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: 8/23/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 23, 2023
1. VOLLEYBALL Essexville Garber ran its Bay County championship streak to four, defeating Bay City Western in the final – Bay City Times
2. VOLLEYBALL South Lyon East downed Bloomfield Hills Marian in the premier match of the Bloomfield Hills quad – Oakland Press
3. CROSS COUNTRY The host Three Rivers girls and Marshall boys won Big Hill Invitational titles – Coldwater Daily Reporter | Athletic.net
4. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Grosse Ile earned victories over Dearborn Divine Child and Dearborn Heights Crestwood during an outdoor meet – Southgate News-Herald
5. VOLLEYBALL Lake Fenton came back from losing the first two sets to win the next three and get past Midland Dow – WNEM
6. BOYS SOCCER Ludington improved to 2-2 with a 3-0 shutout of Cadillac – Ludington Daily News
7. VOLLEYBALL Rock Mid Peninsula outlasted Big Bay de Noc in five sets – Escanaba Daily Press
8. BOYS SOCCER Lincoln Park earned its first victory, 3-1 over Wyandotte Roosevelt – Southgate News-Herald
Also of note ...
OFFICIALS Football season is set to kickoff, and we need to remember to support our officials as well, as we don't have games without them – WNEM