Today in the MHSAA: 10/11/18

October 11, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

1. Girls Golf: Top-ranked North Muskegon claimed a Regional title in Lower Peninsula Division 4, finishing 11 strokes better than runner-up and No. 5 Kalamazoo Hackett – Local Sports Journal

2. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 6 Detroit Catholic Central won its third straight Catholic League A-B title with a 3-0 win over Division 2 No. 9 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Observer & Eccentric

3. Girls Golf: Petoskey claimed its first LPD2 Regional championship, edging Traverse City Central by seven strokes – Petoskey News-Review

4. Boys Soccer: Macomb L’Anse Creuse North downed New Baltimore Anchor Bay 2-0 to clinch the Macomb Area Conference White title, its first league championship since 2005 – Macomb Daily

5. Girls Golf: No. 3 Muskegon Reeths-Puffer won its second straight LPD2 Regional title, this time led by freshman medalist Karlie VanDuinen – Local Sports Journal

6. Boys Soccer: Division 3 No. 10 Gladwin clinched its fourth straight Northern Michigan Soccer League championship with a 3-2 shootout win over Ogemaw Heights – MI Sports Now

7. Boys Soccer: Utica Eisenhower clinched its first league title since 2012 with a 2-0 win over Utica in the Macomb Area Conference Red – Macomb Daily

8. Boys Soccer: White Lake Lakeland downed Walled Lake Central to add a Lakes Valley Conference tournament title to its regular-season championship – Oakland Press

9. Boys Soccer: Brownstown Woodhaven downed Melvindale 2-0 to claim the Downriver League championship – Southgate News-Herald

10. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 9 Brighton downed Dearborn Fordson 4-0 to win the Kensington Lakes Activities Association tournament championship – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Also of note …

Officiating: The Lansing State Journal addressed the growing need for more high school officials, spending time with an officiating class at Eaton Rapids that’s helping fill the ranks – Lansing State Journal

Officiating: Recent Sand Creek graduate Bryant Moore is among those stepping in to help with the officials shortage in southeast Michigan – Adrian Daily Telegram

Cross Country: The Rock Mid-Peninsula girls (UPD3 No. 3) and Rapid River boys claimed Skyline Central Conference championships – Escanaba Daily Press

Boys Soccer: Caledonia tied Rockford 1-1 to earn a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red championship – FOX 17

Boys Soccer: Grand Haven claimed the other share of the O-K Red with a 4-0 win over Hudsonville – Grand Haven Tribune

Cross Country: The Mancelona boys and Indian River Inland Lakes girls won Ski Valley Conference championships – Athletic.net

Volleyball: From Wednesday, Mount Pleasant locked up a share of the Saginaw Valley League North title with a sweep of Saginaw High – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Boys Soccer: From Wednesday, Division 1 No. 3 Saline finished a perfect run through the Southeastern Conference Red – Saline Post

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