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: 9/13/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 13, 2022
1. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Grand Rapids Catholic Central defeated top-ranked South Christian 3-1 in a matchup of Division 3 elite – FOX 17
2. GIRLS GOLF Brighton made a run at its team record with a 310 to win the Holt Invitational – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. VOLLEYBALL McBain showed why it’s ranked No. 2 in Division 3, defeating No. 5 Traverse City St. Francis, Division 2 honorable mention Cadillac and Fremont – Cadillac News
4. BOYS SOCCER McBain Northern Michigan Christian moved to 7-0-3 with a 2-1 win over Division 3 No. 14 Ogemaw Heights, which also entered unbeaten – MI Sports Now
5. BOYS SOCCER Max Lasser scored both goals as North Muskegon edged Oakridge 2-1 – Local Sports Journal
6. GIRLS GOLF Kalamazoo Christian continued to dominate in the Lakeland Conference/Kalamazoo Valley Association with another jamboree win – Niles Daily Star
7. VOLLEYBALL Stevensville Lakeshore celebrated 50 years of volleyball, although Buchanan won the matchup of this year’s teams – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
8. BOYS SOCCER Jaxon Dann scored three goals in Cheboygan’s big win over Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
9. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 14 Ludington improved to 10-1-1 with a 5-1 win over Whitehall – Ludington Daily News
10. VOLLEBALL Bullock Creek moved to 9-3-1 with sweeps of Shepherd and Chesaning – Midland Daily News