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: 9/12/19
September 12, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
While volleyball and soccer fill most of the spots on our list from Wednesday night’s most notable events across the state, our top achievers were on the golf course with a three-time county champion leading the way.
1. Girls Golf: Ariel Chang won her third Macomb County Tournament with an even-par 72 to lead Utica Eisenhower to the team championship; Eisenhower is ranked No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Macomb Daily
2. Volleyball: Essexville Garber went 3-0 at the Freeland quad, handing the host Falcons just their second defeat – Midland Daily News
3. Volleyball: Traverse City West edged rival Central 15-11 in the deciding fifth set to clinch the match win – Up North Live
4. Cross Country: Saugatuck swept the first Southwestern Athletic Conference jamboree, the LPD3 honorable mention girls ahead of Galesburg-Augusta and the No. 11 boys ahead of Watervliet – Holland Sentinel
5. Volleyball: Division 3 honorable mention Morley Stanwood swept rival Kent City – Big Rapids News
6. Boys Soccer: Alcona came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Oscoda 3-2 – Alpena News
7. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 3 Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep got past rival Kalamazoo Christian 5-0 – JoeInsider.com
8. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 9 Cadillac swept Petoskey in Big North Conference play – Cadillac News
9. Boys Tennis: LPD3 No. 8 St. Joseph showed why it’s ready to contend again with a sweep of Stevensville Lakeshore – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
10. Boys soccer: Two seasons after winning one game, Shepherd moved to 6-1 with a big win over Pinconning – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun