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: 10/28/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 28, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER No. 5 Holland avenged its lone regular-season loss, defeating No. 13 Hudsonville Unity Christian 3-0 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Holland Sentinel
2. BOYS SOCCER No. 3 Flint Powers Catholic downed No. 5 Frankenmuth 4-2 in Division 3 – Mid-Michigan Now
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 6 Warren De La Salle Collegiate got past No. 9 Detroit U-D Jesuit 2-1 in overtime – Macomb Daily
4. BOYS SOCCER Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice downed No. 14 Saginaw Heritage 2-0 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Oakland Press
5. BOYS SOCCER Dexter scored the game’s lone goal in a Division 2 win over No. 11 Coldwater – Ann Arbor News
6. BOYS SOCCER No. 14 Dearborn Divine Child edged No. 12 New Boston Huron 2-1 in overtime in Division 2 – Southgate News-Herald
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Gwinn earned a share of the Mid-Peninsula Conference title with a defeat of Ishpeming, the other co-champion – My UP Now
8. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett advanced in Division 4 with a 4-0 win over No. 9 Allen Park Inter-City Baptist – Southgate News-Herald
9. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 6 Leland advanced with a 4-0 win over No. 11 Harbor Springs – MI Sports Now
10. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Elk Rapids downed No. 13 Freeland 3-0 in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Also of note …
GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 8 Zeeland edged LPD3 No. 3 Holland Christian 95-91 – Holland Sentinel