Today in the MHSAA: 9/13/19

September 13, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Some major volleyball matchups highlighted Thursday’s statewide high school action, with a key soccer matchup and school diving record setter among others of most note.

1. Volleyball: Grand Haven won a matchup of state-ranked teams, the Division 1 No. 8 Buccaneers getting past Division 2 No. 2 Hamilton – FOX 17

2. Volleyball: Midland Dow swept reigning Saginaw Valley League North and Division 1 District champion Mount Pleasant, winning the final two sets both by just two points – Midland Daily News

3. Boys Soccer: Traverse City West handed Division 2 No. 12 Gaylord its first league loss and second overall of this season, 1-0 – Gaylord Herald Times

4. Volleyball: Whitehall earned an impressive win over Division 3 No. 4 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – FOX 17

5. Girls Swimming & Diving: Dow freshman Emily Krzciok broke a 13-year-old school diving record in helping her Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 6 Chargers past Bay City Central – Midland Daily News

6. Volleyball: Brownstown Woodhaven opened its new gym with a sweep of Southgate Anderson – Southgate News-Herald

7. Girls Golf: LPD1 No. 7 Ann Arbor Pioneer outshot Skyline and Saline to win a Southeastern Conference Red tri-match – We Love Ann Arbor

8. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 4 Royal Oak Shrine continued to advance in its division of the Detroit Catholic League with a 4-0 win over Madison Heights Bishop Foley – Oakland Press

9. Cross Country: The LPD4 No. 9 Pittsford girls and Tekonsha boys won Southern Central Athletic Association jamborees – Sturgis Journal

10. Volleyball: Bark River-Harris remained undefeated with a sweep of Powers North Central – Escanaba Daily Press

Also of note ...

Football: FOX Sports Detroit's "Earning the Letter" series has returned, kicking off with this feature on the 14-player Bay City All Saints football team. 

Today in the MHSAA: 8/28/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 28, 2023

1. CROSS COUNTRY The Grand Rapids Christian and McBain girls and Grand Rapids Christian and Mason County Eastern boys won at the prestigious Pete Moss Invitational at Benzie Central – Athletic.net | Ludington Daily News | Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. VOLLEYBALL Temperance Bedford downed Battle Creek Lakeview in the final to cap a perfect day at the Cereal City Tournament – Monroe News

3. BOYS SOCCER Coldwater defeated host DeWitt and Fenton to win the Panther Cup Tournament – Coldwater Daily Reporter

4. CROSS COUNTRY The Central Montcalm, Holland West Ottawa, Grand Rapids Covenant Christian and Holland Christian girls; and Kalamazoo Central, Grand Haven, Ada Forest Hills Eastern and Central Montcalm boys won at Grand Rapids South Christian’s Under the Lights Invitational – Athletic.net | Holland Sentinel

5. CROSS COUNTRY Marquette swept Wildcat Invitational championships, edging Macomb Dakota in both races – Athletic.net | TV6

6. VOLLEYBALL Muskegon Mona Shores swept Fruitport, Spring Lake and Grand Haven to win the Buccaneers’ annual Battle on the Boardwalk for the fourth-straight season – Local Sports Journal

7. VOLLEYBALL Cadillac defeated Leland and Mount Pleasant in bracket play to win its invitational – Cadillac News

8. VOLLEYBALL Ludington defeated Kent City, Traverse City Christian, Comstock Park, Gaylord and Petoskey to win the Reed City Invitational – Ludington Daily News

9. VOLLEYBALL Muskegon Western Michigan Christian avenged pool play losses to Fremont and Plainwell to win the former’s invitational – Local Sports Journal

10. BOYS TENNIS Battle Creek Lakeview claimed its eighth-straight All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer

Also of note …

BOYS SOCCER Jacob Stone became Fraser’s all-time leading scorer with both goals in his team’s 2-1 win over Rochester – Macomb Daily