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: 6/9/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 9, 2021

1. Girls Soccer: Byron Center surged into its first Regional championship game with a 1-0 win over No. 2 Richland Gull Lake in Division 2 – Kalamazoo Gazette

2. Girls Soccer: Hartland scored with less than eight minutes to play to down two-time reigning Division 1 champion Novi 1-0 in a Regional Semifinal – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. Girls Soccer: No. 14 Bloomfield Hills Marian edged top-ranked DeWitt 1-0 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Lansing State Journal

4. Girls Soccer: No. 7 Grosse Ile put the pressure on late, but top-ranked Detroit Country Day held on for a 2-1 win in Division 3 Regional Semifinal play – Oakland Press

5. Girls Soccer: No. 10 Allen Park Inter-City Baptist earned an impressive 3-1 win over No. 2 Plymouth Christian Academy in a Division 4 Regional Semifinal – Southgate News-Herald

6. Girls Soccer: Cadillac earned its first Regional Semifinal win ever, 2-1 over Cedar Springs in Division 2 – Cadillac News

7. Girls Soccer: No. 15 Bad Axe also won its first Regional Semifinal in program history, downing Marine City Cardinal Mooney 5-2 in Division 4 – WJRT

8. Girls Soccer: Gillian Ciak’s overtime goal pushed top-ranked Troy Athens past Romeo in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Oakland Press

9. Girls Soccer: No. 4 Spring Lake advanced in Division 2 with a 4-1 win over East Grand Rapids – Local Sports Journal

10. Girls Soccer: No. 11  Kalamazoo Christian earned a Regional Final berth in Division 4 with a 4-1 win over Schoolcraft – FOX 17