Today in the MHSAA: 10/30/15
October 30, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Thursday’s Boys Soccer Regionals saw another reigning champion and one more top-ranked team fall, and two of the top small-school volleyball teams in the state matched up as that regular-season for that sport rolled toward a close.
Boys Soccer
Division 1 No. 2 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central shut out No. 10 Portage Northern to move to 21-0-3 – Grand Rapids Press
Division 2 No. 2 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern downed No. 5 and reigning champion East Lansing in a shootout – Grand Rapids Press
Williamston, No. 3 in Division 3, eliminated top-ranked Flint Powers Catholic from the MHSAA Tournament for the second straight season – Lansing State Journal
No. 2 Grand Rapids South Christian earned a trip to the Division 3 Semifinals with a 1-0 win over No. 7 Paw Paw – Grand Rapids Press
No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood reached the Division 2 Semifinals with a 1-0 win over No. 18 Ortonville-Brandon – Oakland Press
Division 4 No. 7 Kalamazoo Hackett scored twice during the second half to get past No. 10 Hartford – Kalamazoo Gazette
Volleyball
Class C No. 1 Bronson closed the regular season with three-set wins over Class D No. 2 Battle Creek St. Philip and Sturgis – Sturgis Journal
Whitehall finished 3-0 at the West Michigan Conference tournament to claim its eighth straight league title, with a little help from Shelby, which eliminated Class C No. 4 Montague – Muskegon Chronicle
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