Today in the MHSAA: 8/22/16
August 22, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The kickoff of football season this week will mean fall sports are back in full force. But teams from all over the state, and especially on the volleyball court, jumped quickly into tough competition during the first weekend of the 2016-17 school year.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Cross Country
Blissfield’s girls earned the Lenawee County Preview championship Saturday with a tie-breaker to just edge Tecumseh – Adrian Daily Telegram
Boys Soccer
Crosstown programs both led by new coaches faced off as Allen Park Cabrini downed Allen Park 3-0 – Southgate News-Herald
Boys Tennis
Traverse City St. Francis won all eight flights to claim the Paw Paw Rally Against Cancer Tournament, but the host Redskins won flight "No. 9" by raising the most money of participating teams for the American Cancer Society – Kalamazoo Gazette
Volleyball
Hancock’s win at the Kingsford Invitational ended a four-year run of titles by Upper Peninsula power Calumet – Iron Mountain Daily News
It’s hard to believe, but Macomb Dakota hadn’t won a tournament championship since 2013 before sweeping Sterling Heights Stevenson to win Friday’s MCVCA Kickoff – Macomb Daily
Niles enjoyed an incredible start to the season with championships on back-to-back days, first at the Gull Lake Invitational and then over reigning Class C champion Bronson at Bronson’s Invitational – Niles Daily Star
Buchanan finished 6-0 including beating reigning Class D champ Leland to win the Battle Creek St. Philip Invitational on Saturday – Niles Daily Star
For the third straight season, Petoskey opened with a win at the Sault Ste. Marie Invitational – Petoskey News
Today in the MHSAA: 8/24/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 24, 2023
1. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Bay City John Glenn claimed the first Bay County championship awarded in this sport – Bay City Times
2. BOYS SOCCER Detroit Catholic Central edged Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 3-2 – Hometown Life
3. CROSS COUNTRY Lowell swept girls and boys races at the Baker Woods Invitational – Ludington Daily News
4. BOYS SOCCER Jorge Burgos-Yack scored six goals in Division 2 No. 10 Fruitport’s win over Whitehall – MuskegonSports.com
5. GIRLS GOLF Fremont edged Ludington by two strokes to finish first at the first West Michigan Conference jamboree – Local Sports Journal
6. BOYS SOCCER Ethan Gosen and Derik Prast both scored three goals in Freeland’s win over Essexville Garber – Saginaw News
7. VOLLEYBALL Adrian Madison improved to 11-1-3 with wins over Hillsdale, Hudson, Ida and Blissfield – Adrian Daily Telegram
8. BOYS TENNIS Traverse City Central – No. 9 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – earned wins over Muskegon Mona Shores and Portage Northern, both by 6-2 scores – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. VOLLEYBALL Parma Western earned a close win over Tecumseh and also defeated Ionia – Jackson Citizen Patriot
10. BOYS SOCCER Trenton bounced back from a season-opening loss by defeating Taylor – Southgate News-Herald