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: 11/4/20

November 4, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Tuesday was quieter on the high school sports scene as playoffs in multiple sports pick up again this afternoon. But we’ve included all of the coverage out there from District volleyball and a county cross country championship event.

1. Cross Country: The Sturgis girls and Three Rivers boys won St. Joseph County championships – Sturgis Journal

2. Volleyball: Escanaba swept Kingsford to move on in a Division 2 District – Escanaba Daily Press

3. Volleyball: Houghton also moved on in Division 2 with a sweep of Gladstone – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

4. Volleyball: Holland West Ottawa swept Holland in a Division 1 District opener – Holland Sentinel

5. Volleyball: No. 3 Cadillac swept Big Rapids to open their Division 2 District – Cadillac News

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: Former Eastern Michigan coach Charles Ramsey will return from the college ranks to take over at Ypsilanti Community – Ann Arbor News

Girls Basketball: Former program all-time leading scorer Morgan Giddings has been selected as Muskegon Oakridge’s next varsity coach – Muskegon Chronicle