Today in the MHSAA: 8/22/17
August 22, 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
Football: Livonia Clarenceville is preparing for Saturday’s ceremony to rename its stadium after former star Tim Shaw, a continuing program supporter who went on to play at Penn State and in the NFL and is fighting Lou Gehrig’s disease – Observer & Eccentric
2. Boys Tennis: Reigning Lower Peninsula Division 2 runner-up Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central and Traverse City St. Francis (tied for third in LPD4 in 2016) tied for the Elliott Pearce Invitational title at Forest Hills Central – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. Girls Golf: Division 1 power Traverse City West won the Grayling Invitational, but by only a stroke over Division 4 contender Harbor Springs – Petoskey News-Review
4. Girls Cross Country: Reigning Lower Peninsula Division 2 champ Kayla Windemuller is flying out of the gate again this fall, winning the Muskegon Orchard View Invitational in 18:23 in leading Holland Christian to the team title – Holland Sentinel
5. Boys Cross Country: Spring Lake dominated the boys Orchard View Invitational, scoring 38 points to finish 47 ahead of the field – Grand Haven Tribune
6. Boys Soccer: Milford scored on a late penalty kick to prevail 3-2 over Waterford Mott in an opener in the new Lakes Valley Conference – Oakland Press
7. Boys Soccer: St. Joseph and Western Michigan University recruit Jaylen Shannon got off to a great start with a 6-0 win over Vicksburg thanks in part to two goals by the future Bronco – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
8. Volleyball: Colon came back from a 2-0 deficit to down Three Oaks River Valley 3-2 – Sturgis Journal
9. Boys Soccer: Gibraltar Carlson improved to 4-0 with a Downriver League opener win over Brownstown Woodhaven – Southgate News Herald
10. Boys Soccer: Petoskey bounced back from an opening 4-0 loss to Ann Arbor Skyline by shutting out Midland 2-0 – Petoskey News-Review
Also of note …
Boys Tennis: From Saturday, Birmingham Brother Rice won a loaded quad; the Warriors placed ahead of Midland Dow, which was second just ahead of Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central and Rockford. Brother Rice finished sixth in LPD1 last season, Rockford was 11th, Dow is the reigning champ in LPD2 and Forest Hills Central was second in LPD2 last year – Midland Daily News
Boys Soccer: Also from Saturday, Detroit Catholic Central downed Walled Lake Northern, Saline and Salem to claim the Balconi Invitational championship at Plymouth-Canton Educational Park – Observer & Eccentric
Today in the MHSAA: 3/13/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 13, 2025
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tecumseh defeated Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard 50-39 to avenge a Division 2 Quarterfinal loss from last season – Ann Arbor News
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sanford Meridian celebrated its first Regional title in girls basketball with a 37-26 win over Roscommon in Division 3 – Midland Daily News
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Utica Ford defeated Warren Cousino 48-24 in Division 1 to claim its first Regional title since 1985 – Macomb Daily
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jackson Lumen Christi defeated New Lothrop 39-34 in Division 3 to clinch its first Regional title since 1988 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Baylor Lauinger’s game-winner sent Goodrich past Haslett 58-56 in Division 2 – Flint Journal
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fowler handed Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart its only loss of the season, 57-36 in a Division 4 Regional Final – Lansing State Journal
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Genesee Christian claimed its second Regional title with a 45-40 win over Kingston, last season’s Division 4 runner-up – WJRT
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Wayne Memorial advanced in Division 1 with a 51-47 win over Detroit Renaissance – Detroit News
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Haven held off Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern for a 50-47 win in Division 1, claiming its first Regional title in 12 years – Grand Haven Tribune
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Frankfort repeated as a Regional champion with a 48-30 win over Gaylord St. Mary in Division 4 – Up North Live
Also of note …
GIRLS BASKETBALL Elisha Dykstra reached 1,000 career points in Grand Rapids West Catholic’s 46-24 Division 2 Regional Final win over Spring Lake – Grand Rapids Press