Today in the MHSAA: 8/21/17
August 21, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
Today’s Top 10
1. Officials: A year after being diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer, MHSAA official Steve Johnson has beaten it and returned to the field to work a football scrimmage last week – ABC12
2. Volleyball: Reigning Class A champion Novi cleared a loaded Lakeshore Classic field undefeated, downing host Grand Haven in the championship match – Grand Haven Tribune
3. Volleyball: Kalamazoo Central opened with a championship at the Carrie Adams Memorial Invitational at Battle Creek St. Philip, downing among others Battle Creek Harper Creek, Portland St. Patrick, Coldwater and then Buchanan (which had advanced by beating Leland) in the championship match – Kalamazoo Gazette
4. Volleyball: After failing to do so last season for the first time in at least five, Calumet won the Kingsford Invitational now under new coach Matt Laho – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
5. Boys Soccer: Tecumseh came back from a halftime deficit to down Adrian Lenawee Christian and win the Bronson Mansfield Cougar Cup championship – Adrian Daily Telegram
6. Boys Soccer: For the 14th time in 16 season, Niles won the VandenBerg Invitational, downing Cassopolis 3-0 in the championship game – Niles Daily Star
7. Volleyball: Saginaw Swan Valley went 5-0-1 to win the Carrollton Invitational, downing Saginaw Heritage, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker and Saginaw Valley Lutheran in bracket play – Saginaw News
8. Volleyball: Two-time reigning Class C champion Bronson opened quickly as well with five wins to claim its invitational, downing North Adams-Jerome 3-0 in the championship match – Sturgis Journal
9. Volleyball: Adrian Madison went 5-0 to win the Addison Invitational, sweeping all five opponents – Adrian Daily Telegram
10. Cross Country: Lake City swept the Northern Michigan Christian Invitational races in McBain, the girls finishing first by three points and the boys by 11 – Cadillac News
Also of note ...
Girls Golf: From last week, Brighton downed Saline by two strokes to win the Traverse City Central Ben Lober Invitational; reigning Lower Peninsula Division 2 champ Midland Dow finished fourth – Midland Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 10/22/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 22, 2024
1. CROSS COUNTRY The Sturgis girls and Three Rivers boys, ranked No. 15 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, ran to St. Joseph County championships – Sturgis Journal Girls | Boys
2. VOLLEYBALL Midland Bullock Creek came back from one set down twice to down Beaverton in five – Midland Daily News
3. VOLLEYBALL Painesdale Jeffers downed Lake Linden-Hubbell 3-1 on Parents Night – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
4. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 5 Cass City earned wins over Croswell-Lexington, New Lothrop and Saginaw Swan Valley – Huron Daily Tribune
5. VOLLEYBALL Kingsley defeated Charlevoix 2-0 during a quad – MI Sports Now
6. VOLLEYBALL Charlevoix downed Sault Ste. Marie at the same quad – MI Sports Now
7. VOLLEYBALL Bark River-Harris swept Powers North Central during its cancer awareness match – Escanaba Daily Press
8. VOLLEYBALL Holton downed Mason County Eastern in four sets – Ludington Daily News
9. VOLLEYBALL Midland Calvary Baptist and Midland Dow also won in sweeps – Midland Daily News