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 21stPlaymakers.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: 1/18/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 18, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gabby Piepho scored 30 points as Howell handed Canton its only loss this winter, 56-34 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mason County Central downed reigning Division 4 champion Maple City Glen Lake 57-42 – MI Sports Now

3. WRESTLING St. Joseph edged Division 2 No. 9 Stevensville Lakeshore 34-33 to remain atop the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

4. HOCKEY Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central improved to 15-1 with a 3-1 win over Division 2 No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grosse Pointe North handed Macomb Dakota its only loss this season, 50-41 – Macomb Daily

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tecumseh delivered reigning Division 3 runner-up Blissfield a 47-29 defeat – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Mekhi Wingfield went over 1,000 career points in Concord’s 79-44 win over Springport – Jackson Citizen Patriot

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Haslett edged rival DeWitt 56-55 – WILX

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Marquette made a strong move in the Great Northern Conference with a 64-55 win over Menominee – Upper Michigan Source

10. HOCKEY Portage edged Division 3 No. 10 Jackson Lumen Christi 2-1 – Jackson Citizen Patriot