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Power-packed tournament finals in boys soccer and tennis topped a list of championship-awarding events Tuesday, with cross country and volleyball teams also among many celebrating. 

Soccer, tennis and cross country crowned league champions across the state Monday, and a "Wooden Shoe" golf performance also ranks among top achievers on today's list. 

The race was the place to be all over the state Saturday as cross country invitationals and county swimming & diving meets dominated the schedule – and powerhouse teams dominated one of the most anticipated runs every fall.

We celebrated our first MHSAA Finals champions of 2018-19 on Thursday, in girls tennis – scroll right for full coverage – while a number of other teams clinched league titles in girls golf, boys tennis and boys soccer. 

League soccer tournaments are underway in the Oakland County, Lansing and Muskegon areas, while a Kalamazoo-area championship tops today's list of achievers.

From the east side to the west, top teams in cross country, volleyball and swimming & diving faced off Tuesday with local pride, league standings and statewide rankings on the line.

Fall clearly is upon us, and girls golf and boys soccer teams across the Lower Peninsula took on the elements Monday. 

The chases for the fastest girls and boys cross country times in Michigan this fall got speedier Saturday as new standards were set, while top teams in that sport, girls swimming & diving and volleyball continued the invitational circuit.

We're always able to find noteworthy storylines from across the state's high school sports scene, but some days any number of them could top our list of highlights. Thursday was one of those days. 

The Muskegon Reeths-Puffer, Flint Powers Catholic and St. Joseph girls golf teams are celebrating championships, while a host of volleyball and boys soccer teams set themselves up Wednesday to soon do the same. 

Top volleyball teams squared off on the west and east sides of the Lower Peninsula on Wednesday, while New Baltimore Anchor Bay celebrated a pair of championships in cross country. 

The regular season is drawing to a close for Michigan's girls golf teams, and some of the best continued prepping for the postseason Tuesday at invitationals all over the Lower Peninsula. 

Contenders in multiple sports continued to prove themselves against top competition in invitationals over the weekend, with Salem's girls cross country team passing one of the most impressive tests. 

The volleyball court and soccer pitch were the places to be Thursday as state-ranked teams continued to surge and one of the north's top scorers set a school record.

We have a league champion to celebrate, St. Joseph girls golf, and a volleyball match from Wednesday that might end up deciding the title winner in the Jack Pine Conference.

A record-setting afternoon by one of Michigan's top golf talents and rivalries played out all over Lower Peninsula soccer pitches set the tone for an exciting Tuesday.

The top-ranked teams in Division 2 boys soccer met Monday for the first time this fall, with No. 1 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern holding on to hold the top spot in our list of the day's achievers. 

Many of Michigan's "elite" cross country and golf teams saw how they measured up in big-time invitationals over the weekend, while Bronson and Hamilton were among notable winners on the volleyball court. 

Oakland County was the place to be Thursday as ranked Detroit Catholic League teams in volleyball and soccer locked up for classic matches. 

A repeat golf championship for Bloomfield Hills and a cross country sweep for Spring Lake led off Wednesday's celebrations, followed by a big tennis win and three key volleyball matches that went to final sets.