Today In The MHSAA: 8/23/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 23, 2021

1. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Ann Arbor Pioneer edged Northville to claim the 19th Huron Relays championship; Pioneer is No. 1 and Northville No. 2 in the opening Lower Peninsula Division 1 rankings – We Love Ann Arbor

2. VOLLEYBALL Marquette went 7-0 to claim the Sault Ste. Marie Invitational championship – Marquette Mining Journal

3. BOYS SOCCER Royal Oak downed Grosse Pointe South in a shootout to win the Paul Bartoshuk Tournament at Detroit Country Day – Macomb Daily

4. BOYS SOCCER Michael Kramer scored all three goals as Brighton downed Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 3-0 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. VOLLEYBALL Kingsford upset top-seeded Escanaba to win its 12-team invitational – Iron Mountain Daily News

6. BOYS TENNIS Bay City John Glenn won 20 matches to clinch its annual quad invitational – Bay City Times

7. CROSS COUNTRY The Hartland boys and Freeland and Marshall girls were among champions at St. Johns’ Under the Lights Invitational – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. VOLLEYBALL Burr Oak swept all five of its matches in winning the Tekonsha Tournament championship – Sturgis Journal

9. CROSS COUNTRY Mason swept titles and the Northville boys and Brighton girls also were winners at the Novi Lamplighter Invitational – Observer & Eccentric

10. BOYS SOCCER Madison Heights Bishop Foley finished with shutouts in their last two games to win the Bob Floros Memorial Cup at Ferndale – Oakland Press

Today in the MHSAA: 9/21/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 21, 2022

1. GIRLS GOLF No. 2 Brighton edged top-ranked Northville 162-168, the Bulldogs’ first victory over the four-time reigning Lower Peninsula Division 1 champion since they became league opponents in 2018 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. CROSS COUNTRY A loaded tri saw the LPD1 top-ranked Northville boys finish ahead of No. 2 Plymouth and No. 6 Brighton and the No. 3 Brighton girls outpace No. 5 Northville and Plymouth – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 10 Traverse City Christian avenged last year’s District loss to No. 7 Elk Rapids with a 3-2 victory – Up North Live

4. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 7 Clarkston earned a key Oakland Activities Association Red win over honorable mention Lake Orion in four sets – Oakland Press

5. VOLLEYBALL Spring Lake won the final two sets to get past Division 2 honorable mention Fruitport in five – MuskegonSports.com

6. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Grand Blanc earned a five-set win over rival Davison – Mid-Michigan Now

7. VOLLEYBALL Navea Gauthier went over 1,000 career kills as just a sophomore as Division 3 No. 8 Shelby swept Ravenna – Local Sports Journal

8. BOYS SOCCER Petoskey kept its title hopes alive in the Big North Conference with a 2-1 win at Traverse City Central – Petoskey News-Review

9. VOLLEYBALL Hart came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Mason County Central in five sets – Ludington Daily News

10. VOLLEYBALL After losing the first set, Charlevoix won the next three to defeat Boyne City – Petoskey News-Review

Also of note …

CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD Flint Carman-Ainsworth coach Kenn Domerese announced his retirement after leading four teams to MHSAA Finals championships over nearly five decades – Flint Journal