Today in the MHSAA: 10/26/17

October 26, 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: Beaverton clinched its first Jack Pine Conference title ever with sweeps of Harrison, Roscommon and Farwell – Midland Daily News

2. Boys Soccer: No. 15 Walled Lake Central took No. 10 Rochester to a shootout in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal and closed out a 3-2 win – Oakland Press

3. Boys Soccer: Muaz Asperger scored twice during overtime to lead Grand Blanc to a Division 1 Regional Semifinal win over Midland Dow – Midland Daily News

4. Volleyball: Class C honorable mention Saginaw Valley Lutheran won a match of undefeated Tri-Valley Conference West teams, claiming the league title with a four-set victory over St. Louis – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

5. Volleyball: Morley Stanwood clinched an outright Central State Activities Association White title with a five-set win over White Cloud – Big Rapids News

6. Volleyball: Class D honorable mention Rogers City swept Posen and No. 5 Onaway to claim a third straight Presque Isle Championship title – Alpena News

7. Volleyball: Coldwater finished an undefeated Interstate 8 Athletic Conference season with a sweep of Hastings – Coldwater Daily Reporter

8. Volleyball: Class B No. 9 Freeland finished a perfect run through the Tri-Valley Conference Central with a sweep of Midland Bullock Creek – Saginaw News

9. Volleyball: Class C No. 1 Bronson and honorable mention Mendon both claimed wins over Battle Creek St. Philip and Sturgis to close their regular seasons – Sturgis Journal

10. Volleyball: Harbor Beach swept the Bad Axe quad with wins over the host Hachets, Deckerville and Sandusky – Huron Daily Tribune

Also of note …

Volleyball: Corunna won a five-set match over Goodrich to claim a second straight Genesee Area Conference Red title – Owosso Argus-Press

Today in the MHSAA: 12/7/17

December 7, 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. Hockey: Division 1 No. 2 Detroit Catholic Central downed Division 3 No. 4 Warren DeLaSalle 3-0 in a matchup of Catholic League Central and statewide powers – Observer & Eccentric

2. Hockey: Staying in the Catholic League Central, Division 1 No. 3 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s downed Division 2 No. 4 Birmingham Brother Rice 5-2 – Oakland Press

3. Wrestling: As Division 1 No. 4 Hartland opened with a sweep of Flushing and Lake Orion, an Eagles senior celebrated a return to the mat after two seasons away – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. Boys Swimming & Diving: Okemos, an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 2, won the annual Howard Comstock Waverly Relays, anticipating it as the start to what could be a special season for the Chiefs – Lansing State Journal

5. Girls Basketball: Rickea Jackson scored 30 points to lead reigning Class C champ Detroit Edison Public School Academy past Detroit East English 89-47 – Detroit News

6. Hockey: Division 2 No. 10 Midland Dow scored four unanswered goals during the third period to get past rival Midland 5-1 – Midland Daily News

7. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 3 Remus Chippewa Hills has high expectations this season and started things out with a 46-20 win over Traverse City West – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

8. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 7 Stevensville Lakeshore opened its season with a loss, but not before giving undefeated Mishawaka, Ind., a tough challenge, 37-29 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. Hockey: The ice surface at USA Hockey Arena – home to the MHSAA Finals – was renamed for former Detroit Catholic Central goalie Mitchel Kiefer, who died in a car crash with a distracted driver in 2016 after helping the Shamrocks to a Division 1 championship earlier that year – Observer & Eccentric

10. Wrestling: New Baltimore Anchor Bay dedicated its wrestling mat to former standout Larry Rybarz III, who won more than 200 matches during his high school career and died in a car crash in August at age 24 – Macomb Daily