Today in the MHSAA: 10/22/18

October 22, 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.

Lower Peninsula Girls Golf, Boys Tennis and Upper Peninsula Cross Country Finals dominated the non-football headlines this weekend, and you'll find coverage of all on Second Half. Today's "Today" list instead includes 10 headliners of note from District boys soccer, league volleyball and LP cross country. 

1. Boys Soccer: Unranked Utica Ford upset top-ranked Troy Athens 1-0 to win a Division 1 District title – Macomb Daily

2. Boys Soccer: No. 2 Grand Rapids Christian downed No. 5 Holland Christian 4-1 in a Division 2 District Final – Holland Christian

3. Boys Soccer: No. 5 Detroit Catholic Central prevailed in a Division 1 District Final 3-2 in overtime over No. 9 Novi – Observer & Eccentric

4. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 9 North Muskegon downed Division 2 No. 10 Whitehall to win the West Michigan Conference Tournament championship and a share of the overall league title – Local Sports Journal

5. Boys Soccer: Griffin Doran’s goal gave Haslett a 1-0 Division 2 win over DeWitt and its first District boys soccer title since 1999 – Lansing State Journal

6. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 3 Kalamazoo Hackett won its eighth straight District title, downing Battle Creek Calhoun Christian – JoeInsider.com

7. Cross Country: Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart swept championships at the annual Class D championship meet; both teams are ranked No. 2 in LPD4 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

8. Volleyball: Division 3 honorable mention Muskegon Western Michigan Christian came back multiple times to get past Ludington and win the Lakes 8 Conference Tournament – Local Sports Journal

9. Cross Country: The Hudson girls (LPD4 T-No. 10) and Erie-Mason boys clinched Lenawee County Athletic Association championships – Adrian Daily Telegram

10. Boys Soccer: Muskegon Orchard View outlasted rival Oakridge 5-4 to claim a Division 3 District championship – Local Sports Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 2/5/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 5, 2025

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Reigning Division 2 champion Warren Lincoln handed Division 1 contender Detroit U-D Jesuit its first loss, 66-65 – Macomb Daily

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Hillsdale Will Carleton Academy clinched its first league title in more than a decade with a 49-36 win over Marshall Academy – Hillsdale Daily News

3. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING No. 4 Spring Lake downed No. 5 Grand Rapids Christian 100-86 in a matchup of top teams in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – Local Sports Journal

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Blanc handed Flint Powers Catholic its first loss, 71-69, on a buzzer beater – Flint Journal

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Allendale handed the first loss this season to Greenville, 67-60 – Grand Rapids Press

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL June Fitzpatrick went over 1,000 career points during East Jordan’s 44-26 win over Mancelona – Petoskey News-Review

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rayah Hitt reached 1,000 career points as Parma Western defeated Williamston 55-33 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Victoria Gray reached 1,000 career points in Temperance Bedford’s 46-20 win over Monroe – Monroe News

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Jake Champagne scored a school-record 45 points to lead Oxford past Lake Orion 79-67 in double overtime – Oakland Press

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Undefeated Negaunee held on for a 37-31 win over Calumet – Upper Michigan’s Source