Today in the MHSAA: 5/9/19
May 9, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Tennis, track & field and lacrosse teams continued to close out league titles Wednesday as those three sports approach the starts of their MHSAA postseasons next week.
1. Girls Tennis: Holland West Ottawa, No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, edged No. 6 Rockford to lock up half of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red championship – Holland Sentinel
2. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 2 Midland finished a perfect run through the Saginaw Valley League North with a 2-1 win over rival Dow – Midland Daily News
3. Girls Soccer: With a 1-1 draw against Division 2 No. 3 Richland Gull Lake, Portage Central locked up the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference regular-season title – WWMT
4. Girls Tennis: LPD3 No. 6 Grand Rapids Catholic Central downed Spring Lake to clinch half the title in the O-K Blue – Grand Rapids Press
5. Track & Field: The LPD4 top-ranked Pittsford girls and No. 6 Hillsdale Academy boys repeated as Southern Central Athletic Association East champions – Hillsdale Daily News
6. Boys Lacrosse: Hartland, No. 5 in Division 1 entering the week, downed Plymouth 14-5 in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association title game – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. Baseball: Division 2 No. 14 Essexville Garber scored a sweep of Division 3 No. 19 Pinconning, 3-0 and 6-2 – Bay City Times
8. Boys Golf: LPD2 No. 3 Gaylord continued to surge with a win at the Big North Invitational, shooting a 323 – Gaylord Herald Times
9. Boys Lacrosse: Traverse City United followed up an earlier one-goal win over Petoskey with an 11-10 overtime victory in the rematch – MI Sports Now
10. Boys Golf: Spring Lake shot a 159 to maintain first place in the O-K Blue with a nine-stroke league win – Grand Haven Tribune
Also of note …
Boys Basketball: Coach Jacob Polfus stepped down with a 169-75 record after 11 seasons leading Carney-Nadeau, including guiding a trip to the Class D Semifinals in 2012 – Escanaba Daily Press
Today in the MHSAA: 9/23/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 23, 2024
1. CROSS COUNTRY The Romeo and Adrian girls, Livonia Churchill and Sault Ste. Marie boys, and boys Jackson Lumen Christi teams won at the Jackson Invitational; Romeo’s girls are No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, Adrian’s girls are No. 7 in LPD2 and Lumen Christi’s girls are No. 3 in LPD3, with the Churchill boys No. 7 in LPD1, Sault Ste. Marie’s boys No. 3 in Upper Peninsula Division 1 and Lumen Christi’s boys No. 2 in LPD3 – Jackson Citizen Patriot | Athletic.net
2. CROSS COUNTRY The Bay City Western girls, LPD2 No. 12 Flint Powers Catholic boys and both Sanford Meridian teams won Delta Invitational championships – Saginaw News | Athletic.net
3. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Midland Dow dominated again at the Tri-Cities Championships – Bay City Times
4. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 10 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian downed Division 2 No. 7 Allendale 2-1 – Local Sports Journal
5. VOLLEYBALL Midland improved to 16-4 this season with a championship at Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes – Midland Daily News
6. BOYS TENNIS LPD4 No. 10 Allegan was first and Ludington second at the Allegan Invitational – Ludington Daily News
7. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 9 Berkley finished undefeated at the Stoney Creek Classic including defeating the host 4-1 – Oakland Press
8. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD4 No. 12 Ubly girls and honorable mention Harbor Beach boys won at the Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Invitational – Huron Daily Tribune
9. CROSS COUNTRY The Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern and LPD3 No. 5 Lansing Catholic girls, and LPD3 No. 13 Lansing Catholic, LPD2 No. 1 Grand Rapids Christian and Forest Hills Central boys were among varsity champions awarded at the Cougar Falcon Invitational at Calvin University – Athletic.net
10. CROSS COUNTRY The Midland Dow girls, LPD3 No. 1 Traverse City St. Francis boys and both Benzie Central teams won at the Cadillac Veterans Serving Veterans Invitational; Benzie Central’s girls are No. 6 in LPD3 and its boys No. 11 – Traverse City Record-Eagle | Athletic.net