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: 4/16/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 16, 2025

1. GIRLS LACROSSE Saginaw Heritage scored a team-record 21 goals in a win over Lapeer – Saginaw News

2. GIRLS SOCCER Dearborn remained undefeated in league play with a 3-0 win over Livonia Stevenson – Dearborn Press & Guide

3. GIRLS LACROSSE Davison relied on goalie Emma Dalton in getting past Dow/Midland 7-5 – Flint Journal

4. GIRLS SOCCER Macomb Lutheran North scored late to earn a 1-1 draw with Jackson Lumen Christi – Jackson Citizen Patriot

5. GIRLS SOCCER Laingsburg shut out Dansville 4-0 – Lansing State Journal

6. SOFTBALL Jackson Lumen Christi scored a combined 39 runs in a sweep of Riverview Gabriel Richard – Jackson Citizen Patriot

Also of note …

FOOTBALL Lansing Catholic coach Jim Baker stepped down after leading the Cougars to the 2021 Division 6 championship and runner-up finish this past season – Lansing State Journal