Today in the MHSAA: 9/4/15

September 4, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The combination of early football and thunderous storms made for a light schedule of other sports Thursday. But here are some of the notable headlines we unearthed – and remember to check back Monday for a full recap of football's Week 2.

Cross Country

The Croswell-Lexington girls won their second invitational, this time at Port Huron and led again by now two-time individual champ Rachel Bonner, while the boys team also was victorious – Port Huron Times-Herald

The Rochester Adams girls and boys teams swept the Cicciarelli Invitational – but the jewel of this report is the story of how Brighton runner Chip Osborne quit his race while running third to assist another runner who had collapsed because of dehydration – Oakland Press

Boys Soccer

From Wednesday, Midland Bullock Creek ended a two-year winless streak by beating Pinconning 2-0 – Midland Daily News

Boys Tennis

Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central is the reigning Lower Peninsula Division 2 champion and Portage Central tied for third last season, but Portage Central won their match 6-2 on Thursday – Grand Rapids Press

Good Read

A pair of Livingston County communities are mourning the death of longtime coach Lee Smith, who died Thursday at 80 but coached at Hartland and then Brighton until he was 76 – Livingston Daily

Today In The MHSAA: 3/11/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 11, 2021

The regular seasons for Winter indoor sports quickly are drawing to a close, and that means nightly league championship celebrations with the latest in girls and boys basketball, girls bowling, hockey and wrestling.

1. Hockey: Division 2 No. 2 Hartland finished a Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship run with a win over No. 5 Novi – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. Girls Bowling: Brownstown Woodhaven downed reigning Downriver League champ Wyandotte Roosevelt 22-8 to clinch this season’s title – Southgate News-Herald

3. Boys Basketball: Linden downed Holly 56-21 to lock up a third-straight Flint Metro League Stripes championship – Flint Journal

4. Boys Basketball: Brethren downed Manistee Catholic Central 54-49 to clinch a share of a second-straight West Michigan D League championship – Manistee News Advocate

5. Girls Bowling: Whitehall completed a perfect run through the West Michigan Conference with a win at the league tournament – Local Sports Journal

6. Hockey: L’Anse Creuse Unified clinched the Macomb Area Conference Red title with a 7-0 win over Romeo – Macomb Daily

7. Boys Basketball: South Lyon East downed South Lyon 62-57 to clinch the Lakes Valley Conference championship – Oakland Press

8. Girls Basketball: South Lyon East also defeated South Lyon, 43-25, to clinch a share of the LVC girls championship – Observer & Eccentric

9. Wrestling: Midland swept Lapeer, Saginaw Heritage and Saginaw Arthur Hill to clinch the Saginaw Valley League championship – Midland Daily News

10. Wrestling: White Pigeon clinched the Southwest 10 Conference championship with wins over Bloomingdale and Cassopolis – Sturgis Journal

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: Mancelona and Gaylord St. Mary will share the Ski Valley Conference title – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Wrestling: Bloomfield Hills downed Birmingham Seaholm to close out the Oakland Activities Association White title – Oakland Press

Wrestling: Division 3 No. 10 Remus Chippewa Hills swept Central Montcalm, Newaygo and Howard City Tri County to complete an outright Central State Activities Association title run – Big Rapids Pioneer