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: 2/3/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 3, 2026
1. ICE HOCKEY Huron Valley United clinched the Lakes Valley Conference title with a 6-5 overtime win over Division 3 No. 9 South Lyon Unified – Oakland Press
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain defeated Beaverton 73-45 in a matchup of undefeated teams – Cadillac News
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Crystal Falls Forest Park avenged an earlier loss to Felch North Dickinson, 77-39 – My UP Now
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Mason County Central’s Cole VanderHaag reached 1,000 career points, although his team fell 70-48 to North Muskegon – Muskegon Chronicle
5. SKIING The Mattawan girls and Lake Charlevoix boys won Clare Invitational championships – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Hillsdale Academy won a key Southern Central Athletic Association East matchup over Waldron, 56-48 – Hillsdale Daily News
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kyrah Gray scored 33 points to lead Evart past Buckley 55-42 – Big Rapids Pioneer
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Pinconning played Bay City Central for the first time in a decade and won the matchup for the first time since 2002, 37-16 – Bay City Times
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Roscommon ended Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart’s nine-game winning streak with a 60-51 victory – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon Western Michigan Christian earned a notable 40-28 victory over Ravenna – Local Sports Journal