Today in the MHSAA: 8/25/2015

August 25, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A soccer coach celebrated his 1,000th game and a community mourned the passing of a longtime football program leader.

Those and a feature on a member of our Student Advisory Council are among today’s notable headlines and links to coverage below.

Football

Newaygo is mourning the passing of longtime coach Mark Puff, who guided the varsity to 128 wins and seven league titles over 22 seasons before retiring in 2000 – Muskegon Chronicle

Girls Golf

Jackson Lumen Christi went from two returning members last season to 17 golfers total this fall and won its first tournament since 2013 by edging Parma Western by six strokes at Hanover-Horton’s invitational – Jackson Citizen Patriot

Boys Soccer

Fraser coach Thaier Mukhtar coached his 1,000th high school soccer game Monday (boys and girls games combined), guiding his team to a 5-0 win over Romeo. He formerly coached the Warren DeLaSalle boys and leads both teams at Fraser – Macomb Daily

Saginaw Heritage has posted three shutouts during a 4-0 start after finishing 9-10-1 last season; Monday’s was a 4-0 win over Flushing – Saginaw News

Alma’s Brevan Bender is coming off a season during which he set a school record with 30 goals, and Monday he netted five in an 8-0 win over Birch Run – Saginaw News

Volleyball

Left over from Saturday: St. Louis has long been one of the dominant programs in Class C statewide and against all classes in the mid-Michigan area; Ithaca beat the Sharks for the first time since 1993 when they faced off at the Alma Invitational – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Good Read

Muskegon senior Jared Pittman played in last season’s MHSAA Division 3 Football Final, and after his team was defeated handed the trophy to Orchard Lake St. Mary’s as a member of the MHSAA Student Advisory Council. He’ll be a significant contributor to his team and the Council this fall – Detroit Free Press

Today in the MHSAA: 10/8/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 8, 2025

1. GIRLS GOLF No. 2 Rochester Adams and Romeo’s Tula Puzzuoli claimed Lower Peninsula Division 1 Regional championships – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS GOLF No. 3 Goodrich ran its Regional title streak to three with another LPD3 championship – Flint Journal

3. CROSS COUNTRY Brighton’s LPD1 No. 2-ranked girls finished a perfect run through the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West with wins over Hartland and Howell – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 4 Kingsley clinched a share of the Northern Shores Conference title with a sweep of Cheboygan – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. GIRLS GOLF Top-ranked Northville was first and No. 8 Brighton second at their LPD1 Regional – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. CROSS COUNTRY Battle Creek Lakeview swept All-City championships – Battle Creek Enquirer

7. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 6 South Lyon East followed freshman Lexi Coleman to a sweep over honorable mention South Lyon – Oakland Press

8. BOYS SOCCER Brady McBride surpassed 100 career goals with four in Flat Rock’s 4-3 win over Canton Prep – Monroe News

9. CROSS COUNTRY The Frankenmuth girls and LPD2 No. 3 Alma boys won Tri-Valley Conference Red meets – Saginaw News

10. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Brighton swept Hartland on Senior Night – Livingston Daily Press & Argus