Today in the MHSAA: 10/28/16
October 28, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Three quarters of the MHSAA boys soccer semifinalists are set, and we gathered coverage from all 12 Regional Finals from Thursday, plus some key volleyball regular-season finales.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Boys Soccer
Division 1 No. 19 East Kentwood got past No. 16 Traverse City West 3-2 – Grand Rapids Press
Unranked Rochester won its first Regional title since 2002 with a 1-0 Division 1 win over No. 15 Grand Blanc – Oakland Press
No. 14 Novi moved on with a 1-0 win over No. 13 Salem in Division 1 – Observer & Eccentric
No. 11 Mattawan upset No. 8 Holland 3-0 in a Division 2 Regional Final – Kalamazoo Gazette
Division 1 No. 1 East Lansing got past No. 6 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern 1-0 – Grand Rapids Press
Unranked Fenton got past also-unranked Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 1-0 in Division 2 – Flint Journal
Dearborn Divine Child won another matchup of unranked teams in Division 2, 2-0 over Gibraltar Carlson – Dearborn Press & Guide
Top-ranked Grand Rapids Catholic Central edged No. 8 Paw Paw in Division 3 – Grand Rapids Press
Division 3 No. 12 Charlevoix downed Benzonia Benzie Central 4-0 for its first Regional title in boys soccer – Petoskey News-Review
Division 3 No. 4 Flint Powers Catholic returned to the Semifinals with a 2-0 win over No. 7 Clawson – Flint Journal
Unranked Muskegon Catholic Central continued its Division 4 run with a shootout win over No. 9 Grand Rapids Covenant Christian – Grand Rapids Press
Also in Division 4, No. 18 Kalamazoo Hackett downed No. 10 Lansing Christian 2-1 – Kalamazoo Gazette
Volleyball
Class B honorable mention Croswell-Lexington finished a second straight perfect run through the Blue Water Area Conference with a sweep of Armada – Port Huron Times Herald
Kingsford finished an undefeated season in the Great Northern Conference to claim that league’s championship – Iron Mountain Daily News
Unranked Hillsdale Academy dealt Class D honorable mention Camden-Frontier a five-set loss – Hillsdale Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 10/28/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 28, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER No. 5 Holland avenged its lone regular-season loss, defeating No. 13 Hudsonville Unity Christian 3-0 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Holland Sentinel
2. BOYS SOCCER No. 3 Flint Powers Catholic downed No. 5 Frankenmuth 4-2 in Division 3 – Mid-Michigan Now
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 6 Warren De La Salle Collegiate got past No. 9 Detroit U-D Jesuit 2-1 in overtime – Macomb Daily
4. BOYS SOCCER Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice downed No. 14 Saginaw Heritage 2-0 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Oakland Press
5. BOYS SOCCER Dexter scored the game’s lone goal in a Division 2 win over No. 11 Coldwater – Ann Arbor News
6. BOYS SOCCER No. 14 Dearborn Divine Child edged No. 12 New Boston Huron 2-1 in overtime in Division 2 – Southgate News-Herald
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Gwinn earned a share of the Mid-Peninsula Conference title with a defeat of Ishpeming, the other co-champion – My UP Now
8. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett advanced in Division 4 with a 4-0 win over No. 9 Allen Park Inter-City Baptist – Southgate News-Herald
9. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 6 Leland advanced with a 4-0 win over No. 11 Harbor Springs – MI Sports Now
10. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Elk Rapids downed No. 13 Freeland 3-0 in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Also of note …
GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 8 Zeeland edged LPD3 No. 3 Holland Christian 95-91 – Holland Sentinel