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: 4/24/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 24, 2026

1. SOFTBALL Division 4 No. 2 Unionville-Sebewaing and Division 3 honorable mention Cass City split a doubleheader – Huron Daily Tribune

2. SOFTBALL Division 2 No. 9 Escanaba and Negaunee split, with the Miners winning the opener 3-2 and Escanaba taking the second game 10-5 – Marquette Mining Journal

3. BOYS GOLF DeWitt – No. 8 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – carded a 312 and Traverse City West a 313 to top the Grand Blanc Invitational standings – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. BOYS LACROSSE Romeo defeated Grosse Pointe South 13-8 in a matchup of league title contenders – Macomb Daily

5. BASEBALL Solomon Wegmeyer threw a no-hitter to send Holland West Ottawa past Division 1 No. 19 Rockford 2-1 – Holland Sentinel

6. GIRLS SOCCER Division 4 top-ranked Clarkston Everest Collegiate held on for a 1-1 draw against Ann Arbor Greenhills – Oakland Press

7. SOFTBALL Avery Cipa hit two inside-the-park home runs during the same inning for Livonia Stevenson in a win over Garden City – Hometown Life

8. BASEBALL Kalamazoo Central and Loy Norrix split with the games decided in extra innings and then a walk-off – Kalamazoo Gazette

9. SOFTBALL Zoey Overton had a combined four home runs and 13 RBIs during Howell’s sweep of Milford – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

10. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Saginaw Swan Valley swept North Branch, winning the second game on a walk-off – Saginaw News