Today in the MHSAA: 9/27/19

October 1, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Thursday provided championship opportunities for a few teams looking to avenge past years’ defeats – and Muskegon Mona Shores girls golf, Spring Lake boys soccer and Ishpeming Westwood girls tennis took advantage to top today’s list.

1. Girls Golf: Mona Shores broke Reeths-Puffer’s three-year hold on the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championship by shooting a 372 to edge runner-up Whitehall, which is ranked No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – Local Sports Journal

2. Boys Soccer: Division 2 No. 12 Spring Lake got past two-time reigning Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue champion Grand Rapids Catholic Central 5-1 to clinch the league title – Grand Haven Tribune

3. Girls Tennis: Ishpeming Westwood swept singles and won two doubles flights to claim the Mid-Peninsula Conference tournament title ahead of runner-up and three-time reigning champ Negaunee – Marquette Mining Journal

4. Girls Swimming & Diving: Ann Arbor Pioneer continued to build on its top ranking in LPD1 with a 136-50 win over No. 10 Ann Arbor Huron – We Love Ann Arbor

5. Cross Country: Harbor Springs swept Class B/C titles (boys are ranked No. 12 in LPD3, and girls are an honorable mention), and the LPD4 No. 8 Petoskey St. Michael boys and Mackinaw City girls also won Mackinaw City Invitational titles – Petoskey News-Review

6. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 3 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian stayed unbeaten in Lakes 8 Conference play while handing a first league loss to Ludington, 1-0 – Local Sports Journal

7. Boys Soccer: Fremont and Newaygo played to a 1-1 draw in a matchup of teams that both finished without a loss in Central State Activities Association Gold play – Local Sports Journal

8. Boys Soccer: Traverse City West won the latest matchup with rival Central, 2-1 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. Volleyball: Onaway swept Gaylord St. Mary to remain perfect in Ski Valley Conference play – Alpena News

10. Volleyball: Petersburg Summerfield came back from a two-set deficit to get past Ottawa Lake Whiteford in five – Monroe Evening News

Today in the MHSAA: 8/17/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 17, 2023

1. VOLLEYBALL Adrian lost the first set but won the next two to down Dundee and claim the Ottawa Lake Whiteford Invitational championship – Adrian Daily Telegram

2. GIRLS TENNIS Ludington won seven flights to clinch the Portland Invitational title – Ludington Daily News

3. BOYS SOCCER Reigning Division 1 champion Rochester Adams opened with a 2-0 victory over Lake Orion – Oakland Press

4. BOYS SOCCER Clarkston edged Grand Blanc 3-2 as the latter opened its new facility – WJRT

5. BOYS SOCCER Cheboygan opened with a 5-0 win over Shepherd, with three goals from Killian Miller in his first varsity game – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

6. GIRLS TENNIS Negaunee earned its second shutout of opening week, this time over Ishpeming Westwood – Marquette Mining Journal

7. BOYS SOCCER Liam Smith scored four goals in Muskegon Reeths-Puffer’s opening win over Ludington – MuskegonSports.com

8. BOYS SOCCER Unionville-Sebewaing’s Brady Wiederhold and Bad Axe’s Landon Galarno both had hat tricks in their teams’ season-opening wins – Huron Daily Tribune

9. BOYS SOCCER Fruitport edged Muskegon Mona Shores 3-2 in another opener – Local Sports Journal

10. BOYS SOCCER Utica Eisenhower opened with a 4-0 shutout of Troy – Macomb Daily