Today in the MHSAA: 9/21/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 21, 2023
1. GIRLS GOLF Macomb Lutheran North – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – won its fourth-straight Macomb County championship, with senior Lauren Timpf the medalist for the third-straight season – Macomb Daily
2. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 2 Holland Christian clinched the Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue regular-season championship with a 3-0 win over Division 3 top-ranked Hudsonville Unity Christian – FOX17
3. BOYS SOCCER Big Rapids clinched a share of the Central State Activities Association title with a 3-1 win over Howard City Tri County – Big Rapids Pioneer
4. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 2 Detroit Country Day downed No. 5 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 2-0 – Oakland Press
5. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 8 Grosse Ile won another matchup of ranked teams, 1-0 over No. 9 Milan – Southgate News-Herald
6. VOLLEYBALL Gladwin defeated Sanford Meridian in a matchup of Jack Pine Conference leaders – Midland Daily News
7. GIRLS GOLF LPD4 No. 10 Traverse City St. Francis carded a 398 to win the Charlevoix Rayder Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. GIRLS GOLF After finishing runner-up at its first three league jamborees, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer won one for the first time in five years in the O-K Green – Local Sports Journal
9. BOYS SOCCER Cadex Saxton and Tony Romero both scored four goals as Flint Kearsley downed Owosso – Mid-Michigan Now
10. VOLLEYBALL Stevensville Lakeshore won its Dig Pink match with St. Joseph in four sets – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
Also of note …
BOYS BASKETBALL The Ecorse community is mourning the death of three-sport standout Dennell Kemp Jr., who was especially instrumental in the boys basketball team's successes the last two seasons and was expected to play Division I college baseball after graduation – MLIVE-Detroit
TENNIS Salem is mourning the death of longtime coach Bill Nelson, who led the Rocks for 28 years and then continued as an assistant – Hometown Life
FOOTBALL Zeeland is mourning the death of longtime athletic director Stan Jesky, who also served as football coach and was instrumental in the reorganization when Zeeland split into two high schools – Holland Sentinel
Today in the MHSAA: 10/31/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 31, 2024
1. BOYS SOCCER Unranked Plymouth Christian Academy also earned its first Finals appearance in this sport, downing No. 4 Lansing Christian 2-1 in Division 4 – Hometown Life
2. BOYS SOCCER Unranked Byron Center clinched its first championship match appearance with a 2-1 win over No. 4 Oxford in Division 1 – FOX 17
3. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Elk Rapids earned its first Finals appearance since 1998 with a 3-0 Division 3 Semifinal win over No. 9 Hartford – Up North Live
4. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Pontiac Notre Dame Prep will play in its first Final since 2000 thanks to a 3-0 Division 3 Semifinal win over No. 13 Williamston – Oakland Press
5. BOYS SOCCER No. 7 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern advanced to the Division 2 Final with a shootout win over Grand Rapids Christian – Grand Rapids Press
6. BOYS SOCCER No. 5 Rochester Adams advanced in Division 1 with a shootout win over No. 11 Saline – Oakland Press
7. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Warren De La Salle Collegiate pulled away during the second half for a 3-1 win over No. 5 Mason in Division 2 – Macomb Daily
8. BOYS SOCCER No. 8 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian posted its fifth shutout of the playoffs, 1-0 over No. 9 Grandville Calvin Christian in Division 4 – Grand Haven Tribune
9. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Midland Dow – No. 6 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – edged Midland High 90-88 – Midland Daily News
10. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Traverse City Central finished a perfect run through the Big North Conference with a sweep of Petoskey – Traverse City Record-Eagle