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: 9/15/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 15, 2022
1. BOYS TENNIS Lower Peninsula Division 2 top-ranked Midland Dow earned three more impressive wins over No. 4 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central, No. 10 (tied) Detroit U-D Jesuit and Flushing – Midland Daily News
2. GIRLS GOLF LPD4 No. 2 Adrian Lenawee Christian won the latest Independent Golf League jamboree on a fifth-score tie-breaker over No. 6 Brooklyn Columbia Central – Adrian Daily Telegram
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 3 Holland Christian and No. 5 Hudsonville Unity Christian played to a 1-1 draw – Holland Sentinel
4. GIRLS GOLF Muskegon Mona Shores edged LPD2 No. 15 Zeeland West by a stroke to win the latest Ottawa-Kent Conference Green jamboree – Local Sports Journal
5. BOYS SOCCER Grand Blanc earned a 4-1 win on the road at Division 3 No. 11 Flint Powers Catholic – Mid-Michigan Now
6. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING LPD3 No. 4 Milan earned a 106-80 win over Dexter, which additionally doubled up LPD3 honorable mention Chelsea – Chelsea Sun Times News
7. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Essexville Garber came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Alma in five sets – Bay City Times
8. BOYS SOCCER Brownstown Woodhaven earned an important edge in the Downriver League with a 5-2 win over Gibraltar Carlson – Southgate News-Herald
9. VOLLEYBALL Carleton Airport swept Flat Rock in a memorable rivalry match – Monroe News
10. BOYS SOCCER Michigan Center made its first-half goal stand in a win over Brooklyn Columbia Central – Jackson Citizen Patriot