Today in the MHSAA: 10/19/17
October 19, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
Today's Top 10
1. Boys Soccer: Unranked Brighton eliminated top-ranked Ann Arbor Skyline in a Division 1 District Semifinal, 2-1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. Cross Country: Clare’s girls claimed their eighth straight Jack Pine Conference championship and the boys won their 10th consecutive; the girls are ranked No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, and the boys are No. 10 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
3. Boys Soccer: No. 2 Leland advanced to a Division 4 District Final with a 3-0 win over No. 15 Harbor Springs – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Cross Country: Zeeland West, Zeeland East (honorable mention in LPD2) and Holland’s boys all finished as co-champions in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green, while the LPD2 No. 7 Holland Christian girls won outright after sharing the title in 2016 – Holland Sentinel
5. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 10 Rochester downed No. 16 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 3-0 for the second straight time this season – Oakland Press
6. Boys Soccer: Roscommon edged Division 4 No. 19 Lincoln Alcona 4-3 in a District Semifinal – Alpena News
7. Volleyball: St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran earned its fourth straight league title in the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph White with a four-set win over Three Oaks River Valley – St. Joseph Herald Palladium
8. Cross Country: The Bangor boys and Bloomingdale girls clinched the inaugural Southwest 10 Conference championships – Sturgis Journal
Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 6 Hillsdale Academy needed a shootout but got past Jackson Christian in a District Semifinal – Hillsdale Daily News
10. Boys Soccer: Troy scored with fewer than three minutes to play to get past Birmingham Brother Rice 2-1 in Division 1 – Oakland Press
Also of note:
Girls Cross Country: From Tuesday, Quincy won its third straight Big 8 Conference championship – Coldwater Daily Reporter
Volleyball: From Tuesday, Class C No. 6 Adrian Madison claimed a share of the Tri-County Conference championship by going 1-1 in a doubleheader against Whitmore Lake – Adrian Daily Telegram
Did You See That? (May 6-12)
May 13, 2013
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
It matters not which school you support: All of us cheer on those who emerge from sad or challenging circumstances to return to the field of play. Those are stories with which we all identify, no matter where they take place or the athletes involved.
Grass Lake's Julia Covill and the Grayling golf team are among those we cheered on last week. Read on for why.
Good Read of the Week
One more race: A little more than a year ago, Julia Covill suffered a broken pelvis, shattered femur and a smattering of other injuries after losing control of her vehicle on a patch of black ice. The volleyball and track and field standout hadn’t participated in sports since – but returned to the track for one more race Tuesday to earn a final victory, even in crossing the finishing line of the 200-meter dash last. (Jackson Citizen-Patriot)
Boys Golf
Grayling returns to the course: Long drives and birdie putts were less significant details as Grayling returned to competition Wednesday for the first time since a car crash that rocked the northern Lower Peninsula, resulting in three deaths and five more hospitalizations. (Petoskey News)
TC West record falls: Cam Murray shot a 67 on Tuesday as Traverse City West won its Big North Conference event with a team score of 306. (Traverse City Record-Eagle)
Track and Field
Back on track: The Lake Linden-Hubbell boys and girls swept their home invitationals Friday in what was for many one of the first times those athletes had competed on a track this season thanks to lingering snow. (Houghton Daily Mining Gazette)
Down to the finish: The Battle Creek Lakeview boys and girls teams swept their Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference championship meets Friday, with the Lakeview boys clinching in dramatic fashion by securing a one-point win with a 1.23-second victory in the final event of the day. (Kalamazoo Gazette)
Boys Lacrosse
Haslett/Williamston takes big step: The Vikings earned their first Capital Area Activities Conference tournament championship with a 13-3 win over Holt, the three-time reigning champ that had beaten Haslett/Williamston 14-3 on April 27. The win pushed H/W into the No. 10 spot in today’s Division 2 state computer ranking. (Lansing State Journal)
Novi hangs on: Novi survived to win the Kensington Lakes Activities Association tournament championship game 7-6 after a last-second Brighton shot crossed the line just after time expired. (MLive Detroit)
Girls Tennis
FHN No. 1 again: Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern continued to own its league Saturday, although this time in a new division. The Huskies won the first-ever O-K Bronze tournament championship by four points over Ada Forest Hills Eastern. FHN has won nine straight league titles. (Grand Rapids Press)
Wrestling
Meet Mr. Wrestler: Fowlerville’s Adam Coon added to his impressive list of accomplishments – including becoming the 17th MHSAA wrestler to win four Finals championships – when he was named Mr. Wrestler by the Michigan Wrestling Association. (Livingston County Daily Press & Argus)
Upper Peninsula Hall of Fame
High school stars inducted: High school standouts brought back plenty of memories as this year’s class was inducted Sunday into the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame. (Marquette Mining Journal)
Boys Basketball
Root resigns after 30+ seasons: Longtime Flint Ainsworth and then Carman-Ainsworth basketball coach Bob Root resigned last week, potentially finishing a career that began at Flint Northern in 1978. (Flint Journal)