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: 10/9/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 9, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 3 Lansing Eastern won the Capital Area Activities Conference Gold Cup final in a five-round shootout, downing Division 1 No. 3 Okemos – WILX
2. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City Central clinched a share of the Big North Conference title with a 3-1 win over Petoskey and ended up with the championship outright for the first time since 1997 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. BOYS SOCCER Gaylord denied Division 1 No. 10 Traverse City West a share of the BNC title playing the Titans to a scoreless draw – Petoskey News-Review
4. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 top-ranked Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett came back to defeat No. 14 Clarkston Everest Collegiate 2-1 in the Catholic High School League Cardinal title game – Oakland Press
5. BOYS TENNIS No. 4 Maple City Glen Lake ran its Lower Peninsula Division 4 Regional title streak to three – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS TENNIS Holland West Ottawa, Portage Central and Rockford shared an LPD1 Regional title, and No. 3 Holland Christian won in LPD3 by a point – Holland Sentinel
7. BOYS TENNIS Mason and Richland Gull Lake shared a Regional championship in LPD2, and No. 9 Lansing Catholic won in LPD4 – Lansing State Journal
8. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 8 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s fell 2-0 to Toledo St. Francis de Sales in the Catholic High School League Bishop championship game – Oakland Press
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fruitport is alone atop the Ottawa-Kent Conference Silver standings thanks to a four-set win over Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian – MuskegonSports.com
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Midland Dow downed rival Midland High in four sets – Midland Daily News