Today in the MHSAA: 10/18/18

October 18, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

1. Boys Soccer: Division 4 top-ranked Muskegon Western Michigan Christian earned a trip to the District Finals with a 3-0 win over No. 7 North Muskegon – Muskegon Chronicle

2. Boys Soccer: Unbeaten White Lake Lakeland outlasted Hartland in a shootout to move on in Division 1 – Observer & Eccentric

3. Boys Soccer: Benzie Central won its second shootout this week, this time against Boyne City, to move on to a Division 3 District Final – WPBN

4. Boys Soccer: Harbor Springs lost twice to Charlevoix during the regular season, but came back with a 3-1 District win in Division 4 – Petoskey News-Review

5. Boys Soccer: Charlie Parker scored both of his team’s goals over the final seven minutes to lead Spring Lake past Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 2-1 in Division 2 – Grand Haven Tribune

6. Cross Country: The Zeeland West boys (Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 10) and Holland Christian girls (LPD2 No. 7) locked up Ottawa-Kent Conference Green titles – Holland Sentinel boys | girls

7. Cross Country: Bloomingdale swept the Southwest 10 Conference championship races – Sturgis Journal

8. Boys Soccer: Birmingham Brother Rice scored the game’s only goal during the second half to defeat Auburn Hills Avondale 1-0 in Division 2 – Oakland Press

9. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 3 Mattawan swept Richland Gull Lake in a matchup of Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference division champs – JoeInsider.com

10. Volleyball: Houghton Lake defeated Division 3 honorable mention Beaverton for the second time this season, handing the Beavers just their third loss overall – Midland Daily News

Also of note …

Football: We are thankful for special moments like Friday’s at Mason, where Muskegon Orchard View and the host Bulldogs cheered Cardinals’ senior Fletcher Payne Jr. into the end zone – Muskegon Chronicle

Cross Country: From Tuesday, the Houghton girls (UPD1 No. 3) and Ishpeming boys (UPD2 No. 1) won Western Peninsula Athletic Conference meet titles – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Volleyball: From Tuesday, unbeaten Carney-Nadeau swept Norway to clinch the Skyline Central Conference small-school championship – Escanaba Daily Press

Cross Country: From Tuesday, Jonesville swept Big 8 Conference championship races – Hillsdale Daily News

Cross Country: From Tuesday, Holland Black River’s girls won the Alliance League title – Holland Sentinel

Today in the MHSAA: 9/26/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 26, 2023

1. GIRLS GOLF Cheboygan shot a program-record 365 to win its invitational by three strokes – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 2 Holland Christian downed No. 12 Holland High 3-0 – Holland Sentinel

3. GIRLS GOLF Adrian shot a 365 to win the Lenawee County championship by 51 strokes – Adrian Daily Telegram

4. BOYS SOCCER Nolan Sanders scored his eighth game-winning goal this season, sending Carleton Airport past Flat Rock 4-3 in a Huron League Tournament opener – Monroe News

5. VOLLEYBALL Edwardsburg swept Division 3 No. 10 Buchanan in nonleague play – Niles Daily Star

6. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 7 Madison Heights Bishop Foley pulled within a victory of clinching the Catholic League Intersectional 2 title with a 1-0 win over Royal Oak Shrine Catholic – Oakland Press

7. BOYS SOCCER Ludington sits alone atop the West Michigan Conference standings thanks to a 4-2 win over Fremont – Ludington Daily News

8. BOYS SOCCER Logan Korson reached 30 goals for the season with both in Midland Bullock Creek’s 2-0 win over Ithaca – Midland Daily News

9. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 8 Three Rivers swept St. Joseph – Sturgis Journal

10. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 15 Linden held off Owosso for a 3-2 victory – Owosso Argus-Press