Today in the MHSAA: 10/23/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 23, 2026

1. BOYS SOCCER Kent City claimed its first District title in this sport, defeating Kingsley 2-1 in Division 3 – Grand Rapids Press

2. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked St. Joseph clinched a Division 2 District championship with a 2-0 win over No. 10 Edwardsburg – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

3. BOYS SOCCER Laingsburg defeated No. 15 Lansing Christian 1-0 to claim a Division 4 District title, its first since 2008 – Owosso Argus-Press

4. BOYS SOCCER DeWitt edged No. 3 Lansing Eastern 1-0 to clinch a Division 2 District championship – Lansing State Journal

5. BOYS SOCCER No. 9 Traverse City West advanced with a 1-0 District-clinching win over No. 11 Rockford in Division 1 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. CROSS COUNTRY Brownstown Woodhaven finished fourth-straight girls and third-straight boys Downriver League championships; the Woodhaven girls are ranked No. 11 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Southgate News-Herald

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Midland Dow swept Davison to clinch the Saginaw Valley League Tournament championship – Midland Daily News

8. BOYS SOCCER Kyle Jean became the winningest boys soccer coach in Bay County history as Bay City Western clinched its first District title in 12 years with a 3-1 win over Midland in Division 1 – Bay City Times

9. BOYS SOCCER Marquette clinched a Division 2 District championship with a 1-0 win over Petoskey – Upper Michigan’s Source

10. BOYS SOCCER No. 6 Warren De La Salle Collegiate handed Macomb Lutheran North its only loss in clinching a Division 2 District title – Macomb Daily

Also of note …

CROSS COUNTRY New Boston Huron’s girls and Carleton Airport’s boys completed Huron League championship runs – Monroe News

Today in the MHSAA: 9/23/20

September 23, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The official first day of Fall in Michigan saw ranked opponents facing off against some of their toughest opponents to date in volleyball and cross country, plus a league championship tournament in golf.

1. Volleyball: No. 6 Charlevoix won a matchup of Division 3 ranked teams, defeating No. 10 Traverse City St. Francis in five sets – Petoskey News-Review

2. Cross Country: The LPD3 No. 13 Grass Lake girls team handed Hanover-Horton its first league loss since 2015 – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

3. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 10 Traverse City West downed Division 2 No. 6 Cadillac 17-15 in the deciding fifth set for a key league win – Up North Live

4. Cross Country: Pinckney’s boys – ranked No. 13 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – edged LPD1 No. 12 Brighton 26-29, while the No. 4 Brighton girls held off unranked Pinckney’s by the same score – Livingston Daily

5. Volleyball: Rudyard ran its Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference winning streak to 43 matches with a 3-1 win over Pickford – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

6. Girls Golf: Adrian Lenawee Christian shot a 393 to win the Independent Golf League championship tournament – JTV

7. Girls Swimming & Diving: Grand Blanc celebrated seven event winners in a 104-82 team victory over Midland Dow; they are honorable mentions in Divisions 1 and 2, respectively – Midland Daily News

8. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 4 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian came back for a five-set win over Ludington – Local Sports Journal

9. Volleyball: Edwardsburg downed Dowagiac 3-1 in a matchup of first-place teams in the Wolverine Conference – Niles Daily Star

10. Boys Soccer: Chelsea improved to 7-0 with a 2-0 win over Melvindale, the reigning Division 2 runner-up – Ann Arbor News

Also of note …

Boys Tennis: From Monday, Lansing Catholic earned a share of the Capital Area Activities Conference White title with a 7-1 win over Ionia – Greenville Daily News

Boys Basketball: Mark Gainforth retired after 24 seasons coaching Unionville-Sebewaing and with a 423-133 record – Bay City Times