Today in the MHSAA: 10/23/19

October 23, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Boys Soccer Regional Semifinals began in full force Tuesday across the state, and today’s list of achievers is filled with those results – with some volleyball and swimming & diving mixed in.

1. Boys Soccer: Top-ranked Grandville Calvin Christian edged reigning Division 4 champion and current No. 6 Leland 2-1 in a Regional Semifinal – MI Sports Now

2. Boys Soccer: No. 4 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian’s fourth straight postseason shutout came over No. 3 North Muskegon in another high-powered Division 4 Regional Semifinal – Local Sports Journal

3. Boys Soccer: No. 3 Grosse Ile won another of the biggest matchups in Regional Semifinal play, downing No. 7 Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard 6-0 – Southgate News-Herald

4. Boys Soccer: No. 4 Mattawan moved on in Division 2 with a 4-1 win over No. 10 DeWitt – Lansing State Journal

5. Boys Soccer: No. 5 Dansville got past No. 14 Hartford 2-0 in a Division 4 Regional Semifinal – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

6. Volleyball: Midland Dow finished a perfect run to the Saginaw Valley League North title with a sweep of rival Midland – Midland Daily News

7. Boys Soccer: No. 7 Detroit Catholic Central came back from an early 1-0 deficit to get past Clarkston 2-1 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Observer & Eccentric

8. Girls Swimming & Diving: Zeeland, an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 1, downed LPD2 No. 9 Byron Center 105-73 – Holland Sentinel

9. Boys Soccer: No. 2 Troy Athens advanced to a Division 1 Regional Final with a 4-0 win over Warren De La Salle Collegiate – Oakland Press

10. Boys Soccer: Clinton Township Chippewa Valley went to overtime to get past Rochester Adams 2-1 in Division 1 – Oakland Press

Also of note …

Football: The southwestern football community is mourning the death of longtime Galesburg-Augusta football coach Bill Maskill, who when he retied after the 1991 season was the all-time winningest coach in the sport in Michigan high school history – WWMT

Volleyball: From Monday, Bellaire swept Johannesburg-Lewiston to claim a share of the Ski Valley Conference championship, its first league title in this sport – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Today in the MHSAA: 1/10/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 10, 2025

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tecumseh downed Chelsea in a matchup of undefeated teams in the Southeastern Conference White – Ann Arbor News

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Trey McKenney scored 37 points but Orchard Lake St. Mary’s fell to IMG Academy 67-62 – Oakland Press

3. Halen McLaughlin became Sanford Meridian’s all-time leading scorer during a win over Pinconning – Midland Daily News

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sophia Bussell reached 1,000 career points in a 63-42 win over Ann Arbor Pioneer – Monroe News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Harbor Springs won big over Elk Rapids and as Olivia Flynn pulled within 23 points of 2,000 for her career – Up North Live

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Riverview handed New Boston Huron its first defeat, 51-41 – Southgate News-Herald

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Evart handed LeRoy Pine River its first loss, 71-55 – Big Rapids Pioneer

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Lansing Waverly delivered Okemos’ first loss, 48-45 – Lansing State Journal

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grass Lake also delivered Michigan Center’s first defeat, 56-46 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Berrien Springs moved into first place alone in the Lakeland Conference with a 69-51 win over Benton Harbor – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium