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: 10/8/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 8, 2026
1. GIRLS GOLF No. 2 Macomb Dakota claimed its first Regional title in this sport, winning in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Macomb Daily
2. GIRLS GOLF No. 5 Clarkston edged No. 4 Rochester Adams by two strokes to win their LPD1 Regional – Oakland Press
3. BOYS SOCCER Buchanan downed Berrien Springs 1-0 to clinch its first league title in this sport since 2003 – Niles Daily Star
4. BOYS TENNIS No. 3 Midland Dow won every flight to claim an 18th-straight Regional title, in LPD2 – Midland Daily News
5. GIRLS GOLF No. 2 Montague carded a 367 to win its LPD3 Regional – Local Sports Journal
6. BOYS SOCCER Ida downed Blissfield 5-0 to clinch a share of a fifth-straight Lenawee County Athletic Association title – Monroe News
7. BOYS SOCCER Mason avenged an earlier loss to DeWitt with a 2-1 win to claim the Capital Area Activities Conference Silver Cup – WLNS
8. CROSS COUNTRY Gaylord swept girls and boys Division 1-2 titles, and the LPD3 No. 9 Lake City and Bellaire girls and Traverse City St. Francis and Mackinaw City boys also were team champions at the Mancelona Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. BOYS SOCCER Riverview Gabriel Richard claimed the City Cup with a 2-0 win over Riverview High – Southgate News-Herald
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Davison defeated Grand Blanc in four sets at their outdoor match – WJRT