Today in the MHSAA: 6/10/16

June 10, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A number of girls soccer Regional Finals pitted ranked teams Thursday, with the top two from Division 2 last season among those eliminated while new contenders moved on.

Girls Soccer

No. 13 Dexter eliminated three-time reigning Division 2 champion and No. 2-ranked Richland Gull Lake, 3-1, with two second-half goals – Ann Arbor News

No. 4 Novi needed overtime to get past No. 11 Brighton 3-2 in Division 1 – Oakland Press

No. 11 Livonia Ladywood scored twice during the final 25 minutes, but No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Marian hung on for a 3-2 Division 2 win – Oakland Press

No. 3 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep won its first Regional since 2013 and ended the 20-game winning streak of reigning Division 2 runner-up and No. 14-ranked Fenton, 2-1 – MLive-Detroit

Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern also needed overtime to down Grand Rapids Christian 2-1 in Division 2 – Grand Rapids Press

Today in the MHSAA: 11/5/20

November 5, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The MHSAA Boys Soccer Finals pairings were set in Semifinals on Wednesday with a pair of teams advancing for the first time and three teams earning repeat appearances including both finalists in Division 3.

1. Boys soccer: In a rematch of last year’s Division 1 Final, this time it was No. 2 (MPR) Traverse City West 4-0 over No. 5 and reigning champion Troy Athens – Up North Live

2. Boys Soccer: No. 9 (MPR) Grandville Calvin Christian’s 19th shutout this season sent it to the Finals for the first time as the Squires downed No. 14 Leland 3-0 – Grand Rapids Press

3. Boys Soccer: No. 6 (MPR) DeWitt earned its first championship game appearance, advancing to the Division 2 Final with a win over Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Oakland Press

4. Boys Soccer: No. 6 (MPR) Adrian Lenawee Christian earned its first Finals berth in this sport, downing Clarkston Everest Collegiate 2-0 in Division 4 – Adrian Lenawee Christian

5. Boys Soccer: No. 4 (MPR) Grand Rapids South Christian downed No. 1 Elk Rapids in a shootout to return to the Division 3 championship game – Grand Rapids Press

6. Boys Soccer: No. 3 (MPR) Richland Gull Lake solidified its spot in the Finals with a 5-1 win over No. 8 East Grand Rapids in Division 2 – WWMT

7. Boys Soccer: No. 2 (MPR) and reigning champion Grosse Ile will return to the Division 3 Final thanks to a 4-0 win over Williamston – State Champs Sports Network

8. Boys Soccer: Top-ranked (MPR) Detroit Catholic Central came back from a two-goal deficit to defeat Berkley in Division 1, 3-2 – Observer & Eccentric

9. Volleyball: Lake Orion upset honorable mention Oxford to advance in their Division 1 District – Oakland Press

10. Volleyball: With three players out, Midland still upset Bay City Central in five sets in Division 1 – Midland Daily News