Today in the MHSAA: 9/11/19

September 11, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Power-packed matchups took place all over the state Tuesday in a variety of sports, perhaps nowhere more than on cross country courses on both peninsulas that witnessed the closest of finishes.

1. Cross Country: Top-ranked Brighton downed reigning Lower Peninsula Division 1 champion Plymouth in the boys race, and the No. 10 Bulldogs girls edged No. 7 Plymouth by three points – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. Cross Country: LPD1 No. 4 Ann Arbor Pioneer outpaced No. 3 Saline in the girls race of the Southeastern Conference Jamboree 1, while the No. 8 Saline boys were victorious ahead of No. 2 Dexter – We Love Ann Arbor Girls | Boys

3. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 5 Bloomfield Hills Marian downed Division 2 No. 6 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep in four sets – Oakland Press

4. Boys Soccer: Division 2 No. 12 Gaylord downed No. 13 Alpena 2-0 in a key Big North Conference matchup – Petoskey News-Review

5. Cross Country: The UPD1 top-ranked Marquette girls and boys teams swept Kingsford Invitational titles, the boys by just a point ahead of No. 3 Houghton – Escanaba Daily Press

6. Cross Country: Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart swept the Beal City Invitational championships; the Shamrocks girls are ranked No. 1 in LPD4 and the boys are No. 3 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun Girls | Boys

7. Boys Soccer: Grand Haven got past Division 2 No. 9 Spring Lake 2-0 – Grand Haven Tribune

8. Boys Tennis: Traverse City West earned its second win this season over rival Central (No. 10 in LPD2) after entering this fall without a victory in the series in more than 15 years – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. Boys Soccer: Temperance Bedford earned its first win this season by handing Monroe its first defeat, 3-2 – Monroe Evening News

10. Boys Soccer: Ludington and Division 4 top-ranked Muskegon Western Michigan Christian played to a 1-1 draw – Ludington Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 11/7/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 7, 2024

1. VOLLEYBALL Coopersville swept Division 1 honorable mention Grand Haven in a District Semifinal, ending the Buccaneers’ pursuit of an 18-straight District title – Muskegon Chronicle

2. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 6 Traverse City St. Francis and No. 7 Elk Rapids advanced to a Division 3 District Final – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Battle Creek Harper Creek opened its Division 2 run with a 3-1 win over Olivet – Battle Creek Enquirer

4. VOLLEYBALL Bloomfield Hills swept Rochester Adams in Division 1, and Orchard Lake St. Mary’s edged Rochester 3-2 – Oakland Press

5. VOLLEYBALL Haslett advanced in Division 2 with a 3-1 win over Williamston – Lansing State Journal

6. VOLLERYBALL Bay City Western moved on in Division 1 with a sweep of rival Central – Bay City Times

7. VOLLEYBALL Manistique reached a Division 3 District Final with a 3-1 win over Menominee – Escanaba Daily Press

8. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Holland Christian and No. 9 Hudsonville Unity Christian were winners in Division 2 District Semifinals – Holland Sentinel

9. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Lake Fenton also advanced with a sweep of Goodrich – WJRT

10. VOLLEYBALL Kingsley and Boyne City won Division 2 District Semifinals in sweeps – Up North Live