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: 10/8/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 8, 2026
1. GIRLS GOLF No. 2 Macomb Dakota claimed its first Regional title in this sport, winning in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Macomb Daily
2. GIRLS GOLF No. 5 Clarkston edged No. 4 Rochester Adams by two strokes to win their LPD1 Regional – Oakland Press
3. BOYS SOCCER Buchanan downed Berrien Springs 1-0 to clinch its first league title in this sport since 2003 – Niles Daily Star
4. BOYS TENNIS No. 3 Midland Dow won every flight to claim an 18th-straight Regional title, in LPD2 – Midland Daily News
5. GIRLS GOLF No. 2 Montague carded a 367 to win its LPD3 Regional – Local Sports Journal
6. BOYS SOCCER Ida downed Blissfield 5-0 to clinch a share of a fifth-straight Lenawee County Athletic Association title – Monroe News
7. BOYS SOCCER Mason avenged an earlier loss to DeWitt with a 2-1 win to claim the Capital Area Activities Conference Silver Cup – WLNS
8. CROSS COUNTRY Gaylord swept girls and boys Division 1-2 titles, and the LPD3 No. 9 Lake City and Bellaire girls and Traverse City St. Francis and Mackinaw City boys also were team champions at the Mancelona Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. BOYS SOCCER Riverview Gabriel Richard claimed the City Cup with a 2-0 win over Riverview High – Southgate News-Herald
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Davison defeated Grand Blanc in four sets at their outdoor match – WJRT