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: 11/6/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 6, 2025
1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Zeeland East avenged a 2024 District Final loss with a four-set Division 1 District Semifinal win over Holland West Ottawa – Holland Sentinel
2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL West Iron County upset honorable mention Calumet in five sets in Division 3 – The Keweenaw Report
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Romeo came back from a 2-1 deficit to get past Rochester Hills Stoney Creek in Division 1 – Macomb Daily
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL St. Joseph avenged a regular-season loss to Portage Northern with a four-set win in Division 1 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Battle Creek Harper Creek hung on for a five-set win over Vicksburg in Division 2 – Battle Creek Enquirer
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Cadillac advanced in Division 1 with a sweep of Midland Dow – Up North Live
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Macomb L’Anse Creuse North twice came back from one-set deficits to get past New Boston Huron in Division 1 – Macomb Daily
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Chelsea won the first set but Adrian Madison won the next three in a Division 2 win – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Bad Axe came back from a 2-1 deficit to get past Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker in five in Division 3 – Huron Daily Tribune
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Johannesburg-Lewiston lost the first set but held on for all five to get past East Jordan in Division 3 – Petoskey News-Review