Today in the MHSAA: 10/22/18
October 22, 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.
Lower Peninsula Girls Golf, Boys Tennis and Upper Peninsula Cross Country Finals dominated the non-football headlines this weekend, and you'll find coverage of all on Second Half. Today's "Today" list instead includes 10 headliners of note from District boys soccer, league volleyball and LP cross country.
1. Boys Soccer: Unranked Utica Ford upset top-ranked Troy Athens 1-0 to win a Division 1 District title – Macomb Daily
2. Boys Soccer: No. 2 Grand Rapids Christian downed No. 5 Holland Christian 4-1 in a Division 2 District Final – Holland Christian
3. Boys Soccer: No. 5 Detroit Catholic Central prevailed in a Division 1 District Final 3-2 in overtime over No. 9 Novi – Observer & Eccentric
4. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 9 North Muskegon downed Division 2 No. 10 Whitehall to win the West Michigan Conference Tournament championship and a share of the overall league title – Local Sports Journal
5. Boys Soccer: Griffin Doran’s goal gave Haslett a 1-0 Division 2 win over DeWitt and its first District boys soccer title since 1999 – Lansing State Journal
6. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 3 Kalamazoo Hackett won its eighth straight District title, downing Battle Creek Calhoun Christian – JoeInsider.com
7. Cross Country: Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart swept championships at the annual Class D championship meet; both teams are ranked No. 2 in LPD4 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
8. Volleyball: Division 3 honorable mention Muskegon Western Michigan Christian came back multiple times to get past Ludington and win the Lakes 8 Conference Tournament – Local Sports Journal
9. Cross Country: The Hudson girls (LPD4 T-No. 10) and Erie-Mason boys clinched Lenawee County Athletic Association championships – Adrian Daily Telegram
10. Boys Soccer: Muskegon Orchard View outlasted rival Oakridge 5-4 to claim a Division 3 District championship – Local Sports Journal
Today in the MHSAA: 6/6/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 6, 2022
1. TRACK & FIELD/GIRLS TENNIS A total of 14 track & field and four tennis championships were awarded at Finals over the weekend, and Second Half covered them all – Second Half
2. GIRLS LACROSSE Top-ranked Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern/Eastern edged No. 2 Rockford 7-6 to claim a Division 1 regional title – FOX 17
3. GIRLS LACROSSE Top-ranked East Grand Rapids turned away No. 3 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central 12-11 to earn a 10th-straight Division 2 Regional title – FOX 17
4. BASEBALL Carleton Airport upset No. 2 New Boston Huron and then defeated Monroe Jefferson 6-3 for a Division 2 District title – Monroe News
5. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City West claimed a Division 1 District championship with a 2-0 win over No. 6 Midland Dow – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. SOFTBALL No. 2 Richmond defeated No. 5 Almont 6-1 to clinch a Division 3 District title – Port Huron Times Herald
7. BASEBALL Muskegon Reeths-Puffer defeated No. 3 Muskegon Mona Shores and then No. 5 Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills to earn a Division 1 District title – Local Sports Journal
8. BASEBALL Brighton scored the go-ahead runs with one out left in its Division 1 District title win over No. 9 Howell – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
9. BASEBALL No. 6 Richmond also will move on in baseball after defeating No. 7 St. Clair 7-5 in a Division 2 District Final – Macomb Daily
10. BASEBALL Fenton defeated No. 4 Grand Blanc in a Division 1 District Semifinal, but Hartland emerged as the District champion – Flint Journal