Today in the MHSAA: 10/11/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 11, 2022

1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 15 Grand Rapids Christian finished an Ottawa-Kent Conference White championship run with a 1-0 win over No. 7 East Grand Rapids – FOX 17

2. BOYS SOCCER New Baltimore Anchor Bay claimed a winner-take-all matchup with Utica Eisenhower 1-0 to earn the Macomb Area Conference Red title – Macomb Daily

3. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 6 Holland Christian edged Fruitport 1-0 to clinch the O-K Blue title – Holland Sentinel

4. BOYS SOCCER Utica Ford claimed the outright title in the MAC White with a big win over Grosse Pointe North – Macomb Daily

5. BOYS SOCCER Leland defeated Buckley 5-0 to clinch the Northwest Conference championship – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. BOYS SOCCER McBain Northern Michigan Christian finished a Northern Michigan Soccer League title run with a 4-0 win over LeRoy Pine River – Cadillac News

7. BOYS SOCCER Brownstown Woodhaven defeated Dearborn Edsel Ford 3-2 to create a shared Downriver League championship between the two – Southgate News-Herald

8. BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow clinched a share of the Saginaw Valley League title with Grand Blanc thanks to a 4-2 win over Division 3 No. 12 Flint Powers Catholic – Midland Daily News

9. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 8 Parma Western finished a perfect regular season with a 3-1 win over Division 3 No. 2 Detroit Country Day – Jackson Citizen Patriot

10. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 top-ranked Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central opened Huron League Tournament play with a sweep of Carleton Airport – Monroe News

Today in the MHSAA: 8/24/17

August 24, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

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

Today's Top 10

1. Volleyball: Mendon repeated as St. Joseph County Tournament champion, downing Three Rivers in two sets in the title match to move to 10-0-1 this season – JoeInsider.com

2. Boys Cross Country: Concord made another strong early-season move to the front of the pack with a Pittsford Early Bird Invitational win – Hillsdale Daily News

3. Girls Tennis: Escanaba took the top two singles flights, but Iron River West Iron County took the rest in an early-season dual win – Iron Mountain Daily News

4. Cross Country: The Berrien Springs boys and Bridgman girls won championships at the Bridgman Invitational – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

5. Boys Soccer: Petoskey moved to 2-1 against a loaded schedule to start this season, downing Elk Rapids 2-1 – Petoskey News-Review

6. Volleyball: Saline emerged 2-1 from a quad featuring some of the southeast’s most intriguing teams – also Monroe, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central and Dexter – Saline Post

7. Football: Like some other communities have experienced in moving from 11-player to 8-player football, Bay City All Saints has worked through a little bit of misunderstanding while making the switch this season – but the program is relishing the new opportunity – Bay City Times

8. Boys Soccer: Adding a little Throwback Thursday into the mix, Muskegon Western Michigan Christian is celebrating its 50th year of playing the sport – Muskegon Chronicle

9. Football: There are 616 football teams suiting up in Michigan this fall – the same as the last two seasons – including two that didn’t field teams last year, Suttons Bay and Benzie Central – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. Volleyball: Grand Haven again will host its outdoor “Battle on the Boardwalk” on Friday, with Spring Lake, Fruitport and Muskegon Mona Shores also in the field – Grand Haven Tribune

Also of note:

Boys Soccer: From Tuesday, Brighton’s 18-game regular-season unbeaten streak was ended by Jackson as the Vikings won 2-1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Boys Cross Country: From Tuesday, Niles' Devin Tomlinson won his second invitational this fall, taking the Three Rivers Big Hill race in 17:51 – Niles Daily Star

Girls Cross Country: Also from Tuesday, Remus Chippewa Hills finished ahead of a strong field to claim the Big School championship at its Early Season Warrior Invitational – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun