Today in the MHSAA: 10/28/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 28, 2022

1. BOYS SOCCER No. 3 Rockford earned its first Regional championship in this sport, downing Portage Central 2-1 in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press

2. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Detroit Catholic Central edged No. 6 Clarkston 2-1 to clinch a Division 1 Regional title – Oakland Press

3. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Richland Gull Lake capped its Division 2 Regional title run with a 2-0 win over No. 9 DeWitt – Battle Creek Enquirer

4. BOYS SOCCER No. 9 Elk Rapids earned a third-straight Regional title with a 1-0 win over Alma in Division 3 – Up North Live

5. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern is advancing in Division 2 after a 2-1 win over No. 7 East Grand Rapids – FOX 17

6. BOYS SOCCER Ann Arbor Greenhills defeated No. 3 Lansing Christian 1-0 in Division 4, and No. 10 Salem got past No. 14 Saline 1-0 in Division 1 – Ann Arbor News

7. VOLLEYBALL Linden clinched its first overall Flint Metro League championship in volleyball with a 3-1 victory over Lake Fenton – WJRT

8. VOLLEYBALL Kinde North Huron claimed the North Central Thumb League Stars championship with a four-set win over Peck – Huron Daily Tribune

9. BOYS SOCCER No. 8 Rochester Adams edged New Baltimore Anchor Bay 3-2 in a Division 1 Regional Final – Macomb Daily

10. BOYS SOCCER No. 5 Holland Christian moved on in Division 3 with a 5-0 win over Paw Paw – Holland Sentinel

Today in the MHSAA: 8/20/20

August 21, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

After five months filled with anxiety and uncertainty, high school sports returned to Michigan on Wednesday and Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern's Lilia Henkel gave us all something to immediately cheer about. 

1. Girls Golf: Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern was the biggest winner on the first day of high school sports since March, winning the Muskegon Mona Shores Invitational while senior Lilia Henkel shot an incredible 60 to finish first individually – FOX 17

2. Girls Golf: St. Joseph shot a first-place 355 and Maya Hunter was medalist with a 75 at the Gull Lake Invitational – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

3. Boys Tennis: Traverse City St. Francis defeated Haslett and Lansing Catholic as senior Charlie Schmude went over 100 career wins – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. Girls Golf: Michigan Center shot a school-record 365 to win the Hanover-Horton Invitational by nearly 40 strokes – JTV

5. Girls Golf: Traverse City West’s Anci Dy shot a 69 to lead the Lober Classic’s individual standings after the first round, while Flint Powers Catholic was the first-day team leader at 332 – Up North Live

6. Boys Tennis: Niles Brandywine earned coach David Sidenbender his 100th win with a 5-3 victory over South Haven – Niles Daily Star

7. Girls Golf: Freeland edged Frankenmuth by a stroke to win the opening Tri-Valley Conference jamboree – Saginaw News

8. Boys Tennis: Midland Dow opened 1-0-1 with a win over Grand Blanc and tie of Troy Athens – Midland Daily News

9. Boys Tennis: Bay City Western and Central both finished 2-0-1 to pace an opening quad – Bay City Times

10. Boys tennis: Coldwater earned first-year coach Nathan Waterbury his first win with the program, shutting out Brooklyn Columbia Central – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: Flint Beecher is mourning the death of longtime coach Moses Lacy, who led the program to Class B championships in 1985 and 1987 – ABC 12