Today in the MHSAA: 9/16/19
September 16, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
We’re a month away from the start of the postseason in most sports, but many of the state’s best got looks at the competition this weekend at prestigious invitationals for cross country, volleyball and girls swimming & diving.
1. Cross Country: The Brighton boys – top-ranked in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – finished first, and the LPD2 No. 1 East Grand Rapids girls finished second to a team from Ohio as the top in-state performers in the Elite race at the Spartan Invitational at Michigan State University – Athletic.net
2. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 3 Lowell won the Farmington Hills Mercy Invitational, sweeping the host and top-ranked Marlins in the final – Oakland Press
3. Girls Swimming & Diving: Zeeland claimed the West Michigan Relays title at Grand Haven, edging runner-up and LPD3 No. 1 East Grand Rapids by two points – Swimcloud.com
4. Cross Country: The LPD1 No. 3 Dexter boys and LPD1 No. 5 Salem girls were Division I winners, and Saugatuck swept its division’s races among many at the Holly Invitational – Athletic.net
5. Cross Country: Saline (LPD1 No. 4 girls, No. 6 boys) swept the Division 1 races, while the LPD2 honorable mention Tecumseh girls and Adrian boys also were team champions at the 51st Huron Invitational – Athletic.net
6. Volleyball: Division 3 honorable mention Morley Stanwood repeated as Big Rapids Crossroads Invitational champion, sweeping Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart in the final – Big Rapids News
7. Volleyball: Kingsford continued its tournament success this fall with the championship at the Gladstone Rock Invitational – Iron Mountain Daily News
8. Volleyball: Division 4 No. 5 Mendon lost only one set on the day and defeated Reading in the final in winning the Union City Tournament – Sturgis Journal
9. Volleyball: Manton also lost only one set in claiming its invitational, downing Charlevoix in the final – Cadillac News
10. Cross Country: The LPD1 No. 4 Romeo boys and Sterling Heights Stevenson girls claimed Autumn Classic championships – Macomb Daily
Today in the MHSAA: 4/26/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 26, 2024
1. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 2 Hudsonville Unity Christian downed Division 2 No. 5 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central 3-0 – Grand Rapids Press
2. SOFTBALL Fowler earned an 11-6 win over Division 3 No. 2 Laingsburg, and Laingsburg won the second game 6-4 – Lansing State Journal
3. BASEBALL Midland earned a 6-1, 6-1 split with Division 1 No. 3 Bay City Western – Midland Daily News
4. SOFTBALL Muskegon Reeths-Puffer continued its perfect start with a 6-5, 14-13 sweep of Division 2 honorable mention Oakridge – CatchMark SportsNet
5. GIRLS SOCCER Rylie Cassette scored six goals and assisted on the other two in New Boston Huron’s win over Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard – Monroe News
6. SOFTBALL Division 1 honorable mention Midland swept Bay City Western, with Grace Schloop throwing a five-inning no-hitter and passing 600 career strikeouts – Midland Daily News
7. BOYS LACROSSE Bay City Central defeated Lapeer 5-4 for its first Saginaw Valley League win since 2014 – Bay City Times
8. SOFTBALL Buckley earned 31 strikeouts out of 36 outs total in its sweep of Brethren – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. GIRLS SOCCER Clarkston delivered Berkley’s first loss of the season, 3-1 – Oakland Press
10. GIRLS TENNIS Traverse City Central, No. 9 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, edged West 5-3 – Traverse City Record-Eagle