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: 9/28/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 28, 2026
1. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Midland Dow – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – followed Amelia Mularz to another Tri-Cities Championship title – Saginaw News
2. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Gibraltar Carlson repeated as Downriver Classic champion – Southgate News-Herald
3. BOYS TENNIS Muskegon Mona Shores swept all eight flights at the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association city tournament – Local Sports Journal
4. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 4 Leland shut out No. 9 Harbor Springs 2-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. CROSS COUNTRY Munising swept championships at the Bay College Invitational; both are top-ranked in Upper Peninsula Division 2 – Escanaba Daily Press
6. CROSS COUNTRY The Mount Pleasant and LPD3 No. 7 (tie) Lake City girls and Midland Dow and LPD3 No. 14 Gladwin boys were team champions at the Cadillac Veterans Serving Veterans Invitational – Cadillac News
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Midland Dow finished 5-0 at the Chemic/Charger Challenge – Midland Daily News
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Deckerville went 4-0 to win the Harbor Beach Invitational – Huron Daily Tribune
9. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 No. 1 Ann Arbor Pioneer, Mason and LPD3 No. 7 (tie) Jackson Lumen Christi girls and LPD1 No. 5 Ann Arbor Skyline and LPD3 No. 1 Hanover-Horton boys were among team champions at the Jackson Invitational – Athletic.net
10. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD2 No. 10 Bloomfield Hills Marian, Charlevoix and Bear Lake girls and LPD2 No. 8 Petoskey, LPD3 No. 8 Charlevoix and Mesick boys won team titles at the Petoskey Kiwanis Invitational – Athletic.net