Today In The MHSAA: 10/21/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 21, 2021

1. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep scored during the first half of overtime and held on for a 2-1 Division 3 District Final win over No. 8 Detroit Country Day – Pontiac Notre Dame Prep

2. BOYS SOCCER No. 3 New Baltimore Anchor Bay held on for a 2-1 Division 1 District championship win over No. 15 Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily

3. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Bad Axe netted its fourth-straight District title with a 4-0 win over Midland Calvary Baptist in Division 4 – Huron Daily Tribune

4. BOYS SOCCER Three first-half goals carried No. 8 East Kentwood to an eventual 4-0 Division 1 District Final win over Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern – FOX 17

5. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 9 Cadillac swept Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City West to join the Titans as tied atop the Big North Conference with one league match to play for both – Cadillac News

6. BOYS SOCCER No. 6 Imlay City clinched a Division 3 District title with a 4-0 win over Richmond – Macomb Daily

7. CROSS COUNTRY Zeeland West swept the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green titles – Holland Sentinel Girls | Boys

8. BOYS SOCCER After splitting with Saginaw Swan Valley during the regular season, Freeland downed the Vikings 2-0 for a Division 3 District title – Saginaw News

9. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Holland edged Zeeland West 2-1 to repeat as a Division 2 District champ – Holland Sentinel

10. BOYS SOCCER Brandon Walters’ two second-half goals carried top-ranked Holland Christian past Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 3-1 in a Division 3 District Final – Holland Sentinel

Also of note …

CROSS COUNTRY Hillsdale Academy swept Southern Central Athletic Association championships; the Hillsdale Academy boys are No. 3 and the girls No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Today in the MHSAA: 9/28/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 28, 2023

1. GIRLS GOLF Paige Anderson carded a 4-under 69 to lead Muskegon Reeths-Puffer to the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association title after the team had only three golfers compete in the event last season – Local Sports Journal

2. BOYS TENNIS Flushing edged Goodrich to clinch the Flint Metro League Tournament and its sixth-straight league championship – WJRT

3. GIRLS GOLF Rochester High – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – shot a 310, and Madison Yang won a playoff for the medalist honor at the Oakland County Division 1 Championship – Oakland Press

4. BOYS TENNIS Traverse City Central won the Big North Conference Tournament to claim the league title – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. GIRLS GOLF Battle Creek Harper Creek shot a 367 to win the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference Tournament and championship – Coldwater Daily Reporter

6. BOYS SOCCER Big Rapids finished a perfect head-to-head run through the Central State Activities Association with a win over Lakeview – Big Rapids Pioneer

7. GIRLS GOLF Traverse City Central scored a 343 to win the Cadillac Invitational by 10 strokes – Cadillac News

8. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 14 Leland avenged last week’s loss to Suttons Bay with a 2-1 victory to create a three-team tie atop the Northwest Conference – Up North Live

9. BOYS SOCCER Huron League contenders Grosse Ile and Riverview played to a scoreless draw; Grosse Ile is ranked No. 7 in Division 3, and Riverview is No. 13 in Division 2 – Southgate News-Herald

10. BOYS SOCCER Saginaw Valley Lutheran held onto the top spot alone in the Tri-Valley Conference Blue with a 2-1 win over Bullock Creek – Midland Daily News

Also of note …

SOFTBALL Vestaburg and the mid-Michigan officiating community are mourning the death of Wolverines coach Phil Block, who also was a longtime softball and baseball umpire and officiated football, basketball, volleyball, cross country, track & field, swimming and wrestling as well over the last 16 years – Greenville Daily News