Today in the MHSAA: 8/30/17

August 30, 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

1. Girls Swimming & Diving: Holland West Ottawa, ranked No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, got past honorable mention Zeeland 108-78 – Holland Sentinel

2. Cross Country: The Fremont boys and Allendale girls won races at the Don Anderson Trail Run at Grand Haven, with the host finishing runner-up in both meets – Grand Haven Tribune

3. Volleyball: Bay City Western became the first two-time champion of the fifth-year Bay County Volleyball Championship, downing Essexville Garber in the final – Bay City Times

4. Volleyball: Freeland went 5-0-2 overall in winning its invitational, downing Birch Run in the championship match after splitting with the Panthers earlier – Midland Daily News

5. Volleyball: Pellston is up to No. 7 in the Class D poll and continued to impress with a sweep of Harbor Springs to improve to 7-3-4 – Petoskey News-Review

6. Girls Golf: Midland Dow opened its match season with three wins and a score of 171, led by Alexis Carras’ 39 – Midland Daily News

7. Boys Soccer: Plymouth shut out Grand Blanc, a Division 1 Regional finalist last season, 3-0 – Detroit News

8. Boys Soccer: Buckley, a Division 4 District champ last year, improved to 5-0 with a 3-0 win over Kalkaska – Cadillac News

9. Boys Soccer: Lincoln Alcona, another reigning Division 4 District champ, earned a 5-2 win over Saginaw Nouvel as record-setting keeper Conner McCoy had 25 saves – Alpena News

10. Football: Jack Schugars remains the 20th-winningest coach in MHSAA football history after building a 262-78 record at Muskegon Oakridge from 1979-2010, and he’s back on the sidelines assisting his son Eric at Traverse City Central – Muskegon Chronicle

Today in the MHSAA: 6/2/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 2, 2022

1. GOLF/BOYS TENNIS The first five MHSAA Finals championships of this spring were decided in the Upper Peninsula in Division 1 boys tennis and Division 1 and 2 girls and boys golf – Second Half

2. GIRLS LACROSSE Huron Valley United handed No. 7 Midland/Dow its lone loss in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal, 22-19 – Spinal Column

3. GIRLS LACROSSE No. 4 Bloomfield Hills advanced to a Division 1 Regional Final with an 18-14 win over No. 5 Birmingham United – Oakland Press

4. BOYS GOLF No. 5 Detroit Catholic Central, No. 7 Northville and No. 6 Brighton advanced from their Lower Peninsula Division 1 Regional, Brighton on a tie-breaker over No. 4 Novi – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. BOYS LACROSSE No. 6 Midland/Dow defeated No. 7 Traverse City United 15-8 to claim a Division 1 Regional title – Midland Daily News

6. BOYS LACROSSE A last-minute goal sent No. 5 Grand Rapids Catholic Central past Ada Forest Hills Eastern 13-12 in a Division 2 Regional Final – FOX 17

7. SOFTBALL Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart swept Breckenridge to clinch its first Mid-State Activities Conference title since 2013 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

8. BASEBALL Division 4 No. 12 Breckenridge swept Sacred Heart in a matchup of first-place teams to claim a third-straight MSAC title – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

9. GIRLS SOCCER Petoskey advanced in a Division 2 District Semifinal with a 2-1 win over No. 15 Gaylord – Up North Live

10. GIRLS SOCCER Parma Western came back and defeated Jackson Northwest in overtime 2-1 in a Division 2 District Semifinal – Jackson Citizen Patriot