Today in the MHSAA: 6/9/17
June 9, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Half of this season’s MHSAA girls soccer semifinalists were determined in Regional Finals on Thursday, with a first-time title for one school and some last-second heroics for a few more champs.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Girls Soccer
Trailing by two early, No. 4 Grand Blanc came back with five goals to beat No. 13 Walled Lake Northern 5-2 in a Division 1 Regional Final – Flint Journal
Natalie Belsito scored her Division 2 Regional Final’s only goal with 23 seconds to play to push No. 2 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern past No. 15 Spring Lake 1-0 – Grand Rapids Press
No. 16 Muskegon Catholic Central won its first girls soccer Regional title, downing No. 7 Elk Rapids 2-1 in Division 4 – Muskegon Chronicle
Haley Balkema scored both goals as No. 8 Kalamazoo Christian downed Holland Black River 2-0 in Division 4 Regional Final – Kalamazoo Gazette
No. 10 Utica Ford will play in its second MHSAA Semifinal in four seasons thanks to a 2-1 Division 1 win over No. 19 New Baltimore Anchor Bay – C&G Newspapers
Holland Christian got past No. 13 Marshall 2-1 with a shootout to advance in Division 2 – Holland Sentinel
No. 2 Hudsonville Unity Christian will return to the season’s final week after a 3-0 win over No. 12 Grand Rapids Catholic Central in Division 2 – Grand Rapids Press
No. 11 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett also advanced in Division 4, with a 5-0 win over Marlette.
Today in the MHSAA: 10/30/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 30, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked St. Joseph defeated Dexter 1-0 in Division 2 to claim its first Regional championship since 1992 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
2. BOYS SOCCER No. 3 Kalamazoo Christian advanced to the Semifinals for the first time in three decades, downing No. 5 Grandville Calvin Christian in a shootout in Division 4 – WWMT
3. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian won its first Regional title since 2000 with a 3-1 victory over Paw Paw in Division 3 – Grand Rapids Press
4. BOYS SOCCER Carson Twiner scored both goals to send No. 14 Grosse Ile past No. 2 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 2-1 in a Division 3 Regional Final – Southgate News-Herald
5. BOYS SOCCER Williamston scored the game’s only goal in a 1-0 Division 3 Regional Final upset of No. 3 Flint Powers Catholic – Lansing State Journal
6. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian edged No. 6 Leland 1-0 in a Division 4 Regional Final – Local Sports Journal
7. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Troy claimed its first Regional title since 2017 with a 2-0 win over Utica Eisenhower in Division 1 – Macomb Daily
8. BOYS SOCCER No. 6 Warren De La Salle Collegiate claimed a fourth-straight Regional title with a 3-2 win over No. 14 Dearborn Divine Child in Division 2 – Macomb Daily
9. BOYS SOCCER No. 5 Holland claimed a Division 2 Regional Final 4-1 over Marquette – Holland Sentinel
10. BOYS SOCCER No. 14 Clarkston Everest Collegiate moved on to the Semifinals in Division 4 with a 6-0 win over Laingsburg – Oakland Press
Also of note …
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Zeeland East defeated Zeeland West and Division 2 honorable mention Holland Christian defeated Hamilton to create a shared Ottawa-Kent Conference Black title between the Chix and the Maroons – Holland Sentinel