Today in the MHSAA: 8/19/19

August 19, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The 2019 fall high school sports season kicked off across Michigan this weekend for a number of sports, with a major rematch in cross country topping the headliners from the first days of competition.

1. Cross Country: East Jordan’s boys won the Division 4 race of the Ryan Shay Invitational ahead of reigning Lower Peninsula Division 4 runner-up Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart; East Jordan finished third in LPD4 in 2018 – Petoskey News-Review

2. Girls Golf: Okemos shot a 325 to win the Parma Western Invitational, with Marshall next at 358; Okemos was third in LPD2 last season – JTV

3. Boys Tennis: Midland Dow defeated Grand Blanc and East Lansing and fell to Troy Athens at the Grand Blanc quad; Dow was third in LPD2 last season, while Athens tied for 11th in LPD1 – Midland Daily News

4. Girls Cross Country: Tecumseh and Kaitlin Knape won the girls championships at the Lenawee County Preview – Adrian Daily Telegram

5. Boys Cross Country: Nathan Letson gave Adrian the sweep of the boys titles at the Lenawee County Preview – Adrian Daily Telegram

6. Boys Soccer: Reigning Division 3 champion Hudsonville Unity Christian held off Spring Lake 3-1 – Local Sports Journal

7. Boys Tennis: Dexter edged Marshall by two points to win the opening Marshall quad, also finishing ahead of Vicksburg and Kalamazoo Christian – Chelsea Sun Times News

8. Boys Tennis: Chelsea finished four points ahead of Pinckney and five ahead of Walled Lake Northern to win the Fowlerville Invitational – Chelsea Sun Times News

9. Boys Soccer: Bloomingdale got off to a fast start with a 2-0 win over Comstock – JoeInsider.com

10. Boys Soccer: Midland Dow opened with a 5-0 shutout of Freeland – Midland Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 9/17/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 17, 2024

1. BOYS SOCCER Jesse Sangster scored four goals in Division 4 No. 15 Manchester’s 5-1 win over Leslie to become the program’s career leader with 94 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 2 Leland shut out Division 3 No. 12 Traverse City St. Francis 3-0 – MI Sports Now

3. BOYS SOCCER Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern maintained its league lead with a 1-0 win over East Grand Rapids – FOX 17

4. BOYS SOCCER Milford downed Waterford Kettering 1-0 in a key Lakes Valley Conference matchup – Oakland Press

5. CROSS COUNTRY Houghton swept the Calumet Invitational; Houghton’s girls are ranked No. 1 in Upper Peninsula Division 1, and Houghton’s boys are No. 2   Upper Michigan Source

6. BOYS SOCCER Monroe defeated Dexter for the first time in program history, 1-0 – Monroe News

7. CROSS COUNTRY The Cheboygan girls and LPD4 No. 12 Frankfort boys won Kalkaska Invitational titles, with Petoskey St. Michael individuals sweeping first places – Traverse City Record-Eagle | Athletic.net

8. BOYS SOCCER Fennville edged Saugatuck 2-1 in their latest rivalry matchup – Holland Sentinel

9. BOYS SOCCER Undefeated Kingsford, ranked No. 6 in Division 3, earned an impressive 8-0 win over Iron Mountain – Upper Michigan Source

10. BOYS SOCCER Saginaw Valley Lutheran shut out Ithaca 4-0 – WNEM