Today in the MHSAA: 9/14/15
September 14, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
There's plenty of news and notes to share from a busy weekend all over Michigan, including some impressive runs by likely Class A volleyball contenders.
Boys Soccer
Mattawan held on against Portage Northern with a 2-1 overtime win Saturday, and held on to the No. 4 ranking in Division 2 this morning – Kalamazoo Gazette
Fraser, ranked No. 3 in Division 1, scored on a penalty kick to claim a 2-1 win over No. 17 Utica Ford and its Fraser Soccer Showcase Invitational championship – Macomb Daily
Girls Swimming and Diving
East Grand Rapids edged Rockford by 10 points to claim the West Michigan Relays at East Kentwood; both are ranked among the top 10 in their respective divisions – Grand Rapids Press
Boys Tennis
Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central snapped Midland Dow’s string of five straight MHSAA championships at last season’s Finals, and finished first ahead of Dow by a point at Saturday’s Grosse Pointe North Invitational – Midland Daily News
Volleyball
Mattawan had a great Saturday all around, as its Class A No. 5 volleyball team was champion at the Grandville Invitational going 7-0 on the day – Kalamazoo Gazette
Class A No. 4 Grand Rapids Christian fell to Class B No. 2 Lake Odessa Lakewood in a tournament final earlier this season, but this time was the victor to win the East Kentwood Invitational – Grand Rapids Press
Petoskey improved to 17-3-2 this season by winning its own invitational, downing Harbor Springs in two sets in the final – Petoskey News
Good Reads
Logan MacGregor has an MHSAA Finals tennis win to his credit, pretty incredible for someone who only recently took up the sport – and more incredible for someone who has battled through leukemia – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Longtime Marine City Cardinal Mooney girls basketball coach Susan Everhart has stepped down after 25 seasons, three MHSAA Semifinals and a championship game appearance – Port Huron Times-Herald
Former Detroit Pershing star Spencer Haywood was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame last week – Detroit Free Press
Today in the MHSAA: 4/5/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 5, 2024
1. GIRLS LACROSSE Dow/Midland’s Meagan Diehl scored the game-winner with 19 seconds to play in an 11-10 win over Saginaw Heritage – Midland Daily News
2. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 11 New Boston Huron rallied to get past Wyandotte Roosevelt 6-2 – Southgate News-Herald
3. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City St. Francis opened with a 3-0 win over Elk Rapids – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. GIRLS SOCCER Royal Oak downed Farmington 8-2 in a league opener for both – Oakland Press
5. GIRLS SOCCER Harbor Springs opened with an 8-4 win over Boyne City – Petoskey News-Review
6. SOFTBALL Gibraltar Carlson swept Riverview, with the two playing to a 19-16 decision in the first game – Southgate News-Herald
7. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City West opened with a 2-0 victory over Ludington – MI Sports Now
8. BASEBALL Utica defeated rival Eisenhower 4-2 – Macomb Daily
9. BASEBALL Laingsburg swept Morrice to open the season 2-0 – WILX
10. GIRLS SOCCER Big Rapids added a 0-0 draw against Cadillac to its opening win over Ludington from earlier this week – Big Rapids Pioneer