Today in the MHSAA: 9/16/2015

September 16, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

MHSAA Finals favorites in cross country and boys tennis got an early look at each other Tuesday, while a Corunna volleyball standout set a school record – literally.

Cross Country

Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart has become arguably the team to beat in Lower Peninsula Division 4 girls cross country, evidenced again by its win at the Beal City Invitational ahead of the reigning MHSAA champion Aggies – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Boys Soccer

Division 2 No. 14 Fruitport scored with six minutes to play to push past Division 3 No. 12 Ludington 4-3 – Muskegon Chronicle

Northville, ranked No. 4 in Division 1, improved to 8-0 with a 4-1 win over Livonia Stevenson – Detroit News

Boys Tennis

The top-ranked teams in LP Division 4 met Tuesday, with No. 1 Ann Arbor Greenhills prevailing in close matches to claim a 6-2 win over No. 2 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett – Mlive-Detroit

We’ve heard of lots of traveling trophies in football, but this might be a first for tennis; Clio tied Swartz Creek 4-4, and with a 5-3 win as well this season, retained “The Rock” – Flint Journal

From Saturday, we’ve got a more detailed account of how the strong competition played out at the Grosse Pointe North Invitational – Grand Rapids Press

Girls Tennis

Iron Mountain, last season’s Upper Peninsula Division 2 runner-up, moved to 14-0 this season in a close match against reigning Division 1 runner-up Kingsford – Iron Mountain Daily News

Volleyball

Reigning Class A champion Romeo rode a strong finishing run by Miss Volleyball favorite Gia Milana to down always-powerful Marysville – Macomb Daily

Corunna’s Skylar Napier broke her school’s career assists record with 2,328 during a pair of wins over Lake Fenton and Montrose – Flint Journal

Midland Bullock Creek may be unranked, but at least locally has been nearly unstoppable, moving to 19-2-1 with a pair of wins Monday – Midland Daily News

Good Read

And a good cause – Okemos and Mason’s boys soccer teams introduced this season’s "Compete for a Cause" game, which will be played Sept. 26 under the lights at Okemos High School. The teams combined last season to raise $11,000 for childhood cancer research – Lansing State Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 1/22/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 22, 2025

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Ovid-Elsie moved into a first-place tie in the Mid-Michigan Activities Conference with an 87-63 win over co-leader Mt. Morris – WILX

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Traverse City Christian won its first meeting ever with Traverse City St. Francis, 66-55 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Blanc ended Midland Dow’s six-game winning streak, 59-47 – Midland Daily News

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ida followed Alyssa Torres to a 50-39 win over Erie Mason – Monroe News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Izzy DePestel led the way as Hartland downed Canton 50-25 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kingsley held off Grayling 49-35 in the Northern Shores Conference – MI Sports Now

7. BOYS BASKETBALL East Jordan followed Korbyn Russell to a 69-37 win over Bellaire – Up North Live

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Auburn Hills Avondale started fast and never stopped in a big win over Pontiac Notre Dame Prep – Oakland Press

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Brighton remains tied atop the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West thanks to a 57-33 win over Salem – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

10. BOYS BASKETBALL St. Clair Shores Lake Shore came back from an early deficit to get past New Haven 67-59 – Macomb Daily