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: 1/11/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 11, 2024
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Charlevoix earned a key road win at Traverse City St. Francis, 69-55 – Up North Live
2. WRESTLING Dearborn Heights Crestwood made an impressive move in the Western Wayne Athletic Conference with wins over Melvindale and Garden City – Southgate News-Herald
3. HOCKEY Muskegon Reeths-Puffer avenged an earlier loss to Sparta, 5-2 – FOX 17
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Ann Arbor Huron won impressively over Chelsea, 72-48 – Ann Arbor News
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Mancelona defeated Onaway 68-66 in a matchup of Ski Valley Conference co-leaders – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
6. BOYS BASKETBALL McBain earned a key Highland Conference win over LeRoy Pine River – Big Rapids Pioneer
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland Dow doubled up Lapeer, 54-27 – WNEM
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Manistee came back in the fourth quarter to get past Montague 44-43 – Local Sports Journal
9. WRESTLING Gladstone downed Escanaba 51-30 – Upper Michigan Source
10. WRESTLING New Boston Huron edged Carleton Airport 39-34 – Monroe News