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: 1/20/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 20, 2026
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mia McGregor went over 2,000 career points in Mio’s big win over Posen – Bay City Times
2. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Grand Blanc – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – won the Genesee County Meet for the 34th time, with Baylor Perkins breaking two meet records – Flint Journal
3. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING LPD2 No. 10 Midland Dow won its 23rd-straight Tri-Cities Championship, with Ransom Kurzer part of four event wins – Bay City Times
4. COMPETITIVE CHEER Lake Fenton set team total score records on successive days in winning its Blue Devil Battle and then the Montrose Mystery Invite – Flint Journal
5. BOYS BOWLING Walled Lake Central defeated West Bloomfield to claim the Oakland County title – Oakland Press
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lizzie Wolthuis reached 1,000 career points in Grand Rapids South Christian’s big win over Grand Rapids Union – Grand Rapids Press
7. SKIING The Mattawan girls and Clare boys took first at the Cadillac Invitational – Cadillac News
8. ICE HOCKEY Division 3 No. 6 Marquette scored first, but Division 1 No. 7 Brighton scored the next four goals on the way to a 6-2 win – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Harbor Springs won a matchup of league leaders, defeating Indian River Inland Lakes – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. SWIMMING & DIVING Marquette swept the girls and boys team championships at its Splash N Dash meets – Iron Mountain Daily News | SwimCloud