Today in the MHSAA: 9/21/15
September 21, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
This weekend was packed with prestigious cross country events and also featured a milestone win by a longtime volleyball coach.
Cross Country
Centreville stunned an “elite” field by finishing ahead of reigning Lower Peninsula Division 1 champ Birmingham Seaholm to win the Spartan Invitational elite girls race at Michigan State University. Novi won the boys elite race despite its top individual coming in only 21st – Playmakers.com
The Otsego girls put five runners among the top six to finish among champions at the Sparta Invitational. Rockford’s boys put three among the top 10 to ascend among boys champions – Grand Rapids Press girls story; Grand Rapids Press boys story
The Holly and Lake Orion boys and Rochester Adams and Holly girls were among champions at Holly’s invitational – Oakland Press
Girls Golf
A number of top teams from the southwest part of the Lower Peninsula played in Friday’s Coldwater Lady Cardinal Invitational, with Division 4 power Kalamazoo Hackett winning with a score of 347 – Coldwater Daily Reporter
Boys Soccer
Battle Creek Central won the first All-City soccer tournament in that community, downing Battle Creek Lakeview in overtime – Battle Creek Enquirer
No. 14 Saline downed No. 4 Northville in a matchup of two of the best in Division 1 – AnnArbor.com
The No. 8-ranked teams in Divisions 3 and 4 met, with Division 4’s Muskegon Western Michigan Christian downing Whitehall, 2-1 – Grand Haven Tribune
Girls Swimming and Diving
Saline, the top-ranked team in LP Division 1, downed a strong field at Salem’s Rock Maurer Invitational, finishing just head of No. 3 Farmington Hills Mercy, with No. 9 Northville coming in third – AnnArbor.com
Boys Tennis
Essexville Garber scored a perfect 24 to win the Bay County Tournament for the third time in four seasons – Bay City Times
Volleyball
Longtime Mount Morris coach Jim Pender celebrated the 700th win over his career as his team went 7-0 to win its invitational Saturday; Mount Morris, No. 3 in Class B, beat Class A honorable mention Farmington Hills Mercy in the final – Flint Journal
Lake Odessa Lakewood, No. 2 in Class B, downed Class C No. 3 Montague to win the Grandville Calvin Christian Invitational – Muskegon Chronicle
Today in the MHSAA: 12/8/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 8, 2025
1. WRESTLING Division 3 No. 6 Lake Odessa Lakewood downed Division 1 No. 6 Rockford to win the Cadillac Invitational – Cadillac News
2. WRESTLING Several of the state’s top wrestlers competed in the Grappler Gold Invitational at Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. BOWLING Cadillac’s boys repeated as champions of the Big North Conference Tournament, and the Cadillac girls were runner-up – Cadillac News
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Trey Oldenburg went over 1,000 career points during Monroe Jefferson’s 58-42 win over Petersburg Summerfield – Monroe News
5. WRESTLING Big Rapids defeated Traverse City West 46-35 to clinch its home invitational title – Big Rapids Pioneer
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Julius Wilson’s buzzer-beater gave Macomb L’Anse Creuse North a 61-60 win over Troy Athens during the Macomb Area Conference/Oakland Activities Association Showcase – Macomb Daily
7. ICE HOCKEY Muskegon Mona Shores scored twice during the final 24 seconds to get past Grand Haven 5-3 in the “Battle of the Barn” – Local Sports Journal
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Freeland downed host Petoskey 69-54 to win the Sean Pollion Invitational championship – Midland Daily News
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage avenged a District loss to Saginaw United with a 73-58 victory – Saginaw News
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw United, International Academy of Flint, Davison and East Lansing won at the Vehicle City Flintstone Classic – WNEM