Today in the MHSAA: 9/28/17

September 28, 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: Lincoln Alcona goalkeeper Conner McCoy broke the national record for career saves and did it with a shutout of Oscoda, 2-0 (check back Friday for a feature on Second Half) – Alpena News

2. Girls Tennis: The first MHSAA championships of 2017-18 were awarded Wednesday as Negaunee won its fourth straight Division 1 title and Ishpeming Westwood won its eighth in nine seasons in Division 2 – Second Half Division 1 | Division 2

3. Cross Country: Incredibly, three runners from the Battle Creek area are back on course this season after being diagnosed with a rare heart condition last year and undergoing surgery – Battle Creek Enquirer

4. Girls Golf: Three years after starting the program, Shepherd is celebrating its second straight league championship in the sport – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

5. Cross Country: The top-ranked Ann Arbor Pioneer boys and No. 10 girls edged Saline’s No. 2-ranked boys and No. 5 girls teams in the second Southeastern Conference jamboree and also matchup of contenders in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Saline Post Boys | Girls

6. Cross Country: The Spring Lake boys, No. 9 in LPD2, and No. 10 Allendale girls won their Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue jamboree, Allendale over Spring Lake’s No. 9-ranked girls team – Grand Haven Tribune

7. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 19 Buckley avenged an earlier loss to No. 3 Leland with a 3-0 shutout in the rematch – Cadillac News

8. Girls Golf: LPD2 No. 10 Muskegon Reeths-Puffer won its second straight Greater Muskegon Athletic Association city championship – Local Sports Journal

9. Boys Tennis: LPD4 No. 8 Ludington downed Whitehall 5-3 to clinch a share of the Coastal Conference championship – Ludington Daily News

10. Girls Golf: LPD1 No. 2 Brighton finished its home regular-season schedule with a 23-stroke win over Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Today in the MHSAA: 10/16/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 16, 2025

1. BOYS SOCCER No. 9 Frankenmuth earned a Division 3 District championship with a 2-1 win over No. 3 Flint Powers Catholic – WJRT

2. BOYS SOCCER Fenton claimed its fourth District title in five seasons with a 2-1 win over No. 15 Ortonville Brandon in Division 2 – Flint Journal

3. CROSS COUNTRY The Mesick boys – No. 11 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – and No. 6 Grand Traverse Academy girls won West Michigan D League championship meets, Mesick earning its first league title in this sport – Cadillac News

4. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 honorable mention Troy Athens clinched its 21st District title downing Sterling Heights Stevenson 4-0 – Oakland Press

5. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Leland ran its District title streak to four with a 4-1 win over Maple City Glen Lake in Division 4 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. BOYS SOCCER No. 7 Alma clinched a Division 3 District title with a 4-0 win over honorable mention Freeland – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

7. CROSS COUNTRY The Grass Lake girls and LPD3 No. 9 Hanover-Horton boys clinched Cascades Conference championships – Jackson Citizen Patriot Girls | Boys

8. BOYS SOCCER Honorable mention Dearborn Divine Child clinched a Division 2 District title with a 5-0 win over Madison Heights Lamphere – Dearborn Press & Guide

9. BOYS SOCCER No. 9 Melvindale claimed a Division 2 District title with a 4-1 win over Detroit Cesar Chavez Academy – Southgate News-Herald

10. BOYS SOCCCER Plainwell downed Battle Creek Harper Creek 2-0 in a Division 2 District Final – Battle Creek Enquirer