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: 9/6/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 6, 2024
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 2 Macomb Lutheran North defeated Division 2 No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood in a matchup of previously-undefeated teams – Macomb Daily
2. BOYS TENNIS Gunnar Kruse set Milan’s career singles wins record during his team’s shutout of Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – Monroe News
4. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 6 Plainwell defeated Portage Central and Marshall and lost to Division 1 honorable mention Byron Center at Portage Central’s Mini Invite – WWMT
4. BOYS SOCCER Bay City John Glenn moved into first place in the Tri-Valley Conference Red with a 1-0 win over Division 3 No. 11 Alma – Bay City Times
5. BOYS SOCCER Saline and Division 1 No. 14 Ann Arbor Huron played to a scoreless draw – Saline Post
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 15 Troy Athens downed Birmingham Seaholm 2-1 to remain undefeated – Oakland Press
7. VOLLEYBALL Hamilton continued to impress with a sweep of Zeeland East – Holland Sentinel
8. BOYS TENNIS A major singles matchup highlighted St. Joseph’s 6-2 win over Stevensville Lakeshore; the Bears are ranked No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
9. CROSS COUNTRY Ludington swept girls and boys championships at the Leanna Wolf Geers Invitational – Ludington Daily News | Athletic.net
10. GIRLS GOLF Big Rapids remained atop the Central State Activities Association standings with a two-stroke win in the latest league jamboree – Big Rapids Pioneer