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: 2/25/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 25, 2025
1. GIRLS SKIING Traverse City Central and Harbor Springs claimed Finals championships, the latter its first in a decade – MHSAA.com
2. BOYS SKIING Marquette and East Grand Rapids won Finals titles, EGR its first since 1999 – MHSAA.com
3. BOYS BASKETBALL East Jordan tied its single-season record of 19 wins with a 69-34 Division 3 District victory over Johannesburg-Lewiston – Petoskey News-Review
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Haslett defeated Fowlerville 69-55 in a Division 2 District opener, but the Gladiators’ Wyatt Soli reached 1,000 career points – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Edwardsburg advanced in Division 2 with a 59-58 double overtime win over Niles – Niles Daily Star
6. BOYS BASKETBALL St. Joseph came back from a 12-point deficit to defeat Stevensville Lakeshore 52-47 in overtime in Division 1 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Davison downed Lapeer 65-51 in a Division 1 District opener – Flint Journal
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Sanford Meridian advanced in Division 3 with a 42-38 victory over Bay City All Saints – Midland Daily News
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Ishpeming started its Division 4 District run with a 68-48 win over Painesdale Jeffers – Upper Michigan’s Source
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Quincy won a Division 3 District matchup of league rivals, 53-49 over Bronson – Coldwater Daily Reporter