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: 9/9/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 9, 2022

1. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 2 Troy earned a 1-0 win over No. 3 Berkley in an Oakland Activities Association Red matchup of statewide contenders – Oakland Press

2. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 8 Coopersville swept Division 2 No. 10 Hudsonville Unity Christian in an Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue matchup also featuring state-ranked teams – FOX 17

3. CROSS COUNTRY The Ludington girls and Reed City boys won Leanna Wolf Geers Invitational titles in Scottville; Reed City is ranked No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – Local Sports Journal

4. VOLLEYBALL Lake Orion swept Division 2 No. 3 Detroit Country Day – Oakland Press

5. VOLLEYBALL Fenton earned a major win over reigning Flint Metro League Stripes champion Flushing, 3-1 – WJRT

6. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 6 Frankenmuth remained undefeated with sweeps of Swartz Creek, Midland and Freeland – Saginaw News

7. BOYS SOCCER Grand Blanc and Division 2 No. 7 Fenton played to a 1-1 draw – Mid-Michigan Now

8. VOLLEYBALL Brighton added to its winning streak over Hartland with a sweep – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. VOLLEYBALL Edwardsburg earned a four-set win over Niles – Niles Daily Star

10. VOLLEYBALL Holland Christian also needed four sets to defeat Hamilton – Holland Sentinel