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: 2/3/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 3, 2026

1. ICE HOCKEY Huron Valley United clinched the Lakes Valley Conference title with a 6-5 overtime win over Division 3 No. 9 South Lyon Unified – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain defeated Beaverton 73-45 in a matchup of undefeated teams – Cadillac News

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Crystal Falls Forest Park avenged an earlier loss to Felch North Dickinson, 77-39 – My UP Now

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Mason County Central’s Cole VanderHaag reached 1,000 career points, although his team fell 70-48 to North Muskegon – Muskegon Chronicle

5. SKIING The Mattawan girls and Lake Charlevoix boys won Clare Invitational championships – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Hillsdale Academy won a key Southern Central Athletic Association East matchup over Waldron, 56-48 – Hillsdale Daily News

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kyrah Gray scored 33 points to lead Evart past Buckley 55-42 – Big Rapids Pioneer

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Pinconning played Bay City Central for the first time in a decade and won the matchup for the first time since 2002, 37-16 – Bay City Times

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Roscommon ended Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart’s nine-game winning streak with a 60-51 victory – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon Western Michigan Christian earned a notable 40-28 victory over Ravenna – Local Sports Journal