will return to the Division 1 championship game thanks to a 10-8 win over Hartland – FOX 17

3. GIRLS LACROSSE Brighton advanced to the Division 1 Final for the sixth-straight season, this time with a 14-10 win over Bloomfield Hills – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. BOYS LACROSSE Detroit Country Day is headed back to the Finals for the third-straight season after a 15-7 win over East Grand Rapids in Division 2 – Oakland Press

5. BOYS LACROSSE Reigning Division 1 runner-up Detroit Catholic Central will play for the title again thanks to a 16-5 win over Rockford – Oakland Press

6. GIRLS LACROSSE Grand Rapids Catholic Central defeated Haslett/Williamston 24-2 in Division 2 – WILX

7. GIRLS LACROSSE Reigning Division 2 champion Detroit Country Day will play for a repeat after defeating Farmington Hills Mercy 13-6.

8. BASEBALL No. 5 Saginaw Swan Valley downed No. 2 Standish-Sterling 5-3 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Saginaw News

9. GIRLS SOCCER Ovid-Elsie advanced to its first Regional Final in this sport with a shootout win over Eaton Rapids in Division 3 – Owosso Argus-Press

10. BASEBALL Gladstone in Division 3 (6-3 over Houghton) and No. 10 Norway in Division 4 (4-3 over No. 17 Painesdale Jeffers) advanced to Regional Finals – Upper Michigan Source