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: 9/5/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 5, 2025
1. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 8 Traverse City St. Francis defeated top-ranked Roscommon 2-1, and also took a four-set loss against Midland Dow – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 4 Frankenmuth came back from a two-goal halftime deficit to defeat Freeland 4-2 – Saginaw News
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 7 Royal Oak Shrine Catholic improved to 8-1 with a shutout of No. 10 Clarkston Everest Collegiate – Oakland Press
4. GIRLS GOLF Grand Blanc – No. 6 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – and Midland Dow’s Sophia Lee continued to dominate the Saginaw Valley League – Midland Daily News
5. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 6 Kingsley downed Charlevoix in a matchup of teams off to strong starts – MI Sports Now
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 13 Grand Haven and Hudsonville played to a scoreless draw – Grand Haven Tribune
7. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 9 Hanover-Horton improved to 5-1-1 with a sweep of Michigan Center – Jackson Citizen Patriot
8. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVIING Allen Park earned victories over Riverview and Dundee – Southgate News-Herald
9. BOYS TENNIS Cadillac swept Alpena in the Big North Conference – Cadillac News
10. BOYS TENNIS Midland downed Bay City Western 6-2 – Midland Daily News