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: 12/7/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 7, 2022
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Jaylen Hicks scored 26 points to lead Howell to a 64-49 win over reigning Division 2 champion Williamston – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon got past reigning Division 3 runner-up Kent City 55-43 – Muskegon Chronicle
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Kenneth Morast Jr. led Ecorse to a season-opening 91-56 win over Imlay City with 50 of those points – Detroit News
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Gabe Lynn and Durand opened in a big way as he had 32 points, 11 rebounds and 10 steals in the Railroaders’ 81-55 win over Burton Bentley – Owosso Argus-Press
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jaslynn Ward scored 31 points as St. Joseph edged Benton Harbor 47-42 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Henry Munkres also opened with a triple-double in Brighton Charyl Stockwell’s 62-40 win over Byron – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Christian opened with a 58-47 win over Grand Rapids South Christian, led by Dono Thames’ 32 points – Grand Rapids Press
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Kaden Hansel’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer moved Indian River Inland Lakes past Harbor Springs 64-62 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Brayden Mitchelson’s last-minute free throws helped push Muskegon Reeths-Puffer past Allendale 56-54 in overtime – MuskegonSports.com
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Vicksburg improved to 4-0 with a 37-20 win over Schoolcraft – WWMT