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: 2/3/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 3, 2022
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Clare maintained its Jack Pine Conference lead with a 60-32 win over Gladwin – Bay City Times
2. WRESTLING Hesperia edged Ravenna 42-39 at its Pink-Out event – CatchMark SportsNet
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Engadine got past Rudyard 59-58 to improve to 10-4 – MI Sports Now
4. BOYS BASKETBALL A last-minute free throw sent LeRoy Pine River past Evart 43-42 – Cadillac News
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 20 Mackinaw City bounced back from its first loss with a big win over Alanson – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
6. HOCKEY Traverse City West defeated Cadillac in Big North Conference play 4-1 – Cadillac News
7. BOYS BASKETBALL St. Ignace went on the road to East Jordan and came home with a 62-45 win – Petoskey News-Review
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Freshman Cole Meyer starred with a double-double in Marion’s 59-42 win over Bear Lake – Cadillac News
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 7 McBain Northern Michigan Christian remained undefeated with a 72-44 win over McBain – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Manton returned to .500 with a 64-53 win over Beal City – Cadillac News