Today in the MHSAA: 10/9/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 9, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 3 Lansing Eastern won the Capital Area Activities Conference Gold Cup final in a five-round shootout, downing Division 1 No. 3 Okemos – WILX
2. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City Central clinched a share of the Big North Conference title with a 3-1 win over Petoskey and ended up with the championship outright for the first time since 1997 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. BOYS SOCCER Gaylord denied Division 1 No. 10 Traverse City West a share of the BNC title playing the Titans to a scoreless draw – Petoskey News-Review
4. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 top-ranked Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett came back to defeat No. 14 Clarkston Everest Collegiate 2-1 in the Catholic High School League Cardinal title game – Oakland Press
5. BOYS TENNIS No. 4 Maple City Glen Lake ran its Lower Peninsula Division 4 Regional title streak to three – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS TENNIS Holland West Ottawa, Portage Central and Rockford shared an LPD1 Regional title, and No. 3 Holland Christian won in LPD3 by a point – Holland Sentinel
7. BOYS TENNIS Mason and Richland Gull Lake shared a Regional championship in LPD2, and No. 9 Lansing Catholic won in LPD4 – Lansing State Journal
8. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 8 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s fell 2-0 to Toledo St. Francis de Sales in the Catholic High School League Bishop championship game – Oakland Press
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fruitport is alone atop the Ottawa-Kent Conference Silver standings thanks to a four-set win over Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian – MuskegonSports.com
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Midland Dow downed rival Midland High in four sets – Midland Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 11/5/18
November 5, 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.
In addition to Lower Peninsula Cross Country and Boys Soccer Finals – see coverage all over Second Half – the rest of Michigan’s volleyball District title winners celebrated this weekend, as did a number of league swimming & diving champions including a few who prevailed against loaded state-ranked fields.
1. Volleyball: No. 10 Brighton Charyl Stockwell downed Whitmore Lake in Division 3 for its first District title in any sport – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. Girls Swimming & Diving: Holland West Ottawa, tied for No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, finished atop a field including No. 7 Rockford, No. 9 Grand Haven and T-No. 10 Hudsonville to secure the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red meet and outright titles – Holland Sentinel
3. Volleyball: No. 3 Mattawan swept No. 10 Portage Central to claim a Division 1 District title – WWMT
4. Volleyball: No. 9 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek repeated as a Division 1 District champ with a sweep of Macomb Area Conference Red title winner Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily
5. Volleyball: No. 2 Lake Orion won its first District title since 2015 with a sweep of honorable mention Clarkston – Oakland Press
6. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD1 No. 4 Saline won the Southeastern Conference Red meet ahead of runner-up and No. 6-ranked Ann Arbor Skyline – Saline Post
7. Volleyball: Honorable mention Spring Lake won its first District title since 2013 with a sweep of No. 10 Whitehall in Division 2, with two of three sets decided by two points – Local Sports Journal
8. Volleyball: Onekama locked up its first District title since 2003, downing Bear Lake in Division 4 – Manistee News Advocate
9. Volleyball: Richland Gull Lake won its fourth straight District title, downing honorable mention Battle Creek Lakeview in Division 1 – Battle Creek Enquirer
10. Volleyball: Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart earned its sixth straight District title, sweeping McBain Northern Michigan Christian in Division 4 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Also of note …
Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD1 honorable mention Bridgman won the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference meet just ahead of LPD2 No. 9 Portage Central – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD2 No. 5 Midland Dow followed standout Claire Newman to its 13th straight Saginaw Valley League championship – Midland Daily News
Girls Swimming & Diving: Zeeland won big at the O-K Green meet – Holland Sentinel
Football: Boyne City coach Dave Hills stepped down after 21 seasons and with a 125-45 record – Traverse City Record-Eagle