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: 10/6/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 6, 2022
1. BOYS TENNIS No. 2 Traverse City St. Francis edged No. 3 Big Rapids to claim a Lower Peninsula Division 4 Regional title – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. BOYS TENNIS No. 7 Holland Christian won an LPD2 Regional title with Holland, Zeeland West and Hamilton also all qualifying for the Finals – Holland Sentinel
3. GIRLS GOLF Olivia Hemmila finished first individually to lead No. 5 Troy Athens to an LPD1 Regional title – Macomb Daily
4. GIRLS GOLF Ypsilanti Lincoln edged No. 5 Grosse Pointe South by a stroke to clinch an LPD2 Regional title – Monroe News
5. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Edsel Ford earned a share of the Downriver League championship with a win over Allen Park – Southgate News-Herald
6. BOYS TENNIS Holt repeated as an LPD1 Regional champion – Lansing State Journal
7. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 13 Ludington shut out Shelby 3-0 to clinch the West Michigan Conference title outright – Ludington Daily
8. BOYS TENNIS Berrien Springs won an LPD4 Regional championship – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
9. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 2 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett outscored No. 9 Clarkston Everest Collegiate in a shootout to win the Detroit Catholic League Cardinal championship – Oakland Press
10. BOYS SOCCER Goodrich’s 4-0 win over Clio gave coach Evan Huizenga his 400th victory – Mid-Michigan Now