Today in the MHSAA: 10/18/17
October 18, 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 4 No. 9 Elk Rapids came back from a two-goal deficit to get past Northport 4-3 in overtime and advance in their District – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. Volleyball: Class C No. 7 Calumet finished an outright Western Peninsula Athletic Conference title with a five-set win over rival Houghton, coming back after losing the second and third games – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
3. Boys Cross Country: Although it didn’t win the final Blue Water Area Conference jamboree, Yale clinched its first boys league title in 22 years – Port Huron Times Herald
4. Boys Cross Country: Jonesville claimed its first league title since 2003, finishing ahead of rival Concord (No. 7 in LPD4) to win the Big 8 Conference – Hillsdale Daily News
5. Volleyball: New Haven improved to 27-0 and clinched the Macomb Area Conference Bronze title with a sweep of Clinton Township Clintondale – Macomb Daily
6. Girls Cross Country: The Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 10 Remus Chippewa Hills girls finished a sweep of Central State Activities Association Gold jamborees to claim the league title – Big Rapids News
7. Cross Country: Bad Axe’s boys won their first league title since 2009, as both Ubly teams and the Reese girls also won repeat championships in the Greater Thumb Conference East and West; Ubly’s boys are No. 4 in LPD4 and the girls are No. 6 – Huron Daily Tribune
8. Cross Country: Spring Lake’s boys (No. 8 in LPD2) and girls (No. 11) also swept league titles, winning in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue – Grand Haven Tribune
9. Boys Soccer: Fruitport downed Sparta 5-0 in Division 2 as Zack Shane scored all five goals and broke his school’s single-season scoring record – Local Sports Journal
10. Cross Country: The Pittsford girls (No. 11 in LPD4) and Battle Creek St. Philip boys (No. 6) also finished league title runs, in the Southern Central Athletic Association – Hillsdale Daily News
Also of note:
Volleyball: Gwinn got past Iron Mountain in five sets and after dropping the first two to secure a share of the Mid-Peninsula Conference championship – Marquette Mining Journal
Cross Country: From Monday, the St. Ignace girls (No. 1 in UPD2) and Brimley boys (No. 3 in UPD3) finished sweeps of Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference jamborees to claim league titles – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Boys Soccer: From Monday, Division 4 No. 6 Hillsdale Academy won an early big-time matchup, downing No. 7 Adrian Lenawee Christian 2-0 in District play – Adrian Daily Telegram
Today in the MHSAA: 10/1/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 1, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 7 Saugatuck clinched its first Southwestern Athletic Conference Lakeshore title with a 4-2 win over South Haven – Holland Sentinel
2. BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow claimed its first Saginaw Valley League championship since 2022 with a 2-1 win over Grand Blanc – Midland Daily News
3. BOYS SOCCER Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse clinched another Macomb Area Conference Gold title with a 5-1 win over Clawson – Macomb Daily
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 honorable mention Traverse City St. Francis avenged an earlier loss to No. 5 Elk Rapids with a sweep – Up North Live
5. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 14 Freeland held on for a 2-1 win over No. 13 Saginaw Swan Valley – Saginaw News
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 7 Frankenmuth downed No. 8 Alma 4-1 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
7. GIRLS GOLF Petoskey carded a 398 to edge Elk Rapids – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – and win the Harbor Springs Invitational – Cadillac News
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 6 Frankenmuth downed honorable mention Essexville Garber 3-1 in a key league matchup – WNEM
9. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 4 Leland downed Maple City Glen Lake 1-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 9 Harbor Springs shut out Traverse City St. Francis 3-0 – MI Sports Now