Michigan Fall Previews (update 9/3/13)

August 26, 2013

Seasons have begun but we're still adding to our mighty list of links to statewide media team and league preview. 

This update contains some from five sports, but mostly football from the Battle Creek, Port Huron, Livingston County and Traverse City areas. 

See a preview for any fall sport that's been published by Michigan media that we missed? Send the link to Geoff Kimmerly at [email protected]

Football

Battle Creek Enquirer: Battle Creek Central - Battle Creek St. Philip - Marshall - Battle Creek Pennfield - Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference East - Kalamazoo Valley Association - Southern Central Athletic Association - Big 8 Conference - Bronson/Tekonsha

Bay City Times: North Star League - West Branch Ogemaw Heights - Bay City John Glenn/Pinconning/Standish-Sterling/Tawas - Jack Pine Conference 

Detroit Free Press: Detroit Catholic High School League - Oakland Activities Association - Downriver League - Michigan Independent Activities Conference - Macomb Area Conference - Huron League

Detroit News: Detroit Public School League - Detroit Catholic High School League - Macomb Area Conference - Kensington Lakes Activities Association - Oakland Activities Association - Western Wayne Athletic Conference - Downriver League - Huron League - Michigan Metro Athletic Conference - Michigan Independent Athletic Conference - Charter School Conference 

Flint Journal: Flint Metro League - Saginaw Valley League South - Genesee Area Conference Red - Genesee Area Conference Blue - Kensington Lakes Activities Association West 

Gaylord Herald Times: Sky Valley South - Big North Conference

Grand Rapids Press: O-K Red - O-K White - O-K Blue - O-K Gold - O-K Black - O-K Green - O-K Bronze - O-K Silver

High School Sports Scene: Saginaw, Lansing and Grand Rapids areas

Holland Sentinel: Holland Christian - Hamilton

Ionia Sentinel-Standard: Ionia - Portland St. Patrick - Lake Odessa Lakewood

Kalamazoo Gazette: Wolverine Conference - Kalamazoo Valley Association - Southwestern Athletic Conference - St. Joseph Valley League - Southern Central Athletic Association

Lansing State Journal: Greater Lansing and mid-Michigan area

Livingston County Daily Argus & Press: Howell - Brighton - Hartland - Pinckney - Novi - MilfordFowlerville - Kensington Lakes Activities Association West

Marquette Mining Journal: Negaunee - Ishpeming - Marquette - Gwinn - Munising - Ishpeming Westwood

MLive Detroit: Macomb Area Conference - Oakland Activities Association - Detroit Catholic High School League

MLive Lansing: Lansing area

Oakland Press: Kensington Lakes Activities Association - Oakland Activities Association White - Oakland County schools in MIAC/MAC/Flint Metro/independent

Port Huron Times Herald: Port Huron Northern - St. Clair - Port Huron - Marysville - Marine City - Armada  

Saginaw News: Saginaw Valley League North - Tri-Valley Conference Central - TVC West - TVC East - Greater Thumb Conference West - Saginaw Nouvel/Kingston/Akron-Fairgrove/Coleman/Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart

Traverse City Record-Eagle: Big North Conference - Northwest Conference - Ski Valley Conference - Lake Michigan ConferenceTraverse City Christian - Traverse City Central - Traverse City St. Francis - Traverse City West

Boys Cross Country

Adrian Daily Telegram: Adrian and Lenawee County areas

Lansing State Journal: Greater Lansing and mid-Michigan areas

Port Huron Times Herald: Eastern Thumb area

Girls Cross Country 

Adrian Daily Telegram: Adrian and Lenawee County areas

Battle Creek Enquirer: Battle Creek area

Escanaba Daily Press: Manistique

Port Huron Times Herald: Eastern Thumb area

Girls Golf

Battle Creek Enquirer: Battle Creek area

Lansing State Journal: Greater Lansing and mid-Michigan areas

Monroe Evening News: Monroe area

Muskegon Chronicle: Muskegon area

Boys Soccer

Battle Creek Enquirer: Battle Creek area

Bay City Times: Bay City area - Bay City John Glenn

Escanaba Daily Press: Big Bay de Noc

Gaylord Herald Times: Gaylord

Midland Daily News: Midland area

Monroe Evening News: Monroe area

Muskegon Chronicle: Muskegon area

Petoskey News: Petoskey

Port Huron Times Herald - Port Huron and Thumb areas

Girls Swimming and Diving

Battle Creek Enquirer: Battle Creek area

Monroe Evening News: Monroe area

Port Huron Times Herald: Eastern Thumb area

Boys Tennis

Lansing State Journal: Greater Lansing and mid-Michigan areas

Petoskey News: Petoskey

Girls Tennis

Escanaba Daily Press: Gladstone

Iron Mountain Daily News: Kingsford - Iron River West Iron County

Volleyball

Battle Creek Enquirer: Battle Creek area

Bay City Times: Bay City area

Escanaba Daily Press: Rock Mid Peninsula 

Gaylord Herald Times: Gaylord - Gaylord St. Mary - Johannesburg-Lewiston

Hillsdale.net: Hillsdale

Holland Sentinel: Holland and Zeeland areas

Houghton Daily Mining Gazette: Houghton - Calumet - Baraga 

Iron Mountain Daily News: Kingsford

Lansing State Journal: Greater Lansing and mid-Michigan areas

Port Huron Times Herald: Port Huron and Thumb areas

Today in the MHSAA: 4/28/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 28, 2025

1. TRACK & FIELD The 1,600 races were the feature event again for the Barnyard Invitational, with Onsted’s Emmry Ross and Grand Haven’s Luka Hammond winning against elite fields; the Romeo girls and Saginaw Swan Valley boys – ranked No. 6 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – were team champs – Macomb Daily | Grand Haven Tribune | Midland Daily News | Saginaw News

2. SOFTBALL Division 3 top-ranked Evart and Division 4 No. 2 Beal City split a power-packed doubleheader – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

3. TRACK & FIELD The LPD2 No. 4 Stevensville Lakeshore girls and Portage Central boys won at the Don Lukens Invitational, where Jackson Lam starred for host Loy Norrix – Kalamazoo Gazette

4. BOYS GOLF Flushing shot a 298 to win the Farmington Invitational, and Saline was second with its best team score since 2012 – Saline Post

5. GIRLS TENNIS LPD2 No. 9 Battle Creek Lakeview edged Harper Creek by three points to win an 18th consecutive All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer

6. BOYS GOLF Colon edged Three Rivers by four strokes to win the St. Joseph County Invitational – Sturgis Journal

7. TRACK & FIELD McBain’s LPD3 No. 2-ranked girls and Bath’s boys won at the Clare Invitational, both by small margins – Cadillac News

8. SOFTBALL Midland Dow came back four times to get past Mount Pleasant 8-7 and win its Charger Classic – Midland Daily News

9. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 17 West Bloomfield defeated Rochester 10-7, but the Falcons came back to win the second game 13-6 – Oakland Press

10. TRACK & FIELD Leslie swept team championships at its Blackhawk Invitational – Jackson Citizen Patriot