Today in the MHSAA: 10/24/17
October 24, 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. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 5 Farmington Hills Mercy returned to the Detroit Catholic League A-B championship match after finishing runner-up a year ago, and this time left victorious with a four-set win over No. 7 Bloomfield Hills Marian – Oakland Press
2. Volleyball: Class C honorable mention Wixom St. Catherine improved to 32-2-2 with a Detroit Catholic League C-D championship win over Allen Park Cabrini – Southgate News Herald
3. Officials: With their father Tony Joostberns, Stefanie (Joostberns) Jones and sister Amy Joostberns help make up a notable and inspiring football officiating crew in the Lansing area. They are two of 14 women registered to officiate that sport (out of more than 2,300 football officials total) this season – Lansing State Journal
4. Football: Flat Rock is in the playoffs for the first time since 1990 and without one of its best in Sameer Tayeb, a two-way starter on the field now contributing instead from the sidelines – Monroe Evening News
5. Volleyball: Class B No. 7 Kingsley went undefeated at a strong Traverse City Central ABCD quad with wins over the Trojans, Class C honorable mention Traverse City St. Francis and Class D No. 2 Leland – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 14 Grand Haven and Division 4 No. 3 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian made it through tough Districts to earn Regional opportunities this week – Grand Haven Tribune
7. Volleyball: Class D No. 5 Onaway split against larger opponents Monday, falling to Sault Ste. Marie but winning close over Cheboygan – Alpena News
8. Volleyball: Berrien Springs improved to .500 on the season with first and second-set comebacks against St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
9. Volleyball: L’Anse came back from losing the first set to win the next three and down Baraga – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
10. Volleyball: Alpena ran off wins over the final two sets to win in four over Ogemaw Heights – Alpena News
Also of note …
Cross Country: From Saturday, Marshall’s boys and Parma Western’s girls won Interstate 8 Athletic Conference championships; Coldwater’s Shuaib Aljabaly won his second straight individual title – Coldwater Daily Reporter
Today in the MHSAA: 2/13/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 13, 2025
1. WRESTLING Charlevoix defeated Rudyard and Powers North Central in their Division 4 Regional to earn its first trip to the MHSAA Team Quarterfinals – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. WRESTLING Ogemaw Heights earned its first Regional title since 1998, downing Kalkaska and Gladstone in Division 3 – Bay City Times
3. WRESTLING No. 8 Rockford defeated Grand Haven and No. 9 Hudsonville to advance in Division 1 – WOOD TV
4. GIRLS BOWLING Ravenna dominated the team and individual competitions at the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association Tournament – Local Sports Journal
5. HOCKEY Traverse City West downed Central 2-1 to create a three-way tie for first in the Big North Conference with Petoskey as well and one league game remaining for all three – Up North Live
6. WRESTLING Warren Woods Tower advanced to the Division 2 Quarterfinals with Regional wins over Grosse Pointe North and Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice – Macomb Daily
7. WRESTLING No. 6 Freeland defeated North Branch and Gaylord to win a Division 2 Regional title – Saginaw News
8. WRESTLING No. 3 Fowlerville defeated Adrian and Eaton Rapids to claim a Division 2 Regional championship – Lansing State Journal
9. WRESTLING Macomb Dakota advanced in Division 1 with Regional win over Fraser and St. Clair Shores Lakeview – Macomb Daily
10. WRESTLING No. 7 New Boston Huron in Division 2 and top-ranked Dundee in Division 3 also won Regional titles – Monroe News