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: 5/27/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 27, 2026

1. BOYS GOLF No. 6 McBain Northern Michigan Christian claimed its first Regional title in this sport, edging No. 3 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian by five strokes in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – Cadillac News

2. GIRLS SOCCER No. 11 Rochester advanced to a Division 1 District Final by handing No. 2 Utica Eisenhower its lone loss, 1-0 – Oakland Press

3. BOYS LACROSSE Lake Orion came back from three goals down to clinch a Division 1 Regional title with a 10-8 win over Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Oakland Press

4. BOYS LACROSSE Mattawan downed Portage Northern 12-5 to clinch a Division 2 Regional title – WWMT

5. SOFTBALL Honorable mention Armada downed reigning Division 2 champion Richmond 4-0 in a District opener – Macomb Daily

6. BASEBALL Bay City All Saints swept Peck to finish a third-straight Big Thumb Conference Red title run – Bay City Times

7. BASEBALL Traverse City Central clinched the Big North Conference title with a sweep of Alpena – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 13 Hartland scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to get past Brighton 5-4 in a Division 1 District opener – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. SOFTBALL Taylor Schuberg tossed a no-hitter to lead No. 5 Morley Stanwood past Central Montcalm in a Division 3 District opener – Big Rapids Pioneer

10. BASEBALL Mount Pleasant upset No. 10 Midland Dow 7-5 in Division 1 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun