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: 8/19/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 19, 2025

1. BOYS SOCCER Asher Clark scored his 100th career goal as Bay City John Glenn downed Holly 5-1 – Bay City Times

2. BOYS TENNIS Midland Dow improved to 9-0 with wins over Troy Athens, Holly and Grand Blanc – Midland Daily News

3. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City West edged East Kentwood 1-0 – MI Sports Now

4. BOYS SOCCER Carter Stapleton scored five goals in Frankenmuth’s win over Flint Carman-Ainsworth – Saginaw News

5. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City St. Francis’ Landon Kiessel also scored five goals in his team’s win over Hart – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. BOYS SOCCER Ypsilanti Community scored the go-ahead goal with 1:47 to play in its 3-2 win over Jackson – Ann Arbor News

7. GIRLS TENNIS Escanaba opened with a 7-1 win over Gladstone – Escanaba Daily Press

8. BOYS SOCCER Lincoln Park earned a 2-0 win over Dearborn Heights Annapolis – Dearborn Press & Guide

9. BOYS SOCCER Hartland improved to 4-0 with a shutout of Howell – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

10. BOYS SOCCER Midland earned its first victory, 6-3 over Linden – Midland Daily News