Today in the MHSAA: 9/23/20

September 23, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The official first day of Fall in Michigan saw ranked opponents facing off against some of their toughest opponents to date in volleyball and cross country, plus a league championship tournament in golf.

1. Volleyball: No. 6 Charlevoix won a matchup of Division 3 ranked teams, defeating No. 10 Traverse City St. Francis in five sets – Petoskey News-Review

2. Cross Country: The LPD3 No. 13 Grass Lake girls team handed Hanover-Horton its first league loss since 2015 – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

3. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 10 Traverse City West downed Division 2 No. 6 Cadillac 17-15 in the deciding fifth set for a key league win – Up North Live

4. Cross Country: Pinckney’s boys – ranked No. 13 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – edged LPD1 No. 12 Brighton 26-29, while the No. 4 Brighton girls held off unranked Pinckney’s by the same score – Livingston Daily

5. Volleyball: Rudyard ran its Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference winning streak to 43 matches with a 3-1 win over Pickford – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

6. Girls Golf: Adrian Lenawee Christian shot a 393 to win the Independent Golf League championship tournament – JTV

7. Girls Swimming & Diving: Grand Blanc celebrated seven event winners in a 104-82 team victory over Midland Dow; they are honorable mentions in Divisions 1 and 2, respectively – Midland Daily News

8. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 4 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian came back for a five-set win over Ludington – Local Sports Journal

9. Volleyball: Edwardsburg downed Dowagiac 3-1 in a matchup of first-place teams in the Wolverine Conference – Niles Daily Star

10. Boys Soccer: Chelsea improved to 7-0 with a 2-0 win over Melvindale, the reigning Division 2 runner-up – Ann Arbor News

Also of note …

Boys Tennis: From Monday, Lansing Catholic earned a share of the Capital Area Activities Conference White title with a 7-1 win over Ionia – Greenville Daily News

Boys Basketball: Mark Gainforth retired after 24 seasons coaching Unionville-Sebewaing and with a 423-133 record – Bay City Times

Today in the MHSAA: 1/10/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 10, 2023

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lake Fenton won a matchup of state powers, downing reigning Division 3 champion Ypsilanti Arbor Prep 45-39 – WJRT

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Logan Shiels set a Britton Deerfield record with 36 points in a 58-49 win over Saline Washtenaw Christian – Adrian Daily Telegram

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage opened the week with a solid showing, winning 55-38 over McBain – Saginaw News

4. BOWLING Niles’ boys won a matchup of Wolverine Conference leaders 16-14 over Sturgis – Niles Daily Star

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gaylord started fast on the way to a 61-32 win over St. Ignace – MI Sports Now

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Kelan Pletcher scored 39 points to lead Ellsworth past Alanson 79-50 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Chloe Sakalas starred as Warren Cousino doubled up Clinton Township Chippewa Valley – Macomb Daily

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sadie Day led as Midland Calvary Baptist doubled up Bay City All Saints – Midland Daily News

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cheboygan earned its first victory, 40-30 over Rogers City – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Shelby ran its winning streak to three with a 46-40 win over Newaygo – Local Sports Journal