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: 4/25/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 25, 2023

1. BOYS LACROSSE Clarkston clinched the Oakland Activities Association Red title with a 14-10 win over Lake Orion – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS SOCCER Freeland moved into first place alone in the Tri-Valley Conference Red with a 4-1 win over Division 3 No. 8 Essexville Garber – Saginaw News

3. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 2 Bay City Western remains undefeated thanks to a walk-off 1-0 win over Midland – Bay City Times

4. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 12 Romeo and No. 10 New Baltimore Anchor Bay played to a scoreless tie – Macomb Daily

5. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 13 Linden maintained its league-leading status with a 3-0 win over Holly – Mid-Michigan Now

6. GIRLS SOCCER Freshman Ayla Tindall set Adrian’s season scoring record with five more goals in a 7-0 win over Ypsilanti Community – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. BASEBALL Gavin Nash keyed Hartland’s 3-2 win over Division 1 No. 10 Brighton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. GIRLS SOCCER Elly Day scored three goals as Boyne City moved to 6-0 with a 5-0 win over Ogemaw Heights – Petoskey News-Review

9. BOYS GOLF Temperance Bedford shot a 317 to win the Tecumseh Invitational – Monroe News

10. BASEBALL Cole Merrill and Zach Griffis combined for a no-hitter during Bear Lake’s sweep of Manistee Catholic Central – Traverse City Record-Eagle