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: 6/8/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 8, 2022

1. GIRLS SOCCER Laingsburg reshuffled the Division 4 bracket with a 2-0 win over top-ranked Saginaw Valley Lutheran in a Regional Semifinal – Saginaw News

2. GIRLS SOCCER No. 6 Harbor Springs delivered McBain Northern Michigan Christian its lone loss of the season, 3-0 in a Division 4 Regional Semifinal – Petoskey News-Review

3. GIRLS SOCCER No. 7 Kalamazoo Christian got past No. 3 Lansing Christian 1-0 in overtime in Division 4 – Kalamazoo Gazette

4. GIRLS SOCCER No. 5 Rochester advanced in Division 1 with a 2-0 Regional Semifinal win over No. 13 New Baltimore Anchor Bay – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS SOCCER No. 2 Hudsonville remained undefeated in advancing in Division 1 with a 1-0 win over No. 11 Rockford – FOX 17

6. GIRLS SOCCER No. 3 Spring Lake advanced in Division 2 with a Regional Semifinal win over No. 9 Cadillac – Grand Haven Tribune

7. GIRLS SOCCER No. 3 Hartland came back from a 2-0 halftime deficit to defeat Farmington Hills Mercy 4-2 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. GIRLS SOCCER New Boston Huron earned its first Regional win ever, downing Dearborn Divine Child 2-0 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Monroe News

9. GIRLS SOCCER After a regular-season split, No. 11 Grosse Ile defeated Milan 1-0 in overtime in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Southgate News-Herald

10. GIRLS SOCCER No. 5 Elk Rapids moved on in Division 3 with a 4-0 win over Newaygo – Traverse City Record-Eagle