Today in the MHSAA: 11/2/17
November 2, 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 Soccer: No. 5 Detroit Catholic Central downed reigning Division 1 champion and current No. 6 East Kentwood 2-1 to advance to its first MHSAA Final in this sport – Observer & Eccentric
2. Boys Soccer: No. 5 Ann Arbor Greenhills downed two-time reigning champion and current No. 14 Burton Genesee Christian 2-0 in a Division 4 Semifinal – WEYI (at 38 seconds)
3. Boys Soccer: No. 16 Ludington upended No. 4 Grand Rapids South Christian 2-1 to advance to the Division 3 Final – Ludington Daily News
4. Boys soccer: No. 15 Walled Lake Central also advanced to its first MHSAA Final in boys soccer, winning with a shootout against Troy – Oakland Press
5. Boys Soccer: No. 3 Flint Powers Catholic claimed a 1-0 win over No. 5 Detroit Country Day in a Division 3 Semifinal that went to a shootout – Detroit News
6. Boys Soccer: No. 8 Holland downed No. 7 Coldwater 3-0 in Division 2 to advance to Saturday’s Final – Holland Sentinel
7. Boys Soccer: No. 4 Kalamazoo Hackett scored all of its goals in the first half in downing No. 8 Buckley 3-1 in a Division 4 Semifinal – Cadillac News
8. Boys Soccer: Unranked East Lansing is headed back to the Division 2 championship game thanks to a 2-0 Semifinal win over Farmington Hills Harrison – Lansing State Journal
9. Volleyball: No. 8 Calumet finished a four-win run over rival Houghton this season with a four-set win in a Class C District Semifinal – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
10. Volleyball: New Baltimore Anchor Bay avenged a pair of recent heart-breaking losses to Macomb Dakota by beating the Cougars in their Class A District match; both were honorable mentions in the final rankings – Macomb Daily
Also of note …
Volleyball: Howell swept Hartland in a Class A District Semifinal, its first District win in eight years – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Football: Longtime Bay City Central coach Morley Fraser resigned after 32 seasons leading the program – Bay City Times
Today in the MHSAA: 10/3/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 3, 2025
1. BOYS TENNIS Midland Dow – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – claimed its 20th-straight Saginaw Valley League Tournament victory with a sweep of all flights – Midland Daily News
2. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 top-ranked Portage Central claimed a fourth-straight title in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference Tournament with a 1-0 win over Division 2 No. 6 St. Joseph – Kalamazoo Gazette
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 15 DeWitt won the Capital Area Activities Conference Gold Cup with a 3-1 victory over No. 11 Mason – Lansing State Journal
4. GIRLS GOLF LPD1 No. 4 Byron Center and Muskegon Reeths-Puffer’s Sophia McCollum were champions at the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green Tournament – Local Sports Journal
5. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 5 Flint Powers Catholic downed Grand Blanc 2-1 to win the SVL Gold Cup – WNEM
6. VOLLEYBALL Marysville swept Utica in a key Macomb Area Conference White match – Macomb Daily
7. GIRLS GOLF Petoskey was first and Harbor Springs second at the Traverse City Central Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. VOLLEYBALL Bear Lake stayed in first place in the West Michigan D League with wins over Baldwin and Mason County Eastern – Manistee News Advocate
9. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING LPD2 No. 4 Midland Dow earned wins over Saginaw Heritage and Flint Powers Catholic, the latter 96-82 – Midland Daily News
10. BOYS SOCCCER Alpena earned a 1-0 Senior Night win over Cadillac – Alpena News