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: 4/15/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 15, 2025

1. SOFTBALL Tia Schone shined with 16 strikeouts in a 10-0 six-inning perfect game win over Ishpeming Westwood that kicked off a Gladstone sweep – Escanaba Daily Press

2. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 6 Essexville Garber earned a key 1-0 victory over No. 8 Freeland – WNEM

3. TRACK & FIELD Alma’s boys defeated reigning Tri-Valley Conference Red champion Frankenmuth and also Bridgeport, while the Frankenmuth girls earned two wins – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

4. BASEBALL Midland Dow went to extra innings again, this time for a 12-11 win over Division 1 No. 11 Grand Blanc in eight – Midland Daily News

5. BASEBALL Howell came back from a six-run deficit to defeat Division 1 No. 3 Novi 8-7 on a bases-loaded walk – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. GIRLS SOCCER Abby Ellis scored all three goals as Waterford Mott downed Kettering 3-2 – Oakland Press

7. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 12 Saline came back from eight and then one run down to sweep Temperance Bedford – Ann Arbor News

8. SOFTBALL Sage Myers earned pitching wins and hit homers in both games of Division 4 honorable mention Frankfort’s sweep of McBain – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. GIRLS SOCCER Maddie Jordan scored four goals as Bad Axe downed Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker 5-3 – Huron Daily Tribune

10. GIRLS SOCCER Division 4 No. 4 North Muskegon held on for a 5-3 win over Hart – Local Sports Journal