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: 9/28/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 28, 2021

2. GIRLS GOLF Ann Arbor Pioneer – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – shot a 322 to edge Skyline by five strokes and win the Southeastern Conference championship tournament – We Love Ann Arbor

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 2 Holland Christian avenged last season’s District Final loss with a 3-1 win over Holland, which is playing in Division 2 this season and ranked No. 5 – Holland Sentinel

3. GIRLS GOLF Traverse City Central edged Traverse City West by seven strokes to win the Cheboygan Invitational – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

4. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 5 Kalamazoo Christian won the Bridgman Invitational – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

5. GIRLS TENNIS Ishpeming Westwood closed the regular season with a 7-1 win over Marquette – Marquette Mining Journal

6. BOYS SOCCER Murad Mohamed scored four goals as Downriver League leader Dearborn Edsel Ford downed Taylor – Southgate News-Herald

7. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 7 McBain swept Manton and McBain Northern Michigan Christian to remain undefeated in the Highland Conference – Cadillac News

8. VOLLEYBALL Saugatuck improved to 17-2 with a sweep of Gobles – Holland Sentinel

9. BOYS SOCCER Buckley edged Benzie Central 3-2 to remain undefeated in the Northwest Conference – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. BOYS SOCCER Ogemaw Heights improved to 13-2 with a 4-1 win over Cheboygan – Cheboygan Daily Tribune