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: 11/6/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 6, 2025
1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Zeeland East avenged a 2024 District Final loss with a four-set Division 1 District Semifinal win over Holland West Ottawa – Holland Sentinel
2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL West Iron County upset honorable mention Calumet in five sets in Division 3 – The Keweenaw Report
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Romeo came back from a 2-1 deficit to get past Rochester Hills Stoney Creek in Division 1 – Macomb Daily
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL St. Joseph avenged a regular-season loss to Portage Northern with a four-set win in Division 1 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Battle Creek Harper Creek hung on for a five-set win over Vicksburg in Division 2 – Battle Creek Enquirer
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Cadillac advanced in Division 1 with a sweep of Midland Dow – Up North Live
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Macomb L’Anse Creuse North twice came back from one-set deficits to get past New Boston Huron in Division 1 – Macomb Daily
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Chelsea won the first set but Adrian Madison won the next three in a Division 2 win – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Bad Axe came back from a 2-1 deficit to get past Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker in five in Division 3 – Huron Daily Tribune
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Johannesburg-Lewiston lost the first set but held on for all five to get past East Jordan in Division 3 – Petoskey News-Review