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: 10/28/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 28, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER No. 5 Holland avenged its lone regular-season loss, defeating No. 13 Hudsonville Unity Christian 3-0 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Holland Sentinel
2. BOYS SOCCER No. 3 Flint Powers Catholic downed No. 5 Frankenmuth 4-2 in Division 3 – Mid-Michigan Now
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 6 Warren De La Salle Collegiate got past No. 9 Detroit U-D Jesuit 2-1 in overtime – Macomb Daily
4. BOYS SOCCER Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice downed No. 14 Saginaw Heritage 2-0 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Oakland Press
5. BOYS SOCCER Dexter scored the game’s lone goal in a Division 2 win over No. 11 Coldwater – Ann Arbor News
6. BOYS SOCCER No. 14 Dearborn Divine Child edged No. 12 New Boston Huron 2-1 in overtime in Division 2 – Southgate News-Herald
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Gwinn earned a share of the Mid-Peninsula Conference title with a defeat of Ishpeming, the other co-champion – My UP Now
8. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett advanced in Division 4 with a 4-0 win over No. 9 Allen Park Inter-City Baptist – Southgate News-Herald
9. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 6 Leland advanced with a 4-0 win over No. 11 Harbor Springs – MI Sports Now
10. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Elk Rapids downed No. 13 Freeland 3-0 in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Also of note …
GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 8 Zeeland edged LPD3 No. 3 Holland Christian 95-91 – Holland Sentinel