Today in the MHSAA: 9/12/19

September 12, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

While volleyball and soccer fill most of the spots on our list from Wednesday night’s most notable events across the state, our top achievers were on the golf course with a three-time county champion leading the way.

1. Girls Golf: Ariel Chang won her third Macomb County Tournament with an even-par 72 to lead Utica Eisenhower to the team championship; Eisenhower is ranked No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Macomb Daily

2. Volleyball: Essexville Garber went 3-0 at the Freeland quad, handing the host Falcons just their second defeat – Midland Daily News

3. Volleyball: Traverse City West edged rival Central 15-11 in the deciding fifth set to clinch the match win – Up North Live

4. Cross Country: Saugatuck swept the first Southwestern Athletic Conference jamboree, the LPD3 honorable mention girls ahead of Galesburg-Augusta and the No. 11 boys ahead of Watervliet – Holland Sentinel

5. Volleyball: Division 3 honorable mention Morley Stanwood swept rival Kent City – Big Rapids News

6. Boys Soccer: Alcona came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Oscoda 3-2 – Alpena News

7. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 3 Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep got past rival Kalamazoo Christian 5-0 – JoeInsider.com

8. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 9 Cadillac swept Petoskey in Big North Conference play – Cadillac News

9. Boys Tennis: LPD3 No. 8 St. Joseph showed why it’s ready to contend again with a sweep of Stevensville Lakeshore – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

10. Boys soccer: Two seasons after winning one game, Shepherd moved to 6-1 with a big win over Pinconning – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Today in the MHSAA: 10/18/17

October 18, 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. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 9 Elk Rapids came back from a two-goal deficit to get past Northport 4-3 in overtime and advance in their District – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Volleyball: Class C No. 7 Calumet finished an outright Western Peninsula Athletic Conference title with a five-set win over rival Houghton, coming back after losing the second and third games – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

3. Boys Cross Country: Although it didn’t win the final Blue Water Area Conference jamboree, Yale clinched its first boys league title in 22 years – Port Huron Times Herald

4. Boys Cross Country: Jonesville claimed its first league title since 2003, finishing ahead of rival Concord (No. 7 in LPD4) to win the Big 8 Conference – Hillsdale Daily News

5. Volleyball: New Haven improved to 27-0 and clinched the Macomb Area Conference Bronze title with a sweep of Clinton Township Clintondale – Macomb Daily

6. Girls Cross Country: The Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 10 Remus Chippewa Hills girls finished a sweep of Central State Activities Association Gold jamborees to claim the league title – Big Rapids News

7. Cross Country: Bad Axe’s boys won their first league title since 2009, as both Ubly teams and the Reese girls also won repeat championships in the Greater Thumb Conference East and West; Ubly’s boys are No. 4 in LPD4 and the girls are No. 6 – Huron Daily Tribune

8. Cross Country: Spring Lake’s boys (No. 8 in LPD2) and girls (No. 11) also swept league titles, winning in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue – Grand Haven Tribune

9. Boys Soccer: Fruitport downed Sparta 5-0 in Division 2 as Zack Shane scored all five goals and broke his school’s single-season scoring record – Local Sports Journal

10. Cross Country: The Pittsford girls (No. 11 in LPD4) and Battle Creek St. Philip boys (No. 6) also finished league title runs, in the Southern Central Athletic Association – Hillsdale Daily News

Also of note:

Volleyball: Gwinn got past Iron Mountain in five sets and after dropping the first two to secure a share of the Mid-Peninsula Conference championship – Marquette Mining Journal

Cross Country: From Monday, the St. Ignace girls (No. 1 in UPD2) and Brimley boys (No. 3 in UPD3) finished sweeps of Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference jamborees to claim league titles – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

Boys Soccer: From Monday, Division 4 No. 6 Hillsdale Academy won an early big-time matchup, downing No. 7 Adrian Lenawee Christian 2-0 in District play – Adrian Daily Telegram