Today in the MHSAA: 8/16/18
August 16, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
1. Girls Golf: Northville shot a 304 to edge Plymouth and win the opening invitational at Hudson Mills in Dexter – those teams finished fourth and fifth, respectively, at last season’s Lower Peninsula Division 1 Final – Observer & Eccentric
2. Girls Golf: Kalamazoo Hackett was first, St. Joseph second and Coldwater third at the Richland Gull Lake Invitational at Bedford Valley; Hackett was fifth in LP Division 4 last season, while St. Joseph was eighth in LPD2 and Coldwater was 14th – Coldwater Daily Reporter
3. Boys Tennis: Traverse City Central opened by winning its Summer Splash ahead of Holland West Ottawa, Traverse City West and Grandville; Central tied for 14th and Grandville tied for 19th at last season’s LPD1 Finals – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Boys Tennis: After falling to host Zeeland East, Grand Haven stormed back with wins over Grand Rapids Northview and Grand Rapids Catholic Central; Grand Haven was an LPD1 Finals qualifier last fall – Grand Haven Tribune
Also of note …
Cross Country: Novi is mourning the death of longtime coach Robert Smith, who led the Wildcats boys to two MHSAA titles and two Division 1 runner-up finishes over 36 years from 1981-2016 – Observer & Eccentric
Today in the MHSAA: 9/15/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 15, 2022
1. BOYS TENNIS Lower Peninsula Division 2 top-ranked Midland Dow earned three more impressive wins over No. 4 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central, No. 10 (tied) Detroit U-D Jesuit and Flushing – Midland Daily News
2. GIRLS GOLF LPD4 No. 2 Adrian Lenawee Christian won the latest Independent Golf League jamboree on a fifth-score tie-breaker over No. 6 Brooklyn Columbia Central – Adrian Daily Telegram
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 3 Holland Christian and No. 5 Hudsonville Unity Christian played to a 1-1 draw – Holland Sentinel
4. GIRLS GOLF Muskegon Mona Shores edged LPD2 No. 15 Zeeland West by a stroke to win the latest Ottawa-Kent Conference Green jamboree – Local Sports Journal
5. BOYS SOCCER Grand Blanc earned a 4-1 win on the road at Division 3 No. 11 Flint Powers Catholic – Mid-Michigan Now
6. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING LPD3 No. 4 Milan earned a 106-80 win over Dexter, which additionally doubled up LPD3 honorable mention Chelsea – Chelsea Sun Times News
7. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Essexville Garber came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Alma in five sets – Bay City Times
8. BOYS SOCCER Brownstown Woodhaven earned an important edge in the Downriver League with a 5-2 win over Gibraltar Carlson – Southgate News-Herald
9. VOLLEYBALL Carleton Airport swept Flat Rock in a memorable rivalry match – Monroe News
10. BOYS SOCCER Michigan Center made its first-half goal stand in a win over Brooklyn Columbia Central – Jackson Citizen Patriot