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: 2/11/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 11, 2026
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Hartland clinched its first Kensington Lakes Activities Association West title in nearly 20 years with a 43-42 win over Canton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Belleville clinched a share of the KLAA East title with a 56-54 win over Wayne Memorial – State Champs Sports Network
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Parma Western ran its Interstate 8 Athletic Conference winning streak to 25, clinching a share of the league title by downing Marshall 63-42 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Flint Powers Catholic locked up the Saginaw Valley League South title with a 56-45 win over Davison – Flint Journal
5. BOYS BASKETBALL South Lyon East claimed a share of the Lakes Valley Conference title with a 57-54 overtime win over Walled Lake Central – Oakland Press
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Au Gres-Sims took a major step in the North Star League Little Dipper with a 53-46 win over Mio – Bay City Times
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL East Lansing earned a key 42-34 win over DeWitt – Lansing State Journal
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Beaverton defeated Sanford Meridian 55-44 to move into a first-place tie in their Jack Pine Conference division – Midland Daily News
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fraser ran its winning streak to 11 with a 48-31 victory over Marysville and remained in first alone in the Macomb Area Conference Blue – Macomb Daily
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ishpeming downed Baraga 65-37 in a matchup of ranked teams – My UP Now