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: 11/7/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 7, 2025

1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL St. Clair Shores Lakeview clinched its first District championship in this sport with a four-set win over Warren Woods-Tower in Division 1 – Macomb Daily

2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention South Lyon avenged a regular-season loss in defeating No. 5 South Lyon East in five sets in Division 1 – Hometown Life

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Parma Western clinched a third-straight Division 2 District title with a sweep of No. 9 Marshall – Jackson Citizen Patriot

4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Oxford claimed its first District title since 2002 with a five-set win over honorable mention Clarkston in Division 1 – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Rockford continued its march in Division 1 with a sweep of No. 8 Lowell – Grand Rapids Press

6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Morley Stanwood lost the first set but won the next three to defeat Kent City and clinch a Division 3 District title – Big Rapids Pioneer

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Kingsley is a repeat District champ thanks to a sweep of honorable mention Manton – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 9 Onekama swept honorable mention Suttons Bay to claim a Division 4 District title – Up North Live

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Clinton Township Chippewa Valley claimed its first District title since 2014, defeating Utica in four sets in Division 1 – Macomb Daily

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Caledonia came back from two sets down to defeat Plainwell in a Division 1 District Final – Grand Rapids Press