Today in the MHSAA: 10/27/20
October 27, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Volleyball was the name of the only game in Michigan on Monday, with an annual meeting of northern powers topping today’s headliner list.
1. Volleyball: Three teams finished 2-1 at the annual ABCD quad featuring Division 3 No. 8 Traverse City St. Francis, Division 4 No. 2 Leland, Traverse City Central and Kingsley – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 4 Byron Center defeated Division 3 No. 4 North Muskegon 2-0, but the Norse did sweep Allendale – Local Sports Journal
3. Volleyball: Alma’s Alyssa Leister was honored for breaking the school’s kills record the previous Saturday during a Monday sweep of Shepherd – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
4. Volleyball: Corunna earned an emotion-fueled win against Ortonville Brandon – WJRT
5. Volleyball: Rudyard continued its unbeaten run through the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference with a sweep of Pickford – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
6. Volleyball: Mesick improved to 18-1 with a five-set win over Manton – Cadillac News
7. Volleyball: Goodrich earned a sweep against Lake Fenton – WJRT
8. Volleyball: Brimley came back after losing the first set to win the next three against Engadine – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
9. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 5 Utica Eisenhower downed Romeo 3-1 in Macomb Area Conference Red play – Macomb Daily
10. Volleyball: Buckley swept Brethren as both prepared for the postseason – Manistee News Advocate
Today in the MHSAA: 10/10/17
October 10, 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. Boys Tennis: Kalamazoo Christian, tied for No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 4, netted the championship at the combined Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph and Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
2. Boys Tennis: Byron Center closed out an Ottawa-Kent Conference Green championship just ahead of LPD3 No. 9 Zeeland East – Holland Sentinel
3. Boys Tennis: LPD4 No. 8 Ludington closed out an outright Coastal Conference championship by finishing four points ahead of runner-up Whitehall at the league tournament – Ludington Daily News
4. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 3 Leland clinched the Northwest Conference championship with a 5-1 win over Northport, which went into an interesting attack mode late trying to get the win and stay in the race – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. Girls Cross Country: Calumet freshman Clarity Gipp won the West Iron County Invitational just ahead of Chassell star Lela Rautiola; Chassell’s LPD3 No. 1 girls and Houghton’s LPD1 No. 1 boys won the team titles – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
6. Boys Tennis: LPD1 No. 10 Hudsonville also won an O-K league title, claiming the Red just ahead of Grandville – Grand Haven Tribune
7. Boys Soccer: Unranked Hartland won its seventh straight game, this time upsetting No. 9 Northville 1-0 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. Boys Soccer: Big Rapids moved into first place alone in the Central State Activities Association Gold with a 2-1 win over Newaygo, which had beaten Big Rapids earlier this season – Big Rapids News
9. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 17 Grand Haven improved to 10-3-3 with a 1-0 win over Rockford – Local Sports Journal
10. Track & Field: Livonia Churchill announced it will dedicate Friday its stadium field to first athletic director Larry Joiner and the track to successful coach Rick Austin – Observer & Eccentric