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: 5/2/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 2, 2025

1. SOFTBALL Division 3 honorable mention Ithaca swept top-ranked Evart 1-0 and 7-6 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

2. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 4 Essexville Garber moved closer to a potential sixth-straight league title with a 3-2 win over No. 15 Freeland – Bay City Times

3. BOYS GOLF Jackson Lumen Christi – top-ranked in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – edged No. 3 Ann Arbor Greenhills 170-175 – Ann Arbor News

4. GIRLS LACROSSE Molly Leyes reached 200 career goals with four in Grand Blanc’s 16-5 win over Davison – Flint Journal

5. BOYS GOLF Gaylord’s top four golfers finished among the top 10 individual placers as the team won the Ogemaw Heights Falcon Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. GIRLS SOCCER Lake Orion moved into first place alone in the Oakland Activities Association White with a 4-1 win over Berkley – Oakland Press

7. GIRLS SOCCER Isabella Snyder scored twice late to pull Bay City John Glenn past Division 3 No. 5 Frankenmuth 3-2 – Mid-Michigan Now

8. SOFTBALL Flat Rock and Division 2 honorable mention Milan both had 18 hits in Flat Rock’s 16-15 eight-inning win – Monroe News

9. GIRLS SOCCER Nora Pollock scored three goals in Division 4 No. 2 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian’s 4-0 win over Grand Rapids Covenant Christian – Local Sports Journal

10. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 9 Allen Park won a high-scoring matchup with Gibraltar Carlson, 13-6 – Southgate News-Herald