Today in the MHSAA: 9/26/16
September 26, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Fall seemed to arrive all over Michigan over the weekend, and with some cooler weather came strong performances on the cross country course and in the pool.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Cross Country
The Coldwater boys, No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, followed undefeated Shuaib Aljabaly to another championship in the Division 2 race at the Jackson High Invitational; Birmingham Seaholm’s girls, Otsego’s girls, Jackson Lumen Christi’s girls, Birmingham Brother Rice’s boys and Stockbridge’s boys also won championships – Coldwater Daily Reporter
South Lyon's girls repeated as champions of the Center Line Invitational with a one-point win over Berkley – Observer & Eccentric
Girls Golf
Bay City Central finished only a stroke from winning the Bay County championship in 2015, but came back to take the title by 39 strokes with a score of 383 – Bay City Times
Girls Swimming & Diving
East Grand Rapids reigned atop an elite field at its Pioneer Classic with 634 points, 40 ahead of runner-up Farmington Hills Mercy – Ann Arbor News
Midland Dow won a sixth straight Tri-Cities championship in part paced by record-setting freshman Claire Newman – Midland Daily News
Girls Tennis
Iron River West Iron County won its first Great Northern Conference championship in 18 years by claiming the league tournament title – Iron Mountain Daily News
Volleyball
Class C Munising downed Class A Marquette to win the Redettes’ invitational after falling in the tournament final last season – Marquette Mining Journal
Today in the MHSAA: 6/14/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 14, 2023
2. GIRLS SOCCER No. 10 Grosse Ile earned its first Finals trip with a shootout win over No. 6 Flint Powers Catholic in a Division 3 Semifinal – Southgate News-Herald
2. GIRLS SOCCER Both of No. 4 East Grand Rapids’ goals came over the final five minutes of its 2-1 Division 2 Semifinal win over No. 11 Plainwell; the Pioneers will face unranked Grosse Pointe North, which defeated No. 10 Linden 1-0 – FOX 17
3. SOFTBALL No. 10 (tied) Brownstown Woodhaven advanced to its first Semifinals in this sport with a 5-1 win over Canton – Detroit News
4. SOFTBALL Honorable mention Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart advanced in Division 4 with a sixth postseason shutout, this one over honorable mention Lake Leelanau St. Mary – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
5. SOFTBALL Honorable mention Ravenna turned 15 hits into a 12-6 win over No. 4 Buchanan in a Division 3 Quarterfinal – CatchMark SportsNet
6. GIRLS SOCCER Top-ranked Hudsonville Unity Christian advanced in Division 3 with a 6-0 win over No. 3 Elk Rapids – MI Sports Now
7. SOFTBALL No. 10 Standish-Sterling continued its surge with a 3-1 Division 3 Quarterfinal win over No. 5 Gladstone – Bay City Times
8. SOFTBALL No. 6 Grand Blanc is headed back to the Semifinals for the first time in 17 years thanks to a 4-2 win over No. 7 Jenison – WNEM
9. SOFTBALL No. 7 Laingsburg continued its historic run with an 8-6 win over honorable mention Cass City in Division 3 – Lansing State Journal
10. SOFTBALL A homer off the scoreboard highlighted top-ranked Gaylord’s 4-1 win over No. 7 Hudsonville Unity Christian in Division 2 – Up North Live
Also of note …
SOFTBALL No. 2 Mendon edged honorable mention Fowler 13-12 to advance in Division 4 – Sturgis Journal
SOFTBALL Honorable mention Johannesburg-Lewiston also moved on in Division 4 with a 7-1 win over Hancock – Petoskey News-Review
SOFTBALL Honorable mention Southfield Christian opened the scoring, but top-ranked Unionville-Sebewaing continued its pursuit of a fourth-straight Division 4 title with a 7-4 win – Bay City Times
SOFTBALL Unranked Dearborn Divine Child advanced in Division 2 with an 11-3 win over honorable mention Trenton – Dearborn Press & Guide