Today in the MHSAA: 10/16/19
October 16, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
League cross country meets dominated action across the Lower Peninsula on Tuesday, and at least a pair of volleyball teams also clinched conference titles. But a major upset in boys soccer earned the most notable headline of the day, and of that sport’s postseason so far.
1. Boys Soccer: Unranked Coldwater earned the most notable win of District play to this point, upsetting No. 1 Richland Gull Lake 4-3 in Division 2 – Coldwater Daily Reporter
2. Cross Country: The Lower Peninsula Division 2 top-ranked Petoskey girls and LPD1 No. 14 Traverse City Central boys finished championship runs in the Big North Conference, Petoskey ahead of the LPD1 No. 3 Trojans – Petoskey News-Review
3. Boys soccer: No. 2 Troy Athens edged No. 9 Troy 1-0 in a Division 1 District game – Oakland Press
4. Cross Country: Hillsdale Academy swept wins at the Southern Central Athletic Association championship meet, the LPD4 honorable mention boys clinching the overall league title while the No. 4-ranked girls ended up second overall to No. 5 Adrian Lenawee Christian – Hillsdale Daily News
5. Volleyball: Unranked Montague clinched the West Michigan Conference regular-season championship with a sweep of Division 2 honorable mention Whitehall – Local Sports Journal
6. Boys Soccer: Unranked Birmingham Seaholm upset No. 14 Livonia Stevenson 1-0 in Division 1 District play – Observer & Eccentric
7. Volleyball: Division 3 honorable mention Harbor Beach claimed a share of the Greater Thumb Conference East title with a sweep of Sandusky – Huron Daily Tribune
8. Cross Country: The Bronson girls and LPD4 No. 7 Concord boys finished championship runs through the Big 8 Conference – Coldwater Daily Reporter
9. Cross Country: Reed City’s girls and Fremont’s LPD2 top-ranked boys completed championship runs in the Central State Activities Association Gold – Big Rapids News
10. Cross Country: The LPD3 No. 12 Reese and Sandusky girls and Capac and LPD4 No. 3 Unionville-Sebewaing boys won their races at the Greater Thumb Conference championship meet – Athletic.net
Also of note …
Cross Country: Clinton swept league championships in the Tri-County Conference – Adrian Daily Telegram
Cross County: Beal City completed a championship sweep in the Highland Conference – Cadillac News
Cross Country: Ludington’s girls and boys teams swept Lakes 8 Conference championship meet titles – Ludington Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 3/2/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 2, 2026
1. WRESTLING Detroit Catholic Central, Lowell, Dundee and Hudson extended their championship streaks at the MHSAA Team Finals, and Tigers coach Scott Marry became the winningest wrestling coach in state history during the Semifinals – MHSAA.com
2. BOWLING The Durand boys won their first Finals championship in any sport, Flint Kearsley swept girls and boys titles, and Milan, Ravenna and Caledonia’s girls and Dearborn Unified and Blissfield’s boys also won team titles, with six singles champions also clinching – MHSAA.com Girls | Boys
3. ICE HOCKEY No. 2 Detroit Catholic Central scored the lone goal at 5:14 to play in defeating top-ranked Howell in their Division 1 Quarterfinal – Oakland Press
4. ICE HOCKEY No. 5 Caledonia advanced to the Semifinals for the first time with a 4-3 Quarterfinal win over Muskegon Mona Shores in Division 2 – Grand Rapids Press
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Fruitport defeated Spring Lake 58-46 in Division 2 to clinch its first District championship in boys basketball since 1938 – MuskegonSports.com
6. COMPETITIVE CHEER Rochester High emerged as Regional champion from arguably the state’s strongest, with Adams, Stoney Creek and Macomb L’Anse Creuse North also qualifying in Division 1 at Troy Athens – Oakland Press
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Rockford downed Muskegon 83-70 to claim a Division 1 District title – Grand Rapids Press
8. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Lower Peninsula Division 1 honorable mention Holland West Ottawa won the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red championship meet by a point ahead of Grand Haven and four ahead of Rockford, and LPD3 No. 2 Holland Christian edged top-ranked Spring Lake in the O-K Lakeshore – Holland Sentinel
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian clinched its first District title in boys hoops with a 61-55 win over Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian – Petoskey News-Review
10. ICE HOCKEY Detroit U-D Jesuit avenged a regular-season loss with a 4-3 overtime win over No. 8 Trenton in Division 2 – Southgate News-Herald
Also of note …
BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING LPD1 top-ranked Ann Arbor Pioneer won the Southeastern Conference Red championship meet, followed by No. 4 Saline and LPD2 No. 4 Dexter – Ann Arbor News
BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Essexville Garber finished first at the Independent Swim Conference championship meet – Alpena News
BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Fenton claimed the Flint Metro League championship meet title – Owosso Argus-Press
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE A 24-school Southeastern Conference will debut in 2027-28 and include 12 schools from the current Kensington Lakes Activities Association – Chelsea Sun Times News