Today in the MHSAA: 8/21/17

August 21, 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. Officials: A year after being diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer, MHSAA official Steve Johnson has beaten it and returned to the field to work a football scrimmage last week – ABC12

2. Volleyball: Reigning Class A champion Novi cleared a loaded Lakeshore Classic field undefeated, downing host Grand Haven in the championship match – Grand Haven Tribune

3. Volleyball: Kalamazoo Central opened with a championship at the Carrie Adams Memorial Invitational at Battle Creek St. Philip, downing among others Battle Creek Harper Creek, Portland St. Patrick, Coldwater and then Buchanan (which had advanced by beating Leland) in the championship match – Kalamazoo Gazette

4. Volleyball: After failing to do so last season for the first time in at least five, Calumet won the Kingsford Invitational now under new coach Matt Laho – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

5. Boys Soccer: Tecumseh came back from a halftime deficit to down Adrian Lenawee Christian and win the Bronson Mansfield Cougar Cup championship – Adrian Daily Telegram

6. Boys Soccer: For the 14th time in 16 season, Niles won the VandenBerg Invitational, downing Cassopolis 3-0 in the championship game – Niles Daily Star

7. Volleyball: Saginaw Swan Valley went 5-0-1 to win the Carrollton Invitational, downing Saginaw Heritage, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker and Saginaw Valley Lutheran in bracket play – Saginaw News

8. Volleyball: Two-time reigning Class C champion Bronson opened quickly as well with five wins to claim its invitational, downing North Adams-Jerome 3-0 in the championship match – Sturgis Journal

9. Volleyball: Adrian Madison went 5-0 to win the Addison Invitational, sweeping all five opponents – Adrian Daily Telegram

10. Cross Country: Lake City swept the Northern Michigan Christian Invitational races in McBain, the girls finishing first by three points and the boys by 11 – Cadillac News

Also of note ...

Girls Golf: From last week, Brighton downed Saline by two strokes to win the Traverse City Central Ben Lober Invitational; reigning Lower Peninsula Division 2 champ Midland Dow finished fourth – Midland Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 1/14/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 14, 2026

1. BOYS BASKETBALL East Kentwood downed Rockford on a buzzer beater, 69-68 – Grand Rapids Press

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL DeWitt handed Haslett its first loss this season, 50-42 – Lansing State Journal

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Allen Park Inter-City Baptist defeated Southfield Christian 67-51 in a matchup of Division 4 contenders – Southgate News-Herald

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saugatuck defeated Zeeland West 43-40 in a matchup of undefeated teams – Holland Sentinel

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Haven downed Hudsonville 54-47 in a matchup of ranked teams in Division 1 – Grand Haven Tribune

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Stevie Hall went over 30 points again as Detroit Cass Tech held off Denby 69-62 – Detroit News

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ewen-Trout Creek posted an impressive 40-21 win over Baraga – My UP Now

8. BOYS BASKETBALL James Martin scored 40 points in Muskegon’s big win over Reeths-Puffer – Muskegon Chronicle

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tecumseh rode a fast start to a big win over Chelsea – Adrian Daily Telegram

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Bay City Western posted its highest point total since 2000 in an 84-70 win over Carrollton – Bay City Times