Today in the MHSAA: 10/24/18

October 24, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

Boys Soccer Regionals kicked off Tuesday with a series of upsets, while a few more volleyball teams clinched west side or Upper Peninsula league championships.

1. Boys Soccer: Unranked East Kentwood dealt No. 7 Midland Dow its first and only loss, 1-0 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Midland Daily News

2. Boys Soccer: Unranked Grand Blanc scored in the closing minutes to eliminate No. 8 Brighton in Division 1, 2-1 – WJRT

3. Boys Soccer: Unranked Warren DeLaSalle won the shootout to get past No. 4 Berkley 2-1 in Division 1 – C&G Newspapers

4. Boys Soccer: No. 9 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood shut out No. 7 Fenton to advance in Division 2 – Oakland Press

5. Boys Soccer: No. 3 Kalamazoo Hackett won a matchup of ranked teams in Division 4, 5-0 over No. 8 Hartford – JoeInsider.com

6. Volleyball: Iron Mountain swept Ishpeming Westwood to add a Western Peninsula Athletic Conference title to its Mid-Peninsula Conference shared championship – Iron Mountain Daily News

7. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 7 Hamilton clinched a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green title with a sweep of Hudsonville Unity Christian – Holland Sentinel

8. Volleyball: Saugatuck clinched the Southwestern Athletic Conference Lakeshore title with a sweep of Martin – Holland Sentinel

9. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 10 Ann Arbor Skyline held off Canton 1-0 in Division 1 – We Love Ann Arbor

10. Boys Soccer: Tecumseh’s goal three minutes into overtime was the game winner in its 2-1 Division 2 win over Hamtramck – Adrian Daily Telegram

Also of note …

Volleyball: From Saturday, Division 3 No. 2 Bronson clinched its second straight Big 8 Conference title with a sweep of the league tournament – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Today in the MHSAA: 9/16/20

September 17, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Tuesday was highlighted by cross country races all over the state, with Charlevoix’s girls among winners serving notice they could belong in a championship chase.

1. Cross Country: Charlevoix’s girls outpaced Harbor Springs’ in a matchup of possible northern Michigan contenders, and Harbor Springs’ boys won another power-packed race; Harbor Springs’ teams both are ranked No. 14 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, with Charlevoix’s boys No. 11 and its girls unranked – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Cross Country: Marquette swept championships at the Kingsford Invitational; both teams are ranked No. 1 in UPD1 – Marquette Mining Journal

3. Cross Country: The Monroe Jefferson boys and Milan girls won Milan Puddle Jumpers Invitational championships – Monroe News

4. Volleyball: Pellston won an important early league matchup with Gaylord St. Mary – Petoskey News-Review

5. Boys Tennis: LPD2 No. 3 Birmingham Seaholm earned a 6-2 win over Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Oakland Press

6. Boys soccer: Traverse City West earned a solid “rivalry week” win, 4-0 over Traverse City Central – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. Volleyball: Constantine bounced back from losing the third and fourth sets to defeat Centreville in five – JoeInsider.com

8. Cross Country: Hart swept West Michigan Conference jamborees at Mason County Central; both Hart teams are No. 1 in LPD3 – Ludington Daily News

9. Volleyball: Jonesville opened league play with a five-set win over Union City – Hillsdale Daily News

10. Cross Country: Benzie Central swept Northwest Conference jamborees; Benzie’s girls are No. 3 and its boys No. 8 in LPD3 – Benzie County Record Patriot