Today in the MHSAA: 10/10/17

October 10, 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 Tennis: Kalamazoo Christian, tied for No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 4, netted the championship at the combined Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph and Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

2. Boys Tennis: Byron Center closed out an Ottawa-Kent Conference Green championship just ahead of LPD3 No. 9 Zeeland East – Holland Sentinel

3. Boys Tennis: LPD4 No. 8 Ludington closed out an outright Coastal Conference championship by finishing four points ahead of runner-up Whitehall at the league tournament – Ludington Daily News

4. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 3 Leland clinched the Northwest Conference championship with a 5-1 win over Northport, which went into an interesting attack mode late trying to get the win and stay in the race – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. Girls Cross Country: Calumet freshman Clarity Gipp won the West Iron County Invitational just ahead of Chassell star Lela Rautiola; Chassell’s LPD3 No. 1 girls and Houghton’s LPD1 No. 1 boys won the team titles – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

6. Boys Tennis: LPD1 No. 10 Hudsonville also won an O-K league title, claiming the Red just ahead of Grandville – Grand Haven Tribune

7. Boys Soccer: Unranked Hartland won its seventh straight game, this time upsetting No. 9 Northville 1-0 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus 

8. Boys Soccer: Big Rapids moved into first place alone in the Central State Activities Association Gold with a 2-1 win over Newaygo, which had beaten Big Rapids earlier this season – Big Rapids News

9. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 17 Grand Haven improved to 10-3-3 with a 1-0 win over Rockford – Local Sports Journal

10. Track & Field: Livonia Churchill announced it will dedicate Friday its stadium field to first athletic director Larry Joiner and the track to successful coach Rick Austin – Observer & Eccentric

Today in the MHSAA: 4/9/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 9, 2024

1. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Frankenmuth started the Todd Sprowl coaching era with a sweep of reigning Division 4 champion and currently top-ranked Unionville-Sebewaing – Saginaw News

2. BASEBALL Taylor came back to edge Division 1 No. 12 Brownstown Woodhaven 8-7 – Southgate News-Herald

3. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Linden won a 2-0 opener over reigning Division 1 champion Hartland before the No. 10 Eagles won the second game 17-11 – Flint Journal

4. BOYS GOLF Detroit Catholic Central and Howell’s Zach Spencer won at the Westborn Market Tournament at Oakland University – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. GIRLS SOCCER Riley Chase scored all three of her goals during the second half of Fremont’s 4-1 win over Muskegon Catholic Central – Local Sports Journal

6. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 3 Bay City Western won big over reigning Division 4 champion and currently top-ranked Beal City – Bay City Times

7. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 6 Grand Blanc emerged from a pitchers’ duel with a 3-0 win over No. 8 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Oakland Press

8. GIRLS SOCCER Freshman Vanessa Parker a goal and an assist in St. Clair Shores Lakeview’s 2-0 win over Lake Shore – Macomb Daily

9. SOFTBALL Jennaway Decker hit a total of three home runs in Three Rivers’ sweep of Centreville – Sturgis Journal

10. GIRLS SOCCER Kinley Mays opened her high school career with three goals in Pinckney’s 5-0 win over Fowlerville – Livingston Daily Press & Argus