Today in the MHSAA: 10/11/16

October 11, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Southeastern Michigan saw two soccer champions crowned and a matchup of top golf teams come down to a mere stroke as hints of wintery weather visited many in the Lower Peninsula for the first time Monday.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.

Cross Country

The Houghton boys – tied for No. 1 in Upper Peninsula Division 1 – and No. 4-ranked Houghton girls swept the Iron River West Iron County Invitational – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Girls Golf

LPD1 No. 8 Novi shot a 316 to edge No. 5 Brighton by a shot and win the Kensington Lakes Activities Association tournament – Livingston Daily Argus & Press

Battle Creek Harper Creek shot a 200 to finished 12 strokes ahead of Lakeview and win their All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer

Boys Soccer

New Haven downed St. Clair Shores South Lake in a matchup of first-place teams to win the Macomb Area Conference Silver championship – Macomb Daily

Division 2 No. 17 Ortonville Brandon earned a share of the Flint Metro League title for the second straight season with a 7-0 win over Holly – Oakland Press

Volleyball

Croswell-Lexington has won 23 straight Blue Water Area Conference matches, earning two more victories Monday – Port Huron Times Herald

Today in the MHSAA: 10/28/20

October 28, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A pair of high-powered contests among Detroit Catholic League rivals in multiple sports topped a Tuesday of Soccer Regional Semifinals, volleyball conference title deciders and big-time swimming & diving matchups.

1. Volleyball: No. 3 Bloomfield Hills Marian handed top-ranked Farmington Hills Mercy its first loss, winning the Detroit Catholic League Bishop championship – Oakland Press

2. Boys Soccer: Top-ranked (MPR) Detroit Catholic Central edged No. 6 Warren De La Salle Collegiate 3-2 in overtime in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Oakland Press

3. Boys Soccer: No. 8 (MPR) East Grand Rapids downed No. 4 Petoskey 4-2 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Petoskey News-Review

4. Boys Soccer: No. 14 (MPR) Leland won a shootout to end the season for reigning Division 4 champion Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – Up North Live

5. Girls Swimming & Diving: Lower Peninsula Division 3 No. 5 Hamilton defeated No. 4 Holland Christian, LPD1 No. 9 Zeeland defeated LPD3 No. 8 Spring Lake and LPD2 honorable mention Holland downed LPD3 honorable mention Grand Rapids Catholic Central – Holland Sentinel

6. Boys Soccer: Williamston won a shootout 3-1 to down No. 8 (MPR) Frankenmuth 4-3 in Division 3 – Saginaw News

7. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 7 Hamilton defeated honorable mention Grand Rapids West Catholic to secure the Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue title – Holland Sentinel

8. Volleyball: Saugatuck swept Lawton to finish a third-straight perfect run through the Southwestern Athletic Conference Lakeshore – Holland Sentinel

9. Boys Soccer: No. 5 (MPR) Riverview moved on in Division 2 with a shootout win over (No. 15) Chelsea – Southgate News-Herald

10. Boys Soccer: No. 4 (MPR) Bad Axe got past Roscommon 3-2 in overtime to advance in Division 4 – Huron Daily Tribune

Also of note …

Volleyball: Division 3 honorable mention Beal City earned its third-straight Highland Conference championship with a sweep of McBain Northern Michigan Christian – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Volleyball: Muskegon Mona Shores swept Reeths-Puffer to clinch the O-K Green Tournament and overall title – Muskegon Chronicle