Today in the MHSAA: 9/27/18

September 27, 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. Girls Golf: A freshman led Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 3 Muskegon Reeths-Puffer to its third straight Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championship – Local Sports Journal

2. Girls Golf: LPD3 top-ranked Flint Powers Catholic shot a 346 to claim the Saginaw Valley League tournament and overall league title – Midland Daily News

3. Volleyball: Gladwin created a three-way tie for first in the Jack Pine Conference with a 2-1 win over co-leader and Division 3 No. 9 Houghton Lake – Midland Daily News

4. Volleyball: Allen Park took a 15-13 fifth set from Trenton in a matchup of first-place teams in the Downriver League – Southgate News-Herald

5. Boys soccer: Oscoda downed Lincoln Alcona 2-0 to move into a first-place tie with the Tigers in the North Star League – Alpena News

6. Girls Golf: St. Joseph added a sixth straight Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference overall championship to the seventh-straight division title won last week – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

7. Volleyball: Coldwater upset Division 2 honorable mention Parma Western 3-1 in a key Interstate 8 Athletic Conference match – Coldwater Daily Reporter

8. Volleyball: St. Louis swept rival Ithaca to remain perfect in league play and take back the “flag” traveling trophy – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

9. Boys Soccer: Richard Wilson scored five goals in Roscommon’s win over Cheboygan – MI Sports Now

10. Boys Soccer: Allen Park opened the second half of Downriver League play with a 3-2 win over Gibraltar Carlson – Southgate News-Herald

Today in the MHSAA: 6/7/17

June 7, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Coaches often say that at this level of the tournament, every team is excellent. And that held true with the start of Girls Soccer Regionals on Tuesday, as favorites faced tough challenges and a few fell in upsets.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.

Girls Soccer

Division 4 top-ranked Lansing Christian fended off a strong challenge from No. 5 Jackson Lumen Christi to win 2-1 – Lansing State Journal

Division 2 No. 2 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern needed a shootout but edged No. 8 DeWitt 3-2 – Grand Rapids Press

Division 3 top-ranked Flint Powers Catholic scored late to eliminate No. 6 Williamston 2-1 – Flint Journal

No. 2 Hudsonville Unity Christian scored late in overtime to advance in Division 3 1-0 over No. 15 Paw Paw – Grand Rapids Press

No. 14 Manchester took No. 15 Plymouth Christian into overtime before securing a 2-1 win in Division 4 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

No. 13 Marshall scored with four minutes to play to upset No. 9 Middleville Thornapple Kellogg in Division 2, 2-1 – Battle Creek Enquirer

Division 3 No. 8 Macomb Lutheran North earned a return to the Regional Final with a 7-0 win over No. 19 Almont – Macomb Daily

Walled Lake Northern, No. 13 in Division 1, eliminated No. 5 Utica Eisenhower 1-0 – Oakland Press

Charlevoix won a second straight shootout in Division 3, this time over Clare for a 3-2 win – Petoskey News-Review

Division 4 No. 11 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett notched a 3-1 upset of No. 3 Madison Heights Bishop Foley – C&G Newspapers