Today in the MHSAA: 9/17/15
September 17, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Today’s know-your-sports checklist includes catching up on impressive feats by some of the state’s top-ranked girls golf teams and enjoying a pair of inspirational stories about leading soccer scorers.
Girls Golf
Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 4 Lake Orion won the Oakland County Division 1 Tournament for the second straight season, edging No. 6 Novi by one shot and No. 1 Rochester by two – Oakland Press
Three Spring Lake golfers carded three birdies apiece to lead the LP Division 3 No. 1 Lakers to a 53-stroke win in the Lakes 8 jamboree on their home course – Muskegon Chronicle
Boys Soccer
Freeland improved to 11-1 with its first win over Saginaw Swan Valley in three seasons, also handing the Vikings their first loss this fall – Saginaw News
Boys Tennis
Midland Dow, No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, fell to No. 3 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central at the Midweek Classic, but still won the tournament thanks to No. 6 Detroit U-D Jesuit’s win over FHC – Midland Daily News and Saginaw News
Volleyball
Ionia swept reigning Capital Area Activities Conference White champion Williamston, beating the Hornets for the first time under sixth-year coach Jeanna Kraatz – Ionia Sentinel-Standard
Niles emerged as the biggest winner from the SMAC 6-Pack Tournament on its home floor with victories over Battle Creek Lakeview, Battle Creek Central and Richland Gull Lake, all in two games – Niles Daily Star
Bay City John Glenn improved to 9-1 with a win over Tawas, opening North East Michigan Conference play as the reigning champion and with nearly the same lineup as in 2014 – Bay City Times
Good Reads
We’re big fans of athletes who play multiple sports, and Port Huron’s Jon Miller is one of the latest – he’s the soccer team’s leading scorer and the top field goal kicker in school history, plus one of the football team’s leading receivers. A great line from the story: “But if there’s one kid that can take this on, it’s the kid that’s loading his senior year with as many memories as possible.” – Port Huron Times-Herald
Andrew Shippell is Marshall’s leading scorer this season, and after three years of fighting is preparing to celebrate a milestone – the end of his chemotherapy in February – Battle Creek Enquirer
Today in the MHSAA: 10/1/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 1, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 7 Saugatuck clinched its first Southwestern Athletic Conference Lakeshore title with a 4-2 win over South Haven – Holland Sentinel
2. BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow claimed its first Saginaw Valley League championship since 2022 with a 2-1 win over Grand Blanc – Midland Daily News
3. BOYS SOCCER Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse clinched another Macomb Area Conference Gold title with a 5-1 win over Clawson – Macomb Daily
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 honorable mention Traverse City St. Francis avenged an earlier loss to No. 5 Elk Rapids with a sweep – Up North Live
5. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 14 Freeland held on for a 2-1 win over No. 13 Saginaw Swan Valley – Saginaw News
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 7 Frankenmuth downed No. 8 Alma 4-1 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
7. GIRLS GOLF Petoskey carded a 398 to edge Elk Rapids – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – and win the Harbor Springs Invitational – Cadillac News
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 6 Frankenmuth downed honorable mention Essexville Garber 3-1 in a key league matchup – WNEM
9. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 4 Leland downed Maple City Glen Lake 1-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 9 Harbor Springs shut out Traverse City St. Francis 3-0 – MI Sports Now