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: 8/29/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 29, 2022

1. CROSS COUNTRY Benzie Central’s Hunter Jones and Hart’s Jessica Jazwinski, both Grand Rapids Christian teams, the Traverse City St. Francis girls and Hart boys were among high achievers at the Pete Moss Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle | Athletic.net

2. BOYS TENNIS Midland Dow, No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, continued to impress with wins over No. 3 Birmingham Groves and No. 4 Seaholm and a tie with top-ranked Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern – Midland Daily News

3. VOLLEYBALL Muskegon Mona Shores won its third-straight Battle of the Boardwalk sweeping Grand Haven, Fruitport and Spring Lake – Local Sports Journal

4. VOLLEYBALL Johannesburg-Lewiston has yet to lose a set this season after adding six more match wins at its invitational – Petoskey News-Review

5. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING LPD3 No. 4 Milan placed first in every event of the Riverview Rock-N-Relays – Monroe News

6. CROSS COUNTRY The Onsted girls and Erie Mason boys won Lenawee County Preview Meet championships, Onsted led by a record-setting run – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. BOYS TENNIS Bay City Western was first and LPD4 No. 3 Big Rapids second at the Portland Quad – Big Rapids Pioneer

8. CROSS COUNTRY Walled Lake Northern swept Howell Highlander Invitational titles – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. CROSS COUNTRY The Union City girls and Bronson boys won Colon Magi Kickoff championships – Sturgis Journal

10. BOYS SOCCER Leland bounced back from its first loss to defeat Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – Traverse City Record-Eagle