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: 9/17/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 17, 2024

1. BOYS SOCCER Jesse Sangster scored four goals in Division 4 No. 15 Manchester’s 5-1 win over Leslie to become the program’s career leader with 94 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 2 Leland shut out Division 3 No. 12 Traverse City St. Francis 3-0 – MI Sports Now

3. BOYS SOCCER Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern maintained its league lead with a 1-0 win over East Grand Rapids – FOX 17

4. BOYS SOCCER Milford downed Waterford Kettering 1-0 in a key Lakes Valley Conference matchup – Oakland Press

5. CROSS COUNTRY Houghton swept the Calumet Invitational; Houghton’s girls are ranked No. 1 in Upper Peninsula Division 1, and Houghton’s boys are No. 2   Upper Michigan Source

6. BOYS SOCCER Monroe defeated Dexter for the first time in program history, 1-0 – Monroe News

7. CROSS COUNTRY The Cheboygan girls and LPD4 No. 12 Frankfort boys won Kalkaska Invitational titles, with Petoskey St. Michael individuals sweeping first places – Traverse City Record-Eagle | Athletic.net

8. BOYS SOCCER Fennville edged Saugatuck 2-1 in their latest rivalry matchup – Holland Sentinel

9. BOYS SOCCER Undefeated Kingsford, ranked No. 6 in Division 3, earned an impressive 8-0 win over Iron Mountain – Upper Michigan Source

10. BOYS SOCCER Saginaw Valley Lutheran shut out Ithaca 4-0 – WNEM