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: 10/14/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 14, 2024

1. CROSS COUNTRY The Romeo girls – No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – won their ninth-straight Macomb County championship, this time earning the top seven individual places, and Utica swept boys team and individual titles – Macomb Daily Girls | Boys

2. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Jenison’s Sophia Umstead, Holland Christian’s Camryn Siegers and Ann Arbor Skyline’s Adrienne Schadler were multi-event champions at the annual MISCA meet – MISCA

3. BOYS TENNIS Unranked East Grand Rapids was the champion at the LPD3 Regional at Holland, with No. 5 Grand Rapids South Christian second – Holland Sentinel

4. CROSS COUNTRY Okemos swept the Greater Lansing Invitational team championships; Okemos’ girls are No. 11 in LPD1 – Lansing State Journal

5. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD4 No. 2 Harbor Springs girls and LPD3 No. 7 Charlevoix boys won Northern Shores Conference championships – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. CROSS COUNTRY The Trenton girls and Allen Park boys were Downriver Invitational champions – Southgate News-Herald

7. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD3 honorable mention Onsted girls and Adrian boys were Lenawee County champions – Adrian Daily Telegram

8. CROSS COUNTRY Muskegon Western Michigan Christian swept championships at the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association races; the WMC girls are No. 11 in LPD3, and the boys are No. 13 – Grand Haven Tribune

9. CROSS COUNTRY Bay City Western swept Bay County titles, the girls with their 12th-straight championship and the boys with their sixth consecutive – Bay City Times

10. BOYS TENNIS No. 4 Petoskey earned the LPD3 Regional title at Big Rapids, just ahead of the No. 6 Cardinals – Big Rapids Pioneer