Today in the MHSAA: 10/7/19

October 7, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Many of the state’s top cross country teams continued prepping for the postseason this weekend at the Portage Invitational and county championship runs in the Detroit area, while Lower Peninsula girls golf and boys tennis teams finished up regular-season play with MHSAA Tournaments beginning for both this week.

1. Cross Country: The Ann Arbor Pioneer (LPD1 No. 1), Petoskey (LPD2 No. 2), Hart (LPD3 No. 1) and Kalamazoo Christian (LPD4 No. 3) girls and Brighton (LPD1 No. 1), Fremont (LPD2 No. 2), Hanover-Horton (LPD3 No. 1) and Breckenridge (LPD4 No. 1) boys won championships at the prestigious Portage Invitational against fields loaded with many of the state’s best – Athletic.net

2. Boys Tennis: Traverse City West won five flights to claim the Big North Conference Tournament and first overall league title since 2006 – Traverse City Record-Eagle 

3. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD2 No. 2 Farmington Hills Mercy finished 175 points ahead of the field to earn the Oakland County championship – Oakland Press

4. Cross Country: Troy’s LPD1 No. 11 girls and Clarkston’s LPD1 No. 5 boys won Oakland County championships – Oakland Press Girls | Boys 

5. Boys Tennis: LPD3 No. 1 Ann Arbor Greenhills claimed the Detroit Catholic League Tournament title – Oakland Press

6. Boys Tennis: Oxford won its first league title in this sport, claiming the Oakland Activities Association Blue Tournament – Oakland Press 

7. Boys Tennis/Girls Golf: Byron Center swept Ottawa-Kent Conference Green Tournament championships in these sports, the LPD2 No. 10 tennis team just ahead of Holland Christian and golf ahead of runner-up Zeeland West – Holland Sentinel 

8. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 6 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian swept No. 4 Bronson to win the annual Polish Classic championship – Coldwater Daily Reporter

9. Girls Swimming & Diving: Macomb Dakota claimed the Macomb County meet title – Macomb Daily

10. Cross Country: The LPD1 No. 9 Plymouth, Grosse Ile and Allen Park Cabrini girls and LPD1 No. 13 Plymouth, LPD2 No. 6 Dearborn Divine Child and Cabrini boys won Wayne County championships – Southgate News-Herald Girls | Boys

Also of note …

Boys Soccer: Big Rapids Crossroads went 1-0-1 to win the West Michigan D League Tournament – Big Rapids News

Today in the MHSAA: 9/17/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 17, 2025

1. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 5 Hartland clinched the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West championship with a 4-1 win over Salem – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. BOYS SOCCER Bloomfield Hills moved into first place alone in the Oakland Activities Association White with a 3-2 win over Division 1 No. 6 Royal Oak – Oakland Press

3. BOYS SOCCCER Division 1 No. 4 Okemos also is alone at the top of the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue after downing Division 2 No. 8 DeWitt 5-0 – WLNS

4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention South Lyon is alone atop the Lakes Valley Conference standings after a sweep of Milford – Oakland Press

5. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City St. Francis held on for a 3-2 win over Division 4 No. 13 Leland – Up North Live

6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 4 Kingsley won a rematch of its 2024 District Final, 3-0 over Boyne City – MI Sports Now

7. CROSS COUNTRY Chesaning swept championships at the New Lothrop Invitational – Saginaw News

8. BOYS SOCCER Petoskey avenged an August loss to rival Gaylord with a 1-0 win – Petoskey News-Review

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Napoleon came back after losing the second and third sets to get past Jonesville in five – Jackson Citizen Patriot

10. CROSS COUNTRY Carlton Airport’s boys won the first Huron League jamboree by a point, while New Boston Huron won by 12 in the girls race – Monroe News