Today in the MHSAA: 9/12/17
September 12, 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. Football: Saranac coach Andy Lytle, also a first sergeant in the Michigan Army National Guard, has left his team for deployment to Florida to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma – Ionia Sentinel-Standard
2. Girls Swimming & Diving: Longtime West Bloomfield coach John Burch will be the namesake of that school’s natatorium, and he’s continuing to coach for the South Lyon Unified co-op team although he’s been fighting pancreatic cancer for a year – Observer & Eccentric
3. Boys Tennis: Bloomfield Hills’ Andrew Zhang is one of the most highly-regarded junior players in the country, and also is lending his talents to his high school team again this fall after helping the Black Hawks to a shared 2015 LP Division 1 title and 2016 runner-up finish – Observer & Eccentric
4. Boys Soccer: Leland moved to 10-0 by handing Buckley its first loss of the season; Leland is ranked No. 3 in Division 4 – Traverse City St. Francis
5. Girls Tennis: Undefeated Negaunee got its toughest test so far this season, but moved to 8-0 with a 5-3 win over Marquette – Marquette Mining Journal
6. Boys Soccer: Grosse Ile moved to 12-0 this season by handing New Boston Huron its first loss – Southgate News Herald
7. Boys Soccer: Lincoln Alcona’s Jordan Steiner set a school record and earned a spot in the MHSAA record book with eight goals in a win over Whittemore-Prescott – Alpena News
8. Girls Golf: Sturgis shot a 182, its sixth-best nine-hole score ever, to win its sixth straight Wolverine Conference jamboree – Sturgis Journal
9. Boys Soccer: Ovid-Elsie earned its fifth shutout in six games, this time locking down Chesaning – Owosso Argus-Press
10. Girls Golf: LP Division 3 No. 8 Spring Lake extended its Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue lead by shooting a 164 to win Monday’s jamboree by 23 – Grand Haven Tribune
Also of note:
Girls Swimming & Diving: Brighton, No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, earned a 94-92 win over No. 6 Northville last week and then finished second to No. 2 Farmington Hills Mercy at the Fenton Relays over the weekend – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Today in the MHSAA: 5/13/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 13, 2026
1. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 6 Romeo finished a run to the Macomb Area Conference Red title with a 3-1 win over 2025 MHSAA Division 1 runner-up Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily
2. GIRLS SOCCER Clarkston downed Birmingham Groves 5-1 to clinch the Oakland Activities Association White championship – Oakland Press
3. SOFTBALL Midland High and Dow split a doubleheader, with the Chemics’ win clinching the Saginaw Valley League North title – Midland Daily News
4. TRACK & FIELD The Caro girls and Cass City boys won Big Thumb Conference White championship meets – Saginaw News
5. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Armada clinched a share of the Blue Water Area Conference title with a sweep of Imlay City – Macomb Daily
6. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 4 Mason and Williamston both earned shares of the Capital Area Activities Conference Red title with doubleheader sweeps – Lansing State Journal
7. SOFTBALL Division 2 top-ranked Paw Paw pulled within an inning of clinching the Wolverine Conference title after defeating No. 10 Three Rivers to begin a doubleheader – Kalamazoo Gazette
8. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 5 DeWitt and Mason advanced to the CAAC Gold Cup championship match – WLNS
9. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Orchard Lake St. Mary’s advanced to the Catholic High School League Bishop championship game with a 6-0 win over Warren Regina – Oakland Press
10. BOYS GOLF Leland’s Howie Kropp won the Northwest Conference 18-hole event by a stroke as his team won by six – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Also of note …
GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Ignace coach Dorene Ingalls is retiring with a 542-104 record – Up North Live