Today in the MHSAA: 10/31/19
October 31, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The MHSAA Boys Soccer Finals field is set, with a pair of unranked contenders leading today’s list of Wednesday’s headliners.
1. Boys Soccer: Unranked Traverse City West came back from a two-goal deficit to get past No. 3 Novi 3-2 in a Division 1 Semifinal – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. Boys Soccer: Unranked Melvindale will play in its first Final in this sport thanks to a 4-1 win over also-unranked Fenton in Division 2 – Southgate News-Herald
3. Boys Soccer: No. 3 Grosse Ile will return to the Division 3 championship game after a 1-0 win over No. 8 Macomb Lutheran North – Southgate News-Herald
4. Boys Soccer: No. 2 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern hung on for a 1-0 win over No. 4 Mattawan in a Division 2 Semifinal – WZZM
5. Boys Soccer: No. 4 Grand Rapids South Christian got past unranked Ludington in a shootout in a Division 3 Semifinal – WOOD TV
6. Boys Soccer: No. 4 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian earned another postseason shutout, this time 2-0 over No. 5 Dansville in a Division 4 Semifinal – Local Sports Journal
7. Boys Soccer: No. 2 Troy Athens will play for the Division 1 title after a 5-2 Semifinal win over unranked Salem – C&G Newspapers
8. Boys Soccer: No. 2 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett advanced with a 5-0 Division 4 Semifinal win over unranked Clarkston Everest Collegiate – Oakland Press
9. Volleyball: Division 2 honorable mention Cadillac swept Traverse City West to lock up the outright Big North Conference championship, its fifth straight league title – Cadillac News
10. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 8 Grand Haven swept East Kentwood to clinch the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red championship – Grand Haven Tribune
Also of note …
Volleyball: Division 3 No. 7 Beaverton finished a perfect run through the Jack Pine Conference with wins over Shepherd, Farwell and Sanford Meridian – Midland Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 6/7/18
June 7, 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.
1. Girls Lacrosse: No. 3 Okemos earned its return to the Finals with a 10-9 upset win of top-ranked East Grand Rapids – WLNS
2. Boys Lacrosse: Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central edged No. 2 Hartland 13-12 in the night’s closest boys lacrosse Semifinal – Detroit News
3. Girls Lacrosse: No. 6 Brighton will play in its first championship game in this sport since 2011 after a 16-14 Division 1 Semifinal win over No. 7 Bloomfield Hills – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. Girls Lacrosse: Top-ranked Rockford downed No. 3 Hartland 25-8 to earn a shot at its sixth straight Division 1 title – WOOD TV
5. Girls Lacrosse: Reigning Division 2 champion and No. 2-ranked Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood will return to the championship game after a 22-4 Semifinal win over No. 9 Farmington Hills Mercy – Observer & Eccentric
6. Boys Lacrosse: No. 4 Birmingham Brother Rice will get a chance to play for a 14th straight Division 1 title thanks to a 10-4 Semifinal win over No. 7 Bloomfield Hills – Oakland Press
7. Boys Lacrosse: No. 2 East Grand Rapids will play to repeat as Division 2 champion after a 16-3 Semifinal win over No. 9 Grosse Pointe North – FOX 17
8. Boys Lacrosse: Top-ranked Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central will play in the Division 2 Final for the third straight season thanks to a 19-3 Semifinal win over No. 10 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s – FOX 17
9. Girls Soccer: No. 16 Grandville got past No. 5 Rockford 3-2 in a Division 1 Regional matchup of teams that split a league championship – FOX 17
10. Baseball: Division 1 No. 6 Grand Ledge downed Division 2 No. 7 DeWitt 4-1 to win the 57th Capital Diamond Classic title – Lansing State Journal
From Tuesday …
Girls Soccer: No. 6 Warren Regina moved on in Division 3 with a 1-0 win over No. 8 Grosse Ile – Macomb Daily
Girls Soccer: Division 3 No. 3 Detroit Country Day moved on to the Regional Final with a 3-1 win over No. 7 Macomb Lutheran North – C&G Newspapers
Girls Soccer: No. 15 Marshall edged No. 6 Dexter 1-0 in Division 2 to advance to a Regional Final – Battle Creek Enquirer