Today in the MHSAA: 10/9/20
October 9, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The boys soccer regular-season rushed toward its conclusion Thursday with a league championship game and two more intriguing semifinals making our headliner list.
1. Boys Soccer: Walled Lake Western edged Walled Lake Central in overtime to claim the Lakes Valley Conference Tournament title – The Spinal Column
2. Boys Tennis: No. 6 Troy defeated No. 14 Rochester Adams to earn a Lower Peninsula Division 1 District championship – Oakland Press
3. Boys Soccer: Muskegon Mona Shores came back from a two-goal deficit to defeat Division 2 No. 6 (MPR) Wyoming 4-3 in an Ottawa-Kent Conference Green semifinal – Local Sports Journal
4. Boys Soccer: Division 2 No. 12 (MPR) Richland Gull Lake advanced to the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference championship game with a 3-0 win over No. 15 St. Joseph – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
5. Girls Golf: LPD4 No. 9 Harbor Springs clinched another Lake Michigan Conference championship – Petoskey News-Review
6. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD1 top-ranked Ann Arbor Pioneer outraced No. 10 Ann Arbor Huron 123-63 – We Love Ann Arbor
7. Boys Soccer: Division 3 No. 4 (MPR) Elk Rapids downed Boyne City 3-0 to finish the Lake Michigan Conference scheduled unbeaten – MI Sports Now
8. Volleyball: Saugatuck downed Holland to remain undefeated this fall – Holland Sentinel
9. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD2 No. 10 Fenton put up multiple pool records in a win over Swartz Creek – WJRT
10. Boys Soccer: Essexville Garber came back from a one-goal deficit to defeat Bay City Central 3-1 – Bay City Times
Also of note …
Girls Golf: From Wednesday, Sturgis locked up its fifth Wolverine Conference title in six seasons – Sturgis Journal
Boys Soccer: From Wednesday, Division 1 No. 10 (MPR) Brownstown Woodhaven claimed a third-straight Downriver League title with a win over Gibraltar Carlson – Southgate News-Herald
Boys Soccer: From Wednesday, Sterling Heights downed St. Clair Shores Lakeview to clinch a share of the Macomb Area Conference Blue title – Macomb Daily
Today in the MHSAA: 12/13/17
December 13, 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. Boys Swimming & Diving: Northville, No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, made a giant wave to start this season, handing four-time reigning champion and current No. 3 Birmingham Brother Rice a 94-91 defeat – Observer & Eccentric
2. Boys Basketball: Grand Rapids Catholic Central upended reigning Class A runner-up Grand Rapids Christian 73-49 – FOX 17
3. Girls Basketball: Saginaw Heritage downed Hartland 55-30 in a matchup of expected contenders in Class A – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. Boys Basketball: The Central Michigan Athletic Conference has multiple Class C contenders, and Dansville earned an early upper hand with a 42-34 win over Pewamo-Westphalia – Lansing State Journal
5. Girls Basketball: Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian downed host Mackinac Island 72-27 as senior Emma Johnson scored her 1,000th point – Petoskey News-Review
6. Girls Basketball: Kalkaska's Makenzie Wilkinson scored her 1,000th career point in a 67-45 win over East Jordan – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. Girls Basketball: St. Clair Shores Lakeview moved to 5-0 and handed a first loss to league opponent Fraser 41-30 – Macomb Daily
8. Boys Basketball: Troy held on for an 81-73 win over Novi in a matchup of top Oakland County teams – Oakland Press
9. Boys Basketball: Escanaba moved to 3-0 with a 71-45 win over Houghton behind standout Ryan Robinette’s 31 points – Escanaba Daily Press
10. Boys Basketball: Onaway got past Indian River Inland Lakes 69-67 as Trevor Wregglesworth scored 39 points – Alpena News