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: 5/30/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 30, 2025

1. GIRLS LACROSSE South Lyon downed three-time reigning Division 1 champion Brighton 12-9 in a Regional Final – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS SOCCER No. 8 Troy Athens downed No. 10 Troy High in a District Final shootout with the winning shot scored by the keeper – Oakland Press

3. SOFTBALL Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse downed Fraser 7-5 in Division 1 to claim a first District title in at least 25 years – Macomb Daily

4. GIRLS SOCCER No. 3 Leland downed No. 13 Harbor Springs 2-1 in a Division 4 District Final matchup of league champions – Up North Live

5. GIRLS SOCCER No. 8 Adrian Lenawee Christian downed No. 15 Manchester 2-1 in a Division 4 District Final – Jackson Citizen Patriot

6. BOYS GOLF No. 5 Chelsea claimed a fourth Regional title over the last five seasons, in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – Ann Arbor News

7. GIRLS SOCCER Madison Heights Lamphere clinched a Division 2 District title with a 2-1 win over St. Clair Shores Lake Shore – Macomb Daily

8. GIRLS SOCCER Petoskey edged Gaylord 1-0 to clinch a Division 2 District championship – Petoskey News-Review

9. GIRLS SOCCER Quincy upset No. 4 Brooklyn Columbia Central 2-0 in a Division 3 District Semifinal – WTVB

10. GIRLS SOCCER Rockford downed Caledonia 3-0 in a Division 1 District Semifinal – WZZM