Today in the MHSAA: 8/22/17

August 22, 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

Football: Livonia Clarenceville is preparing for Saturday’s ceremony to rename its stadium after former star Tim Shaw, a continuing program supporter who went on to play at Penn State and in the NFL and is fighting Lou Gehrig’s disease – Observer & Eccentric

2. Boys Tennis: Reigning Lower Peninsula Division 2 runner-up Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central and Traverse City St. Francis (tied for third in LPD4 in 2016) tied for the Elliott Pearce Invitational title at Forest Hills Central – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. Girls Golf: Division 1 power Traverse City West won the Grayling Invitational, but by only a stroke over Division 4 contender Harbor Springs – Petoskey News-Review

4. Girls Cross Country: Reigning Lower Peninsula Division 2 champ Kayla Windemuller is flying out of the gate again this fall, winning the Muskegon Orchard View Invitational in 18:23 in leading Holland Christian to the team title – Holland Sentinel

5. Boys Cross Country: Spring Lake dominated the boys Orchard View Invitational, scoring 38 points to finish 47 ahead of the field – Grand Haven Tribune

6. Boys Soccer: Milford scored on a late penalty kick to prevail 3-2 over Waterford Mott in an opener in the new Lakes Valley Conference – Oakland Press

7. Boys Soccer: St. Joseph and Western Michigan University recruit Jaylen Shannon got off to a great start with a 6-0 win over Vicksburg thanks in part to two goals by the future Bronco – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

8. Volleyball: Colon came back from a 2-0 deficit to down Three Oaks River Valley 3-2 – Sturgis Journal

9. Boys Soccer: Gibraltar Carlson improved to 4-0 with a Downriver League opener win over Brownstown Woodhaven – Southgate News Herald

10. Boys Soccer: Petoskey bounced back from an opening 4-0 loss to Ann Arbor Skyline by shutting out Midland 2-0 – Petoskey News-Review

Also of note …

Boys Tennis: From Saturday, Birmingham Brother Rice won a loaded quad; the Warriors placed ahead of Midland Dow, which was second just ahead of Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central and Rockford. Brother Rice finished sixth in LPD1 last season, Rockford was 11th, Dow is the reigning champ in LPD2 and Forest Hills Central was second in LPD2 last year – Midland Daily News

Boys Soccer: Also from Saturday, Detroit Catholic Central downed Walled Lake Northern, Saline and Salem to claim the Balconi Invitational championship at Plymouth-Canton Educational Park – Observer & Eccentric

Today in the MHSAA: 1/22/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 22, 2026

1. ICE HOCKEY Division 1 top-ranked Howell extended its winning streak to 16 with a 7-5 win over No. 3 Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Addi Dzwik went over 1,000 career points (grades 9-12) in Battle Creek St. Philip’s 60-37 win over Parchment – Battle Creek Enquirer

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Martin Luther King came back to defeat Cass Tech 60-53 – Detroit Free Press

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gaylord St. Mary stands alone atop the Ski Valley Conference after a 58-35 win over Indian River Inland Lakes – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. WRESTLING Romeo swept Macomb Dakota and Warren Woods-Tower to take over first place alone in the Macomb Area Conference Red – Macomb Daily

6. COMPETITIVE CHEER Carleton Airport set itself up to repeat in the Huron League with a win at the latest jamboree – Monroe News

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Roscommon improved to 9-1 with a 77-41 win over Manton – MI Sports Now

8. WRESTLING St. Joseph defeated rival Stevensville Lakeshore 42-29 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. SKIING Maple City Glen Lake swept girls and boys meets against Onekama and Caledonia – Benzie Record Patriot

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Felch North Dickinson ran its winning streak to nine with a 45-38 win over Norway – My UP Now