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: 2/11/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 11, 2026

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Hartland clinched its first Kensington Lakes Activities Association West title in nearly 20 years with a 43-42 win over Canton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Belleville clinched a share of the KLAA East title with a 56-54 win over Wayne Memorial – State Champs Sports Network

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Parma Western ran its Interstate 8 Athletic Conference winning streak to 25, clinching a share of the league title by downing Marshall 63-42 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Flint Powers Catholic locked up the Saginaw Valley League South title with a 56-45 win over Davison – Flint Journal

5. BOYS BASKETBALL South Lyon East claimed a share of the Lakes Valley Conference title with a 57-54 overtime win over Walled Lake Central – Oakland Press

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Au Gres-Sims took a major step in the North Star League Little Dipper with a 53-46 win over Mio – Bay City Times

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL East Lansing earned a key 42-34 win over DeWitt – Lansing State Journal

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Beaverton defeated Sanford Meridian 55-44 to move into a first-place tie in their Jack Pine Conference division – Midland Daily News

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fraser ran its winning streak to 11 with a 48-31 victory over Marysville and remained in first alone in the Macomb Area Conference Blue – Macomb Daily

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ishpeming downed Baraga 65-37 in a matchup of ranked teams – My UP Now