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: 8/25/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 25, 2025

1. CROSS COUNTRY The Ann Arbor Pioneer and Hart girls and Traverse City West and Benzie Central boys won championships at the annual Pete Moss Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle | Athletic.net

2. VOLLEYBALL Cadillac won every set and all five matches on the way to clinching its home invitational title – Cadillac News

3. BOYS SOCCER Detroit Country Day downed Royal Oak 1-0 to clinch the 48th Paul Bartoshuk Invitational championship – Oakland Press

4. GIRLS GOLF Goodrich edged Grand Blanc by four strokes to win Midland Dow’s Frank Altimore Invitational – Midland Daily News

5. BOYS SOCCER Alma received three shutouts from freshman keeper Jackson Moeggenborg in winning its home tournament – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

6. VOLLEYBALL Kingsford swept Negaunee and then Hancock to win its invitational – Iron Mountain Daily News

7. VOLLEYBALL Edwardsburg finished 6-0 in winning the Richland Gull Lake Invitational – Niles Daily Star

8. VOLLEYBALL Reed City defeated Kent City to claim its invitational championship – Cadillac News

9. CROSS COUNTRY Eight champions were crowned at Grand Rapids South Christian’s Under the Lights Invitational – Athletic.net

10. VOLLEYBALL Mallory Woiteshek reached 1,000 career kills for Grand Haven during its Lakeshore Classic – Grand Haven Tribune