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: 12/6/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 6, 2022
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s held on for a 57-50 win over Detroit Renaissance in a season opener – MLIVE-Detroit
2. HOCKEY Cadillac improved to 5-0 with a 2-1 win over Traverse City West – Cadillac News
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Ogemaw Heights came back from a 15-point halftime deficit to get past Sanford Meridian 63-57 – Bay City Times
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Ryan Hurst starred as North Farmington opened with a 49-36 win over Detroit Martin Luther King – Hometown Life
5. BOYS BASKETBALL New Baltimore Anchor Bay came back from 18 points down to get past Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 62-60 – Macomb Daily
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ryleigh Zinn sits at 990 career points after Genesee’s big win over International Academy of Flint – Flint Journal
7. BOWLING The Adrian girls and Tecumseh boys won season-opening matches – Adrian Daily Telegram
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL East Jordan bounced back from its first loss with its second win, 50-24 over Cheboygan – Petoskey News-Review
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central enjoyed a season-opening win over Lutheran Westland that saw all 14 players score – Monroe News
10. BOYS BASKETBALL New Haven opened with a big win over Southfield Bradford – Macomb Daily