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: 2/3/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 3, 2026

1. ICE HOCKEY Huron Valley United clinched the Lakes Valley Conference title with a 6-5 overtime win over Division 3 No. 9 South Lyon Unified – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain defeated Beaverton 73-45 in a matchup of undefeated teams – Cadillac News

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Crystal Falls Forest Park avenged an earlier loss to Felch North Dickinson, 77-39 – My UP Now

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Mason County Central’s Cole VanderHaag reached 1,000 career points, although his team fell 70-48 to North Muskegon – Muskegon Chronicle

5. SKIING The Mattawan girls and Lake Charlevoix boys won Clare Invitational championships – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Hillsdale Academy won a key Southern Central Athletic Association East matchup over Waldron, 56-48 – Hillsdale Daily News

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kyrah Gray scored 33 points to lead Evart past Buckley 55-42 – Big Rapids Pioneer

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Pinconning played Bay City Central for the first time in a decade and won the matchup for the first time since 2002, 37-16 – Bay City Times

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Roscommon ended Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart’s nine-game winning streak with a 60-51 victory – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon Western Michigan Christian earned a notable 40-28 victory over Ravenna – Local Sports Journal