Today in the MHSAA: 10/1/19
October 1, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The soccer pitch saw a league championship celebrated Monday and an upset that could cause a shuffling in the Division 1 rankings heading into District play.
1. Boys Soccer: Brownstown Woodhaven clinched a repeat Downriver League title with a 5-1 win over Lincoln Park – Southgate News-Herald
2. Boys Soccer: After the teams drew in their first meeting, Dearborn improved to 13-1-2 with a 3-0 win over Division 1 No. 9 Livonia Stevenson in the rematch – Observer & Eccentric
3. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 10 Onsted remained undefeated with a comeback win against Hudson – Adrian Daily Telegram
4. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 9 Hillsdale Academy finished a perfect run through the Independent Soccer League West with a 3-1 win over Hillsdale High – Hillsdale Daily News
5. Boys Soccer: No. 14 Saline and Grand Blanc played to a draw in a matchup of frequent Division 1 powers – Saline Post
6. Girls Golf: Holland Christian shot a 205 to win the Wooden Shoe Invitational by two strokes ahead of runner-up Holland West Ottawa – Holland Sentinel
7. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 13 Midland Calvary Baptist scored during the final minutes to preserve a 3-3 draw with Saginaw Nouvel – Midland Daily News
8. Boys Soccer: Luke Stanaj scored both goals in Utica Ford’s 2-0 win over Utica – Macomb Daily
9. Boys Soccer: Flint Powers Catholic made a first-half goal stand in a 1-0 win over Midland – Midland Daily News
10. Boys Soccer: Jonathon Grijalva had six points – with four goals – to lead Gladwin to a big win over LeRoy Pine River – Midland Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 5/17/18
May 17, 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. Softball: Bear Lake clinched its first softball league championship since 1987 in splitting a doubleheader with Custer Mason County Eastern – Manistee News Advocate
2. Girls Soccer: Reagan Wisser scored all three goals as Division 2 No. 2 Richland Gull Lake downed Division 1 No. 5 Portage Central 3-2 in overtime to clinch its fourth Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference title in five seasons – Kalamazoo Gazette
3. Track & Field: Adrian Madison’s teams finished perfect dual seasons in the Tri-County Conference, the LPD3 No. 3 girls running their league winning streak to 87 and the boys to 35 – Adrian Daily Telegram
4. Boys Golf: Clarkston, No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, shot a 297 to win the Oakland County Division 1 championship ahead of runner-up and No. 2-ranked Birmingham Seaholm (303) and third-place and No. 3 Lake Orion (305) – C&G Newspapers
5. Boys Lacrosse: Division 1 No. 2 Hartland defeated No. 5 Brighton 15-4 to clinch the Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
6. Girls Soccer: Muskegon Western Michigan Christian created a tie with Division 4 No. 11 Muskegon Catholic Central at the top of the Lakes 8 Conference with a 2-1 win over the Crusaders – Local Sports Journal
7. Baseball: Rochester Hills Stoney Creek finished a three-game sweep of Rochester to earn a shared Oakland Activities Association Red title with Lake Orion – Oakland Press
8. Baseball: Rivals Portage Northern (No. 7 in Division 1) and Portage Central split a doubleheader, both winning in substantial shutouts – Kalamazoo Gazette
9. Softball: Parma Western’s Taylor Nichols went over 1,000 career strikeouts in a 15-9 win over Jackson Lumen Christi – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
10. Baseball: Detroit Osborn will play for a Detroit Public School League title for the second straight year thanks to a 10-0 win over Detroit Central – Detroit News