Today in the MHSAA: 8/30/16

August 30, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Close finishes in three sports highlighted Monday’s action, although a reigning MHSAA golf champion’s big win might be the most telling of all the results posted by our media across Michigan. 

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.

Girls Golf

Reigining Lower Peninsula Division 1 champion Traverse City West continued its dominating start by winning the Brighton Invitational, shooting a 321 to finish ahead of Saline and Brighton among others – Traverse City Record-Eagle

South Lyon edged Ann Arbor Pioneer on a fifth-player tie-breaker to win the Tecumseh Invitational – Observer & Eccentric

Boys Soccer

Tawas downed Lincoln Alcona 5-3, but Alcona keeper Conner McCoy set a school record with 34 saves – Alpena News

Birmingham Brother Rice’s goal with seven minutes to play was the decider in a 2-1 win over Farmington – Oakland Press

Volleyball

Grand Rapids Christian downed Grand Haven 17-15 in the deciding set of the championship match of the Buccaneers’ home tournament – Grand Haven Tribune

Saline finished 5-0 at the Southeastern Conference jamboree, downing among others Temperance Bedford in two sets – Saline Post

Today in the MHSAA: 9/28/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 28, 2023

1. GIRLS GOLF Paige Anderson carded a 4-under 69 to lead Muskegon Reeths-Puffer to the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association title after the team had only three golfers compete in the event last season – Local Sports Journal

2. BOYS TENNIS Flushing edged Goodrich to clinch the Flint Metro League Tournament and its sixth-straight league championship – WJRT

3. GIRLS GOLF Rochester High – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – shot a 310, and Madison Yang won a playoff for the medalist honor at the Oakland County Division 1 Championship – Oakland Press

4. BOYS TENNIS Traverse City Central won the Big North Conference Tournament to claim the league title – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. GIRLS GOLF Battle Creek Harper Creek shot a 367 to win the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference Tournament and championship – Coldwater Daily Reporter

6. BOYS SOCCER Big Rapids finished a perfect head-to-head run through the Central State Activities Association with a win over Lakeview – Big Rapids Pioneer

7. GIRLS GOLF Traverse City Central scored a 343 to win the Cadillac Invitational by 10 strokes – Cadillac News

8. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 14 Leland avenged last week’s loss to Suttons Bay with a 2-1 victory to create a three-team tie atop the Northwest Conference – Up North Live

9. BOYS SOCCER Huron League contenders Grosse Ile and Riverview played to a scoreless draw; Grosse Ile is ranked No. 7 in Division 3, and Riverview is No. 13 in Division 2 – Southgate News-Herald

10. BOYS SOCCER Saginaw Valley Lutheran held onto the top spot alone in the Tri-Valley Conference Blue with a 2-1 win over Bullock Creek – Midland Daily News

Also of note …

SOFTBALL Vestaburg and the mid-Michigan officiating community are mourning the death of Wolverines coach Phil Block, who also was a longtime softball and baseball umpire and officiated football, basketball, volleyball, cross country, track & field, swimming and wrestling as well over the last 16 years – Greenville Daily News