Today in the MHSAA: 8/22/16
August 22, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The kickoff of football season this week will mean fall sports are back in full force. But teams from all over the state, and especially on the volleyball court, jumped quickly into tough competition during the first weekend of the 2016-17 school year.
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.
Cross Country
Blissfield’s girls earned the Lenawee County Preview championship Saturday with a tie-breaker to just edge Tecumseh – Adrian Daily Telegram
Boys Soccer
Crosstown programs both led by new coaches faced off as Allen Park Cabrini downed Allen Park 3-0 – Southgate News-Herald
Boys Tennis
Traverse City St. Francis won all eight flights to claim the Paw Paw Rally Against Cancer Tournament, but the host Redskins won flight "No. 9" by raising the most money of participating teams for the American Cancer Society – Kalamazoo Gazette
Volleyball
Hancock’s win at the Kingsford Invitational ended a four-year run of titles by Upper Peninsula power Calumet – Iron Mountain Daily News
It’s hard to believe, but Macomb Dakota hadn’t won a tournament championship since 2013 before sweeping Sterling Heights Stevenson to win Friday’s MCVCA Kickoff – Macomb Daily
Niles enjoyed an incredible start to the season with championships on back-to-back days, first at the Gull Lake Invitational and then over reigning Class C champion Bronson at Bronson’s Invitational – Niles Daily Star
Buchanan finished 6-0 including beating reigning Class D champ Leland to win the Battle Creek St. Philip Invitational on Saturday – Niles Daily Star
For the third straight season, Petoskey opened with a win at the Sault Ste. Marie Invitational – Petoskey News
Today in the MHSAA: 10/30/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 30, 2025
1. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Portage Central will play in its first Division 1 championship match after defeating No. 5 Clarkston in a Semifinal shootout – WWMT
2. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Ann Arbor Huron clinched its first trip to the Finals in this sport with a 2-0 win over honorable mention Troy Athens – Ann Arbor News
3. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Leland will play in its first Final since 2018 thanks to a 2-1 win over top-ranked Grandville Calvin Christian in Division 4 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. BOYS SOCCER No. 6 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett got past No. 4 Lansing Christian 1-0 in overtime in Division 4 – State Champs!
5. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Warren De La Salle Collegiate advanced in Division 2 with a 1-0 win over No. 5 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Macomb Daily
6. BOYS SOCCER South Haven handed No. 14 Fremont its only loss, 2-1 in a Division 3 Semifinal – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
7. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Hudsonville Unity Christian advanced in Division 2 with a 2-0 win over Cedar Springs – WOOD TV
8. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Detroit Country Day will play for the Division 3 title after downing Lansing Catholic 7-0 – Oakland Press
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Clinton Township Chippewa Valley won its invitational, finishing 4-0-2 on the night – Macomb Daily
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Gladwin swept Beaverton to claim their Cedar Cup traveling trophy – Midland Daily News