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: 5/22/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 22, 2026

1. GIRLS SOCCER Gaylord clinched a share of its first Big North Conference title since 2002 with a 4-0 win over Petoskey – Petoskey News-Review

2. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 3 Saline clinched a fourth-straight Southeastern Conference Red title with a sweep of second-place Temperance Bedford – Saline Post

3. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 13 Hartland defeated No. 16 Novi 1-0 to clinch its first overall Kensington Lakes Activities Association title in this sport since 2011 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. BOYS GOLF Bath finished an outright championship run in the Central Michigan Athletic Conference with a league tournament win – Lansing State Journal

5. BOYS GOLF Muskegon Mona Shores – No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – placed the top two individuals in winning the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green Tournament – Local Sports Journal

6. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 8 Grand Blanc shut out Midland 2-0 in the Saginaw Valley League championship game – Midland Daily News

7. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 5 Richmond swept Croswell-Lexington to finish undefeated in the Blue Water Area Conference

8. SOFTBALL Midland Dow swept Freeland with Dow’s Marley Hughes becoming the Midland County career home run leader – Midland Daily News

9. BOYS LACROSSE Oxford will play in a Regional Final for the first time after defeating Grand Blanc 15-7 in Division 1 – Oakland Press

10. SOFTBALL Division 2 No. 9 Essexville Garber swept Division 4 No. 4 Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun