Today in the MHSAA: 9/16/19

September 16, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

We’re a month away from the start of the postseason in most sports, but many of the state’s best got looks at the competition this weekend at prestigious invitationals for cross country, volleyball and girls swimming & diving.

1. Cross Country: The Brighton boys – top-ranked in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – finished first, and the LPD2 No. 1 East Grand Rapids girls finished second to a team from Ohio as the top in-state performers in the Elite race at the Spartan Invitational at Michigan State University – Athletic.net

2. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 3 Lowell won the Farmington Hills Mercy Invitational, sweeping the host and top-ranked Marlins in the final – Oakland Press

3. Girls Swimming & Diving: Zeeland claimed the West Michigan Relays title at Grand Haven, edging runner-up and LPD3 No. 1 East Grand Rapids by two points – Swimcloud.com

4. Cross Country: The LPD1 No. 3 Dexter boys and LPD1 No. 5 Salem girls were Division I winners, and Saugatuck swept its division’s races among many at the Holly Invitational – Athletic.net

5. Cross Country: Saline (LPD1 No. 4 girls, No. 6 boys) swept the Division 1 races, while the LPD2 honorable mention Tecumseh girls and Adrian boys also were team champions at the 51st Huron Invitational – Athletic.net

6. Volleyball: Division 3 honorable mention Morley Stanwood repeated as Big Rapids Crossroads Invitational champion, sweeping Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart in the final – Big Rapids News

7. Volleyball: Kingsford continued its tournament success this fall with the championship at the Gladstone Rock Invitational – Iron Mountain Daily News

8. Volleyball: Division 4 No. 5 Mendon lost only one set on the day and defeated Reading in the final in winning the Union City Tournament – Sturgis Journal

9. Volleyball: Manton also lost only one set in claiming its invitational, downing Charlevoix in the final – Cadillac News

10. Cross Country: The LPD1 No. 4 Romeo boys and Sterling Heights Stevenson girls claimed Autumn Classic championships – Macomb Daily

Today in the MHSAA: 10/15/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 15, 2024

1. BOYS SOCCER No. 12 Berkley downed reigning Division 1 champion and current No. 8 Troy Athens 1-0 in a District Semifinal – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS GOLF Petoskey won a second-straight close competition with Cadillac, edging the Vikings by two strokes to win the Big North Conference Tournament – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. GIRLS GOLF Muskegon Reeths-Puffer won its first tournament this season, and it was a big one – the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championship – Local Sports Journal

4. BOYS SOCCER Grand Rapids Northview defeated No. 14 Rockford and Jenison defeated No. 13 Hudsonville in Division 1 District shootouts – FOX 17

5. BOYS SOCCER Parma Western held on for a 1-0 Division 2 District Semifinal win over No. 11 Jackson – Jackson Citizen Patriot

6. BOYS SOCCER No. 9 Hudsonville Unity Christian downed No. 14 Holland Christian 4-2 in a Division 2 District Semifinal – Holland Sentinel

7. BOYS SOCCER No. 8 Bay City John Glenn downed Bay City Western 2-1in Division 2 to earn an opportunity to claim a first District title – Bay City Times

8. BOYS SOCCER Graham Bauman scored both goals as No. 3 Troy downed Birmingham Seaholm 2-0 in a Division 1 District Semifinal – Oakland Press

9. BOYS SOCCER Walled Lake Western shut out Chelsea 1-0 in a Division 2 District Semifinal – Chelsea Sun Times News

10. BOYS SOCCER Ludington shut out Mount Pleasant 3-0 to advance to a Division 2 District Final – Ludington Daily News