Today in the MHSAA: 9/12/17

September 12, 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. Football: Saranac coach Andy Lytle, also a first sergeant in the Michigan Army National Guard, has left his team for deployment to Florida to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

2. Girls Swimming & Diving: Longtime West Bloomfield coach John Burch will be the namesake of that school’s natatorium, and he’s continuing to coach for the South Lyon Unified co-op team although he’s been fighting pancreatic cancer for a year – Observer & Eccentric

3. Boys Tennis: Bloomfield Hills’ Andrew Zhang is one of the most highly-regarded junior players in the country, and also is lending his talents to his high school team again this fall after helping the Black Hawks to a shared 2015 LP Division 1 title and 2016 runner-up finish – Observer & Eccentric

4. Boys Soccer: Leland moved to 10-0 by handing Buckley its first loss of the season; Leland is ranked No. 3 in Division 4 – Traverse City St. Francis

5. Girls Tennis: Undefeated Negaunee got its toughest test so far this season, but moved to 8-0 with a 5-3 win over Marquette – Marquette Mining Journal

6. Boys Soccer: Grosse Ile moved to 12-0 this season by handing New Boston Huron its first loss – Southgate News Herald

7. Boys Soccer: Lincoln Alcona’s Jordan Steiner set a school record and earned a spot in the MHSAA record book with eight goals in a win over Whittemore-Prescott – Alpena News

8. Girls Golf: Sturgis shot a 182, its sixth-best nine-hole score ever, to win its sixth straight Wolverine Conference jamboree – Sturgis Journal

9. Boys Soccer: Ovid-Elsie earned its fifth shutout in six games, this time locking down Chesaning – Owosso Argus-Press

10. Girls Golf: LP Division 3 No. 8 Spring Lake extended its Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue lead by shooting a 164 to win Monday’s jamboree by 23 – Grand Haven Tribune

Also of note:

Girls Swimming & Diving: Brighton, No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, earned a 94-92 win over No. 6 Northville last week and then finished second to No. 2 Farmington Hills Mercy at the Fenton Relays over the weekend – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Today in the MHSAA: 11/15/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 15, 2024

1. VOLLEYBALL No. 6 Grand Rapids South Christian defeated top-ranked Grand Rapids Christian in five sets in a Division 2 Regional Final, and No. 6 Rockford swept No. 8 Jenison in Division 1 – FOX 17

2. VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central swept No. 2 Plymouth Christian Academy in Division 3 – Monroe News

3. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City Central claimed its first Regional title, defeating Flushing in four sets – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Essexville Garber won its first Division 2 Regional title with a four-set victory over Kingsley – Bay City Times

5. VOLLEYBALL Unranked Hancock swept No. 5 Crystal Falls Forest Park in a Division 4 Regional Final – Upper Michigan’s Source

6. VOLLEYBALL No. 6 Traverse City St. Francis came back from two sets down to defeat No. 4 Calumet in five in Division 3 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Kalamazoo Christian defeated No. 8 Bronson in five sets in Division 3 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

8. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Roscommon also is a Division 3 Regional champion after defeating No. 9 McBain – Cadillac News

9. VOLLEYBALL No. 7 Tecumseh earned its first Regional title since 2011 with a four-set win in Division 2 over Parma Western – Adrian Daily Telegram

10. VOLLEYBALL Unranked Battle Creek Lakeview downed Portage Northern in four sets in Division 1 – Battle Creek Enquirer