Today in the MHSAA: 10/20/17

October 20, 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. Football: Bellevue is having an incredible first season of 8-player football, and quarterback Gino Costello is building on an already impressive effort with a heavy heart after his mom died after a fight with cancer at the start of this month – Battle Creek Enquirer

2. Football: West Bloomfield kicker Nick O’Shea lost his father unexpectedly from a heart attack just 10 days ago. But how he and West Bloomfield’s coaches and players have rallied is also truly inspiring – Detroit Free Press

3. Volleyball: Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian finished a perfect run through the Northern Lakes Conference with a sweep of Vanderbilt – Petoskey News-Review

4. Volleyball: Class B No. 8 Spring Lake clinched a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue title with a win over Comstock Park – Grand Haven Tribune

5. Boys Soccer: No. 7 Coldwater earned a rematch with No. 6-ranked Marshall by getting past perennial power Mason 2-0 to advance in Division 2 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

6. Volleyball: Class C No. 8 Unionville-Sebewaing clinched its sixth Greater Thumb Conference West title in seven seasons with a four-set win over Reese – Huron Daily Tribune

7. Cross Country: The Highland Milford girls (No. 10 in LPD1) and White Lake Lakeland boys (No. 5 in LPD1) clinched the inaugural Lakes Valley Conference championships – Observer & Eccentric Girls | Boys

8. Boys Soccer: Walled Lake Northern dealt rival Division 1 No. 15 Walled Lake Central a draw this year as the Vikings finished 15-0-1 in the Lakes Valley Conference, but Central avenged that tie with a 3-0 Division 1 win – Oakland Press

9. Volleyball: Houghton claimed the Copper Spike traveling trophy for the fourth straight season with a sweep of rival Hancock – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

10. Conference realignment: The Western Peninsula Athletic Conference is set to expand significantly with most of the Upper Peninsula’s 11-player football schools filling out the league – Marquette Mining Journal

Today In The MHSAA: 4/28/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 28, 2022

1. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 2 Richland Gull Lake edged Division 1 No. 9 Portage Central 1-0 – Kalamazoo Gazette

2. TRACK & FIELD The Zeeland East girls – ranked No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – and West boys won their annual matchup of neighbors that also are among statewide powers – Holland Sentinel Girls | Boys

3. BASEBALL Homer improved to 14-0 with a sweep of Quincy including a walk-off win in the opener – Jackson Citizen Patriot

4. GIRLS LACROSSE Huron Valley United broke away from South Lyon United with 11 straight goals in a 17-9 win – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS SOCCER Clio made its move in the Flint Metro League with a 3-0 win over first-place Fenton – Mid-Michigan Now

6. GIRLS SOCCER Muskegon Western Michigan Christian continues to lead the Lakes 8 Conference after a 3-1 win over Muskegon Orchard View – MuskegonSports.com

7. GIRLS SOCCER St. Joseph scored the game’s only goal late in a 1-0 win over Portage Northern – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

8. GIRLS TENNIS Bay City John Glenn edged Essexville Garber 5-3 – Bay City Times

9. TRACK & FIELD The Remus Chippewa Hills girls and Big Rapids boys earned three-meet sweeps in league competition – Big Rapids Pioneer

10. BASEBALL Erie Mason swept a key league doubleheader 4-3 and 8-5 over Petersburg Summerfield – Monroe News