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
Today in the MHSAA: 12/20/18
December 20, 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.
Teams are getting in their final competitions before at least a brief holiday break, and we’re taking one too after today’s list – “Today” will return Jan. 7, although Second Half will continue publishing stories from all over the state during the final week of December and first of January.
1. Boys Basketball: Gaylord St. Mary broke a 31-game, 14-year losing streak to Bellaire with a 29-26 win – Gaylord Herald Times
2. Boys Basketball: Camden-Frontier improved to 7-0 by handing a first loss to Reading, 57-46 – Hillsdale Daily News
3. Hockey: Evan MacDonald had a hat trick as Division 1 No. 5 Brighton downed reigning Division 3 runner-up Livonia Churchill 4-1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. Boys Basketball: Mancelona gave Pellston its first loss of this season, 67-65 – Petoskey News-Review
5. Girls Basketball: Waterford Our Lady made a late run to get past Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 61-56 – Oakland Press
6. Wrestling: Grand Haven came back from a 24-0 deficit to defeat Caledonia 39-33 – Grand Haven Tribune
7. Gymnastics: Escanaba remained undefeated to start the season with wins over Marquette and Negaunee – Escanaba Daily Press
8. Boys Basketball: Portland St. Patrick closed on a 22-5 run to beat Fowler 52-42 – Ionia Sentinel-Standard
9. Hockey: Brendan Pellerito had 34 saves as Mattawan shut out Portage Northern 4-0 – JoeInsider.com
10. Wrestling: Division 4 top-ranked Hudson earned a pair of league wins over Blissfield and Onsted – Adrian Daily Telegram
Also of note …
Hockey: The status of high school hockey is on the rise with talent evaluators at the game’s next levels – Observer & Eccentric
Tennis: Longtime coach Paul Bandrowski retired after leading Traverse City St. Francis’ girls and boys teams to a number of strong MHSAA Finals finishes – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Girls Basketball: From Tuesday, Eaton Rapids came back to stun Jackson Northwest 44-41, but the Mounties’ Sydney Shafer went over 1,000 career points – Jackson Citizen Patriot
Boys Swimming & Diving: From Tuesday, Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 2 Ann Arbor Skyline edged LPD2 top-ranked Dexter 95-90 – We Love Ann Arbor