Today in the MHSAA: 8/23/17
August 23, 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. Volleyball: Lake Orion emerged from what likely will end up one of the strongest volleyball quads in the state this fall, going 3-0 with wins over Clarkston, Oxford and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep – Oakland Press
2. Girls Golf: After making the MHSAA Finals last season for the first time, Hartland is rolling again after winning its Hartland Invitational by three strokes with a school-record 326 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Volleyball: Spring Lake won all six matches to earn the Grand Rapids NorthPointe Invitational title and push coach Sarah Bulthuis over 700 wins for her career – Grand Haven Tribune
4. Boys Soccer: Saline avenged last season’s Regional Semifinal loss to Salem with a 3-0 win over the Rocks – Saline Post
5. Boys Soccer: Midland Dow moved to 4-0 this season with a 7-0 win over Freeland, and still hasn’t given up a goal in 2017 – Midland Daily News
6. Cross Country: The Portage Northern girls and Otsego boys won the St. Joseph Invitational, which was split into freshman-sophomore and junior-senior races and then scored as a combination of the two – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
7. Boys Soccer: Coldwater remained undefeated early this season with a 4-2 win over Kalamazoo Central – Coldwater Daily Reporter
8. Volleyball: Grand Traverse Academy went 6-0 in winning the Frankfort Invitational, also winning every set on the day – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. Boys Tennis: Petoskey headed south and picked up a sweep over Coopersville and Holland – Petoskey News-Review
10. Boys Soccer: Alpena got on the board this season with an opening win, 3-1 over Ogemaw Heights – Alpena News
Also of note …
Volleyball: From Monday, Manistique came back from a 24-13 deficit in the second game to win 29-27 and then finished a sweep of rival Ishpeming that also included a 26-24 victory in the first set – Marquette Mining Journal
Volleyball: From Saturday, Howard City Tri-County won the Greenville Daily News Invitational powered in part by two 6-foot-2 juniors – Greenville Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 9/25/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 25, 2025
1. GIRLS GOLF Elk Rapids clinched the Northern Shores Conference championship with a 29-stroke win, followed by Lower Peninsula Division 4 No. 9 Harbor Springs – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 8 Frankenmuth clinched the Tri-Valley Conference Red title with a 2-1 win over No. 13 Saginaw Swan Valley – Saginaw News
3. CROSS COUNTRY Romeo finished a sweep of Macomb Area Conference Red championships; the girls are ranked No. 2 in LPD1, and the boys are No. 12 – Macomb Daily
4. GIRLS GOLF Bay City Western won the 30th Bay County Championship – Bay City Times
5. BOYS TENNIS LPD2 No. 2 Midland Dow set a single-season record for wins with its shutout of Midland High – Midland Daily News
6. GIRLS GOLF Cadillac carded a 365 to win its invitational for the first time – Cadillac News
7. BOYS SOCCER Walled Lake Northern advanced to the Lakes Valley Conference championship match with a 3-2 overtime win over Walled Lake Central – Oakland Press
8. BOYS SOCCER St. Clair Shores Lake Shore moved closer to a possible Macomb Area Conference Gold title with a 3-1 win over Madison Heights Lamphere – Macomb Daily
9. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 14 Leland edged Buckley 1-0 – MI Sports Now
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Freeland downed Essexville Garber 3-1 – WNEM