Today in the MHSAA: 10/2/18
October 2, 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. Girls Golf: Sisters Anika and Anci Dy tied for first to lead Traverse City West, No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, to the Traverse City Central Invitational title, which also secured the Titans their fourth straight Big North Conference championship – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 8 Midland Dow tied rival Midland 1-1 to clinch its third straight Saginaw Valley League championship – Midland Daily News
3. Boys Soccer: Novi upended Division 1 No. 9 Canton 2-1 to pull closer to the league-leading Chiefs in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West – Observer & Eccentric
4. Girls Golf: St. Joseph battled tough weather to win the South Haven Invitational, with LPD4 No. 5 Kalamazoo Hackett second – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
5. Girls Golf: Tecumseh held off Adrian Madison to win the Lenawee County Invitational – Adrian Daily Telegram
6. Boys Soccer: Melvindale added a second win this season over Gibraltar Carlson to improve to 12-2-1 – Southgate News-Herald
7. Boys Soccer: Flint Powers Catholic handed the second loss this season to Flint Carman-Ainsworth, 3-1 – Flint Journal
8. Boys Soccer: Charlevoix finished its second win over Harbor Springs this season with the go-ahead goal during the closing minutes of a 2-1 victory – Petoskey News-Review
9. Boys Soccer: After falling to Hillsdale Academy 4-2 earlier this season, Hillsdale battled back to a 1-1 tie in the rematch – Hillsdale Daily News
10. Boys Soccer: Buckley held on for another close league win, 3-2 over Kingsley – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Today in the MHSAA: 10/15/19
October 15, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Boys Soccer Districts rolled on Monday with a number of championship matchups set, but the biggest headlines were made by a few more league champions crowned in girls golf and cross country.
1. Girls Golf: Harbor Springs – top-ranked in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – shot a 358 and edged LPD1 No. 9 Traverse City West on the fifth-score tie-breaker in an event that doubled as an invite and the Big North Conference Tournament, with the Titans emerging as the BNC champion – Petoskey News-Review
2. Cross Country: The UPD2 top-ranked Ishpeming boys and Westwood girls dominated the individual top-10 standings in their races on the way to claiming team titles at the Mid-Peninsula Conference championship meet – Escanaba Daily Press
3. Boys Soccer: Unionville-Sebewaing and Frankenmuth went through six rounds of a shootout before the Patriots emerged with a Division 3 District win – Huron Daily Tribune
4. Boys Soccer: Ludington advanced in Division 3 with a 2-0 overtime win over Big Rapids – Ludington Daily News
5. Boys Soccer: No. 15 Midland Calvary Baptist won its first MHSAA Tournament game, 4-0 over Alcona in a Division 4 District Semifinal – Midland Daily News
6. Boys Soccer: Lake Orion moved on in Division 1 with a 2-0 win over Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily
7. Boys Soccer: No. 6 East Lansing got past St. Johns 2-0 in a Division 2 District Semifinal – Lansing State Journal
8. Boys Soccer: No. 12 New Baltimore Anchor Bay also earned a 2-0 shutout, in Division 1 over Macomb L’Anse Creuse North – Macomb Daily
9. Boys Soccer: Dowagiac moved on in Division 3 with a 3-1 win over Berrien Springs – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
10. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 9 Morley Stanwood swept Big Rapids in its final home match of this season – Big Rapids News
Also of note …
Softball: Muskegon Oakridge coach Joe Coletta stepped down with a 267-122 record over 13 seasons leading the program – Muskegon Chronicle