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: 9/23/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 23, 2024

1. CROSS COUNTRY The Romeo and Adrian girls, Livonia Churchill and Sault Ste. Marie boys, and boys Jackson Lumen Christi teams won at the Jackson Invitational; Romeo’s girls are No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, Adrian’s girls are No. 7 in LPD2 and Lumen Christi’s girls are No. 3 in LPD3, with the Churchill boys No. 7 in LPD1, Sault Ste. Marie’s boys No. 3 in Upper Peninsula Division 1 and Lumen Christi’s boys No. 2 in LPD3 – Jackson Citizen Patriot | Athletic.net

2. CROSS COUNTRY The Bay City Western girls, LPD2 No. 12 Flint Powers Catholic boys and both Sanford Meridian teams won Delta Invitational championships – Saginaw News | Athletic.net

3. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Midland Dow dominated again at the Tri-Cities Championships – Bay City Times

4. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 10 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian downed Division 2 No. 7 Allendale 2-1 – Local Sports Journal

5. VOLLEYBALL Midland improved to 16-4 this season with a championship at Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes – Midland Daily News

6. BOYS TENNIS LPD4 No. 10 Allegan was first and Ludington second at the Allegan Invitational – Ludington Daily News

7. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 9 Berkley finished undefeated at the Stoney Creek Classic including defeating the host 4-1 – Oakland Press

8. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD4 No. 12 Ubly girls and honorable mention Harbor Beach boys won at the Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Invitational – Huron Daily Tribune

9. CROSS COUNTRY The Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern and LPD3 No. 5 Lansing Catholic girls, and LPD3 No. 13 Lansing Catholic, LPD2 No. 1 Grand Rapids Christian and Forest Hills Central boys were among varsity champions awarded at the Cougar Falcon Invitational at Calvin University – Athletic.net

10. CROSS COUNTRY The Midland Dow girls, LPD3 No. 1 Traverse City St. Francis boys and both Benzie Central teams won at the Cadillac Veterans Serving Veterans Invitational; Benzie Central’s girls are No. 6 in LPD3 and its boys No. 11 – Traverse City Record-Eagle | Athletic.net