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: 2/10/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 10, 2026
1. SKIING The Harbor Springs girls ran their Regional title streak to four in Division 2 and were joined by the Petoskey boys as champs at Crystal Mountain – Petoskey News-Review
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Breckenridge clinched its first league title since 2017, downing Merrill in the Mid-State Activities Conference East – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Carson Case reached 1,000 career points in Benzie Central’s 82-41 win over Suttons Bay – Benzie Record Patriot
4. SKIING The East Grand Rapids girls and Caledonia boys won Division 2 Regional titles at Caberfae Peaks – Cadillac News
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grass Lake won a key Cascades Conference East matchup 75-41 over Michigan Center – WLNS
6. SKIING Traverse City Central and West will send both of their teams to the Division 1 Finals – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain remains undefeated after handing Roscommon its second loss, 44-32 – MI Sports Now
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rochester Hills Stoney Creek moved back into first alone in the Oakland Activities Association Red with a 45-32 win over Clarkston – Oakland Press
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Essexville Garber earned coach Chris Watz his 200th win, defeating Bay City All Saints – Bay City Times
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Shelby remains atop the West Michigan Conference Rivers thanks to a 53-44 win over Hart – Local Sports Journal
Also of note …
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE Longtime associate director Mike Evoy has been named the eighth director of the CHSL – Detroit Free Press