Today in the MHSAA: 10/22/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 22, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Troy clinched a Division 1 District championship with 4-2 win over No. 8 Birmingham Seaholm – Oakland Press
2. BOYS SOCCER Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood claimed a fifth-straight District title with a shootout win over No. 8 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s in Division 2 – Oakland Press
3. BOYS SOCCER No. 14 Saginaw Heritage secured its first District title in 19 years, downing Grand Blanc 1-0 in Division 1 – WNEM
4. CROSS COUNTRY The Traverse City Central girls and West boys – the latter ranked No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – won Big North Conference championship races – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. CROSS COUNTRY The Midland Dow girls and LPD2 No. 8 Midland High boys claimed Saginaw Valley League titles – Midland Daily News Girls | Boys
6. BOYS SOCCER Byron Center won its second-straight District game by shootout, this time to down Portage Northern and clinch a Division 1 title – Grand Rapids Press
7. CROSS COUNTRY Holland Christian swept Ottawa-Kent Conference Black championships races; the Holland Christian girls and boys teams are both ranked No. 1 in LPD2 – Holland Sentinel
8. BOYS SOCCER Allen Park avenged a September loss with a 2-1 District-clinching victory in Division 1 – Southgate News-Herald
9. BOYS SOCCER Fenton got past Goodrich in a shootout to clinch a Division 2 District title – WJRT
10. CROSS COUNTRY Breckenridge swept Mid-State Activities Conference championships, and the Clare girls and Shepherd boys won in the Jack Pine Conference; Breckenridge’s girls are No. 6 in LPD4, the Huskies’ boys are No. 2, and Shepherd’s boys are No. 11 in LPD2 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Today in the MHSAA: 1/8/20
January 8, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Tuesday’s statewide basketball slate had just about everything, from matchups between championship contenders to historic wins, record breakers and buzzer beaters.
1. Girls Basketball: Detroit Edison downed East Lansing 56-39 in a matchup of championship contenders in Divisions 2 and 1, respectively – Detroit News
2. Girls Basketball: Farmington Hills Mercy’s fourth-quarter run gave it a 46-34 win over Bloomfield Hills Marian in a matchup of Catholic League Central rivals that both entered unbeaten – Observer & Eccentric
3. Boys Basketball: Escanaba earned its first win over Marquette since 2010, 63-56 – Escanaba Daily Press
4. Boys Basketball: Warren De La Salle Collegiate edged Eastpointe 64-61 in a matchup of the Nos. 1 and 2-ranked teams, respectively, in Monday’s Division 1 MPR posting – Macomb Daily
5. Girls Basketball: Pittsford held on to move to 8-0 with a 43-40 win over Reading – Hillsdale Daily News
6. Girls Basketball: Martin’s 52-19 win over West Michigan Aviation Academy gave the Clippers their best start at 7-0 since 1997 – FOX 17
7. Boys Basketball: Pellston’s Blake Cassidy has been one of the state’s top scorers this winter, and he put up a career-high 45 points in Tuesday’s 65-58 win over Johannesburg-Lewiston – Petoskey News-Review
8. Girls Basketball: White Pigeon’s Claycee West broke her school scoring record with 41 points in a 58-39 win over Marcellus – JoeInsider.com
9. Boys Basketball: Ferndale came back to hand North Farmington its first defeat of the season, 52-48 – MLive-Detroit
10. Boys Basketball: Onsted handed Blissfield its first loss 55-53 on a buzzer beater by Cooper Lake – Adrian Daily Telegram
Also of note …
Football: Cassopolis coach Dan Purlee has resigned after eight seasons leading the program to a 70-22 record and two MHSAA Semifinals – South Bend Tribune