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: 10/10/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 10, 2023
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 6 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern clinched the Ottawa-Kent Conference White title with a 2-1 win over Division 2 No. 3 Forest Hills Central – FOX 17
2. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 13 Dearborn Edsel Ford claimed its first outright Downriver League championship with a 3-0 win over Brownstown Woodhaven – Southgate News-Herald
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 2 Holland Christian ran its shutout streak to 10 with a scoreless draw against No. 4 Fruitport that earned the Maroons the O-K Blue championship – Holland Sentinel
4. GIRLS GOLF Top-ranked Brighton shot a 322 to win its Lower Peninsula Division 1 Regional, followed by No. 2 Plymouth and No. 3 Northville – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
5. BOYS SOCCER Auburn Hills Avondale clinched its first outright league championship in a decade, scoring late to get past Ferndale 3-1 in the Oakland Activities Association Blue – Oakland Press
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 4 Traverse City West ran its Big North Conference title streak to 14 with a 7-0 clincher over Gaylord – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. BOYS TENNIS LPD4 No. 4 Ludington extended its Coastal Conference championship streak to three with a league tournament victory – Ludington Daily News
8. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 2 Northville rode a fast start to a 3-0 win over Livonia Stevenson in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association final – Hometown Life
9. BOYS SOCCER New Baltimore Anchor Bay and Division 1 No. 12 Utica Eisenhower finished as co-champs of the Macomb Area Conference Red with their 1-1 draw – Macomb Daily
10. GIRLS GOLF No. 6 Ann Arbor Greenhills followed Mia Melendez to an LPD4 Regional title – Ann Arbor News