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: 5/12/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 12, 2026
1. GIRLS SOCCER Howard City Tri County's Savanah Thompson became the MHSAA's career goals leader with three more against Reed City – WZZM
2. GIRLS SOCCER New Boston Huron clinched a third-straight Huron League title with a 7-4 win over Carleton Airport – Monroe News
3. LACROSSE Hartland’s boys and Brighton’s girls both locked up Kensington Lakes Activities Association overall titles with wins over Plymouth – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. BOYS GOLF Taleon Guess won the Monroe County championship tournament for the third time and led Temperance Bedford to a second-straight team title – Monroe News
5. GIRLS SOCCER Holland Black River clinched the Southwestern Athletic Conference Lakeshore title with a 2-1 win over South Haven – Holland Sentinel
6. BOYS GOLF Orchard Lake St. Mary’s – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – and Macomb Lutheran North’s Lance Milton were Catholic High School League Bishop champions – Macomb Daily
7. BASEBALL Saline took over first in the Southeastern Conference Red with a sweep of Division 1 No. 11 Dexter – Ann Arbor News
8. BASEBALL Frankenmuth and Division 2 No. 12 Freeland split in the Tri-Valley Conference Red – Saginaw News
9. BASEBALL Division 4 No. 2 Portland St. Patrick swept No. 10 Fowler – Lansing State Journal
10. SOFTBALL Two days after falling to Division 3 honorable mention Gladstone in tournament play, Division 2 honorable mention Escanaba earned a league sweep – Upper Michigan’s Source