Today in the MHSAA: 10/23/17

October 23, 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. Girls Golf: Harbor Springs claimed its first MHSAA Finals championship, and Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern claimed its first since 1982 on Saturday; Traverse City West also won for the second time in three years and Macomb Lutheran North won for the second year in a row but in a new division – Second Half

2. Boys Tennis: Okemos finished undefeated to claim its first MHSAA Finals title in a decade, while Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood and Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett repeated and Bloomfield Hills High School locked down its second title in three seasons – Second Half

3. Boys Cross Country: New champions rose at the Upper Peninsula Finals as Houghton, Bessemer Gogebic and Brimley claimed titles – Second Half

4. Girls Cross Country: Marquette, St. Ignace and Chassell claimed the girls titles at the Upper Peninsula Finals, St. Ignace for the first time in Division 2 and ahead of three-time reigning champion Ishpeming – Second Half

5. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 3 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian claimed a District title with a 2-0 win over top-ranked Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian – Local Sports Journal

6. Boys Soccer: Division 2 No. 7 Coldwater claimed its first District title in boys soccer with a 3-2 overtime win over rival and No. 6-ranked Marshall, which had beaten Coldwater twice this fall – Coldwater Daily Reporter

7. Cross Country: The Traverse City West girls, No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, finished two points ahead of rival and No. 5-ranked Central to win the Northern Michigan Cross Country Championships; West also won the boys title, by 60 points – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. Cross Country: The St. Clair boys, No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, finished off a Macomb Area Conference White championship and also won the overall MAC title finishing ahead of 35 others from the league’s various divisions – Port Huron Times Herald

9. Volleyball: Class D No. 10 Muskegon Catholic Central won its first volleyball league title, downing Ludington and Manistee to claim the Lakes 8 Conference tournament and overall championships – Local State Journal

10. Boys Soccer: Midland Dow improved to 22-3-1 with a 1-0 Division 1 District Final win over Traverse City Central after losing in District Finals the last two seasons – Midland Daily News

Also of note ...

Volleyball: Class C top-ranked Bronson moved into the Big 8 Conference this season and finishing the volleyball league season by winning the conference tournament and outright title – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Volleyball: Whitehall beat Hart and Class C honorable mentions Shelby and Ravenna at the West Michigan Conference tournament to claim the overall league title – Local State Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 9/18/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 18, 2026

1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 2 Warren De La Salle Collegiate edged Division 1 No. 13 Detroit Catholic Central 2-1 – Macomb Daily

2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Lizzie Risdon reached 1,000 career kills in Division 1 honorable mention Zeeland East’s sweep of Division 2 honorable mention Holland Christian – Holland Sentinel

3. BOYS SOCCER Grand Haven scored four-second half goals in a 5-1 win over Grandville – Grand Haven Tribune

4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL After seeing a 2-0 lead evaporate, Midland Dow hung on for a five-set win over Mount Pleasant – Midland Daily News

5. CROSS COUNTRY Okemos swept Chesaning Invitational championships – Saginaw News

6. BOYS SOCCER Tyler Standfest had six points in Division 3 No. 4 Elk Rapids’ win over Kalkaska – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Midland twice came back down a set to defeat Bay City Western in five – Midland Daily News

8. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 top-ranked St. Joseph downed Battle Creek Lakeview 4-2 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. BOYS SOCCER Saline edged Temperance Bedford 1-0 – Saline Post

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL LeRoy Pine River swept Shelby and Kalkaska – Cadillac News