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: 1/12/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 12, 2026
1. BOYS BASKETBALL East Lansing followed KJ Torbert to an 80-71 win over Rockford in a matchup of the two top-ranked teams in Division 1 at the GottaGetIt Classic in East Kentwood – Lansing State Journal
2. BOWLING The Macomb Dakota girls and St. Clair Shores Lake Shore boys won Macomb County championships – Macomb Daily Girls | Boys
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Cam Ryans became Grand Rapids Northview’s all-time leading scorer during a 43-41 overtime win over Grand Rapids South Christian – Grand Rapids Press
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mariah Sain reached 1,000 career points in Muskegon’s 52-37 win over Hudsonville – Muskegon Chronicle
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Addy Rhodes went over 1,000 career points in Grandville Calvin Christian’s 54-31 win over Wyoming Kelloggsville – Grand Rapids Press
6. COMPETITIVE CHEER Allen Park continued its first-place run through this season with the championship at its 20-team invitational – Southgate News-Herald
7. ICE HOCKEY Division 1 top-ranked Howell defeated Division 2 No. 8 Alpena 5-4 and No. 3 Grandville 4-2 at the Rick Deneweth Memorial Showcase in Traverse City – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Battle Creek Lakeview – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – ran its All-City championship streak to 35 years – Battle Creek Enquirer
9. WRESTLING Division 4 No. 6 LeRoy Pine River finished 5-0 to win its Fallen Bucks Memorial Tournament, defeating Central Montcalm in the final – Cadillac News
10. WRESTLING Battle Creek Harper Creek repeated as All-City champion – Battle Creek Enquirer