Today in the MHSAA: 9/26/18
September 26, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
1. Volleyball: Division 2 top-ranked Grand Rapids Christian came back from a two-set deficit to defeat Division 1 No. 6 Hudsonville in five games – FOX 17
2. Cross Country: The New Baltimore Anchor Bay cross country teams clinched Macomb Area Conference White championships; the boys shared with Port Huron Northern, winning their first title since 2008 – Macomb Daily
3. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 9 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek swept honorable mention Clarkston in Oakland Activities Association Red play – Oakland Press
4. Girls Swimming & Diving: Unranked Zeeland earned an impressive 104-74 win over Holland Christian, the No. 4 team in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – Holland Sentinel
5. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 9 North Muskegon and Muskegon Oakridge tied 1-1 in a key West Michigan Conference matchup – Local Sports Journal
6. Cross Country: Hart’s LPD3 ranked teams (girls No. 1, boys No. 4) dominated in sweeping the West Michigan Conference’s second jamboree – Ludington Daily News
7. Volleyball: Traverse City St. Francis came back after losing the first set to defeat Kalkaska in four – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. Volleyball: Lakes Valley Conference leader South Lyon downed Walled Lake Central in four sets – Oakland Press
9. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 10 Kingsley continued to surge with a sweep of Frankfort – WPBN
10. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 3 Schoolcraft remains atop the Southwestern Athletic Conference Valley after a sweep of Constantine – JoeInsider.com
Also of note:
Volleyball: From Thursday, then-No. 5 Southfield Christian upset Division 4 top-ranked Plymouth Christian Academy – MLive-Detroit
Girls Golf: From Monday, LPD1 top-ranked Northville claimed its eighth tournament championship this fall – Observer & Eccentric
Boys Soccer: From Monday, Division 4 No. 8 Hartford clinched the Southwest 10 Conference title with a 2-1 win over Bloomingdale – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
Today in the MHSAA: 10/6/17
October 6, 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: Fox Sports Detroit tells the story behind the inaugural Football Week in Michigan, which will take place Nov. 18-25 and highlight games at the high school, college and professional levels – Fox Sports Detroit
2. Boys Tennis: For the second straight season, Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 2 Midland Dow swept every flight in winning the Saginaw Valley League tournament; the title was Dow’s 12th straight – Midland Daily News
3. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD1 No. 5 Holland West Ottawa upset No. 4 Rockford 165-150 – Holland Sentinel
4. Volleyball: Unionville-Sebewaing came back from two sets down to upset Class C No. 5 Cass City and avenge an earlier loss – Huron Daily Tribune
5. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD1 No. 2 Saline posted an impressive 120-66 victory over LPD2 No. 3 Dexter – Saline Post
6. Cross Country: The Houghton boys (UPD1 No. 1) and Chassell girls (UPD3 No. 1) continued pulling away from the pack with championships at the Houghton Invitational – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
7. Boys Tennis: Traverse City Central claimed its 11th straight Big North Conference championship with a league tournament win – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. Girls Golf: Portland claimed a share of its second Capital Area Activities Conference White championship ever with its first league tournament win – Ionia Sentinel-Standard
9. Volleyball: In a preview of possible Class B District matchups, honorable mention Spring Lake downed Whitehall and honorable mention Fruitport in a tri-meet – Grand Haven Tribune
10. Volleyball: Rochester Adams finished its Oakland Activities Association White outright championship with a sweep of West Bloomfield – Oakland Press