Today in the MHSAA: 9/30/15
September 30, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Ranked teams faced off all over the state in a variety of sports Tuesday – but perhaps the most intriguing score was a tie in tennis between teams outside the state coaches polls.
Cross Country
The Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 6 Saline boys raced past No. 14 Monroe in the second Southeastern Conference jamboree after falling to Monroe in the first. In the girls race, No. 3 Saline edged No. 6 Ann Arbor Pioneer by only five points – AnnArbor.com
Ithaca’s girls, No. 3 in LP Division 2, won their eighth straight Tri-Valley Conference West jamboree, dating to 2013, and ahead of a field that includes No. 14 St. Louis – Saginaw News
The Chassell girls, No. 1 in Upper Peninsula Division 3, won the Houghton Invitational keyed by a strong group leading the pack – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Boys Soccer
LP Division 1 top-ranked Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central earned another impressive win, this time 4-0 over Division 2 No. 6 East Grand Rapids – Grand Rapids Press
LP Division 4 No. 5 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian outlasted No. 8 Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 2-1 – Muskegon Chronicle
Boys Tennis
Jackson found itself with only four players this summer as it prepared for the fall season – but turned that into 14 and tied rival Jackson Lumen Christi on Tuesday – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Volleyball
Unranked Kalamazoo Hackett pushed rival and Class C No. 7 Kalamazoo Christian to five sets before Christian prevailed 15-8 to close out the match – Kalamazoo Gazette
Montague, No. 2 in Class C, swept Whitehall to end the Vikings’ 54-match win streak in West Michigan Conference play – Muskegon Chronicle
Class B No. 4 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep survived a tough four-set match against rival and Class A honorable mention Bloomfield Hills Marian, with three of four sets decided by three or fewer points – Oakland Press
Today in the MHSAA: 11/7/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 7, 2024
1. VOLLEYBALL Coopersville swept Division 1 honorable mention Grand Haven in a District Semifinal, ending the Buccaneers’ pursuit of an 18-straight District title – Muskegon Chronicle
2. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 6 Traverse City St. Francis and No. 7 Elk Rapids advanced to a Division 3 District Final – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Battle Creek Harper Creek opened its Division 2 run with a 3-1 win over Olivet – Battle Creek Enquirer
4. VOLLEYBALL Bloomfield Hills swept Rochester Adams in Division 1, and Orchard Lake St. Mary’s edged Rochester 3-2 – Oakland Press
5. VOLLEYBALL Haslett advanced in Division 2 with a 3-1 win over Williamston – Lansing State Journal
6. VOLLERYBALL Bay City Western moved on in Division 1 with a sweep of rival Central – Bay City Times
7. VOLLEYBALL Manistique reached a Division 3 District Final with a 3-1 win over Menominee – Escanaba Daily Press
8. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Holland Christian and No. 9 Hudsonville Unity Christian were winners in Division 2 District Semifinals – Holland Sentinel
9. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Lake Fenton also advanced with a sweep of Goodrich – WJRT
10. VOLLEYBALL Kingsley and Boyne City won Division 2 District Semifinals in sweeps – Up North Live