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: 9/20/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 20, 2022

1. BOYS SOCCER South Lyons shut out Waterford Kettering to clinch the outright Lakes Valley Conference championship – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS GOLF Grand Ledge shot a 364 to win the Tullymore Invitational – Local Sports Journal

3. GIRLS GOLF Battle Creek Lakeview – No. 15 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – took back the All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer

4. VOLLEYBALL Beaverton came back from a two-set deficit to defeat Sanford Meridian in five – Midland Daily News

5. CROSS COUNTRY Harbor Springs swept championships at the Inland Lakes Invitational; the Harbor Springs girls are No. 4 in LPD4, and the boys team is ranked No. 6 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune | Athletic.net

6. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 5 Holland Christian scored the game’s lone goal late to get past Allendale – FOX 17

7. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 7 Elk Rapids extended its winning streak to eight games with a victory over Kalkaska – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. VOLLEYBALL St. Clair Shores Lakeview defeated Lake Shore in four sets to claim the “Wars in the Shores” – Macomb Daily

9. GIRLS GOLF Otsego shot a 186 to edge Plainwell by a stroke in the latest Wolverine Conference jamboree – Joe Insider

10. BOYS TENNIS LPD3 No. 6 Holland Christian defeated Holland High 6-2 – Holland Sentinel