Today in the MHSAA: 11/2/17

November 2, 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: No. 5 Detroit Catholic Central downed reigning Division 1 champion and current No. 6 East Kentwood 2-1 to advance to its first MHSAA Final in this sport – Observer & Eccentric

2. Boys Soccer: No. 5 Ann Arbor Greenhills downed two-time reigning champion and current No. 14 Burton Genesee Christian 2-0 in a Division 4 Semifinal – WEYI (at 38 seconds)

3. Boys Soccer: No. 16 Ludington upended No. 4 Grand Rapids South Christian 2-1 to advance to the Division 3 Final – Ludington Daily News

4. Boys soccer: No. 15 Walled Lake Central also advanced to its first MHSAA Final in boys soccer, winning with a shootout against Troy – Oakland Press

5. Boys Soccer: No. 3 Flint Powers Catholic claimed a 1-0 win over No. 5 Detroit Country Day in a Division 3 Semifinal that went to a shootout – Detroit News

6. Boys Soccer: No. 8 Holland downed No. 7 Coldwater 3-0 in Division 2 to advance to Saturday’s Final – Holland Sentinel

7. Boys Soccer: No. 4 Kalamazoo Hackett scored all of its goals in the first half in downing No. 8 Buckley 3-1 in a Division 4 Semifinal – Cadillac News

8. Boys Soccer: Unranked East Lansing is headed back to the Division 2 championship game thanks to a 2-0 Semifinal win over Farmington Hills Harrison – Lansing State Journal

9. Volleyball: No. 8 Calumet finished a four-win run over rival Houghton this season with a four-set win in a Class C District Semifinal – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

10. Volleyball: New Baltimore Anchor Bay avenged a pair of recent heart-breaking losses to Macomb Dakota by beating the Cougars in their Class A District match; both were honorable mentions in the final rankings – Macomb Daily

Also of note …

Volleyball: Howell swept Hartland in a Class A District Semifinal, its first District win in eight years – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Football: Longtime Bay City Central coach Morley Fraser resigned after 32 seasons leading the program – Bay City Times

Today in the MHSAA: 5/2/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 2, 2023

2. SOFTBALL Gracie Maloney got all 21 outs by strikeout in Division 1 top-ranked Macomb Dakota’s 9-1 two-hitter win over honorable mention Grosse Pointe North – Macomb Daily

2. BASEBALL Birmingham Seaholm’s Nick Shenefelt threw his second-straight no-hitter in the Division 1 No. 17 Maples’ 4-0 win over Bloomfield Hills – Oakland Press

3. BOYS GOLF Howell carded a 309 to win the 16-team Jim Sander Memorial – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 9 Linden moved to 9-0 with a 7-0 win over Fenton – WJRT

5. GIRLS SOCCER Montague defeated Whitehall for the first time in at least a decade – CatchMark SportsNet

6. GIRLS SOCCER Fremont scored the game’s lone goal during the second half to get past Ludington – MI Sports Now

7. GIRLS SOCCER Manistee improved to 7-1-1 with a 1-0 win over Hart – Manistee News Advocate

8. BASEBALL Division 4 No. 15 Ubly swept Brown City with two five-inning, one-hit shutouts – Huron Daily Tribune

9. GIRLS SOCCER Clinton remained perfect in Lenawee County Athletic Association play with an 8-1 win over Onsted – Adrian Daily Telegram

10. GIRLS TENNIS Petoskey went indoors to defeat Alpena 7-1 – Petoskey News-Review