Today in the MHSAA: 10/17/17

October 17, 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. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 18 Novi scored the game’s lone goal to upset No. 9 Northville in a District opener – Observer & Eccentric

2. Boys Soccer: Manistee scored the winning goal on a penalty kick in overtime to upset No. 15 Whitehall 2-1 in a Division 3 first-round game – Manistee News-Advocate

3. Boys Soccer: Pontiac won its first District game in program history, downing Armada 3-2 in Division 2 – Oakland Press

4. Boys Soccer: DeWitt took East Lansing to overtime before the Trojans emerged with a 2-1 win in a Division 2 opener – Lansing State Journal

5. Boys Soccer: No. 12 Plymouth also survived a close Division 1 opener, clipping Salem 1-0 – Observer & Eccentric

6. Volleyball: Unranked Lapeer was the big winner of its tri-match, downing Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary and also Class B No. 9 Freeland in five sets – Saginaw News

7. Boys Soccer: Howell broke a tie with Pinckney late to emerge with a 2-1 win in Division 1 after playing the Pirates in overtime two of the last three seasons – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. Football: Coming off Farmington Hills Harrison coach John Herrington tying the MHSAA record for football wins (and since breaking it) held by Birmingham Brother Rice’s Al Fracassa, the Observer & Eccentric interviewed the legends together – Observer & Eccentric

9. Multi-Sport Athletes: Grand Haven athletic director Scott Robertson wrote a guest column for his local paper explaining the benefits of the multi-sport experience, citing a recent star at his school known well by fans statewide – Grand Haven Tribune

10. Mascots: We know our school’s mascot, but do we know why that mascot was chosen? The Tri-County Times dives into the backstories of four schools’ mascots in its area – Tri-County Times

Today in the MHSAA: 2/3/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 3, 2025

1. WRESTLING Division 1 No. 2 Brighton finished first and No. 4 Hartland second at the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Tournament – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. WRESTLING Division 4 No. 2 St. Louis clinched its 11th league title in 12 seasons by finishing first in the Jack Pine Conference – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

3. WRESTLING Gaylord clinched its 17th-straight Big North Conference title – Petoskey News-Review

4. COMPETITIVE CHEER Rochester claimed a third-straight league title, finishing less than a point ahead of runner-up Stoney Creek at the final Oakland Activities Association Red competition – Oakland Press

5. WRESTLING For the second-straight season, Melvindale finished first and Dearborn Heights Crestwood second in the Western Wayne Athletic Conference – Southgate News-Herald

6. WRESTLING LeRoy Pine River finished a sweep of Highland/Mid Michigan Conference championships with a first place in the individual tournament – Cadillac News

7. WRESTLING Division 4 No. 9 Bronson finished a sweep in the Big 8 Conference – Coldwater Daily Reporter

8. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 10 New Boston Huron also finished a championship sweep, in the Huron League – Southgate News-Herald

9. WRESTLING Division 4 No. 7 Lakeview finished an undefeated sweep of Central State Activities Association championships – Greenville Daily News

10. BOWLING The Ishpeming/Negaunee girls and Ishpeming Westwood boys were champions at the Upper Peninsula Bowling Conference finals – Marquette Mining Journal

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL AJ Rickli became Paw Paw’s all-time leading scorer during a 50-47 win over Vicksburg, and Kalamazoo Christian’s Jordyn Bonnema set a single-game scoring record against Parchment – Kalamazoo Gazette

BOYS BASKETBALL Flint Carman-Ainsworth’s Donovan Hamlin reached 1,000 career points during a win over Detroit Catholic Central – WJRT

GIRLS BASKETBALL Audrey Wardlow became the third in program history to reach 1,000 career points for Pinckney – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

WRESTLING Southgate Anderson finished an outright championship in the Downriver League – Southgate News-Herald

WRESTLING Division 2 No. 8 Freeland finished first and Essexville Garber second in the Tri-Valley Conference – Bay City Times

WRESTLING Lapeer finished first and Midland second in the Saginaw Valley League – Midland Daily News