Today in the MHSAA: 8/23/19
August 23, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Girls golf dominates our list of Thursday’s top achievers, with Rochester Adams leading the way by continuing an unbeaten start.
1. Girls Golf: Rochester Adams made it 3-for-3 in tournaments won, this time at the Troy Invitational shooting a 338 – Oakland Press
2. Girls Golf: Ann Arbor Skyline cleared the field by 28 strokes with a 366 to win the Monroe Invitational – We Love Ann Arbor
3. Girls Golf: Zeeland West shot a 384 to win the Zeeland East Invitational by 19 strokes – Holland Sentinel
4. Boys Tennis: Traverse City West repeated as champion of the Jim Teal Tournament – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. Boys Soccer: Mitchell Hanosh scored five goals to lead Adrian past Clinton 7-4 – Adrian Daily Telegram
6. Boys Soccer: Gladwin downed Clare to run its Jack Pine Conference winning streak to 54 – Midland Daily News
7. Cross Country: The Carson City-Crystal boys and Frankenmuth girls won Birch Run Invitational titles – Midland Daily News
8. Girls Golf: Harbor Springs opened Lake Michigan Conference play shooting a first-place 363 – Petoskey News-Review
9. Boys Soccer: Kalamazoo Loy Norrix earned an impressive draw, tying Portage Central 1-1 with a late score – JoeInsider.com
10. Boys Soccer: Petoskey bounced back from an opening loss with a 4-1 win over Bay City John Glenn – Petoskey News-Review
Today in the MHSAA: 10/17/17
October 17, 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. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 18 Novi scored the game’s lone goal to upset No. 9 Northville in a District opener – Observer & Eccentric
2. Boys Soccer: Manistee scored the winning goal on a penalty kick in overtime to upset No. 15 Whitehall 2-1 in a Division 3 first-round game – Manistee News-Advocate
3. Boys Soccer: Pontiac won its first District game in program history, downing Armada 3-2 in Division 2 – Oakland Press
4. Boys Soccer: DeWitt took East Lansing to overtime before the Trojans emerged with a 2-1 win in a Division 2 opener – Lansing State Journal
5. Boys Soccer: No. 12 Plymouth also survived a close Division 1 opener, clipping Salem 1-0 – Observer & Eccentric
6. Volleyball: Unranked Lapeer was the big winner of its tri-match, downing Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary and also Class B No. 9 Freeland in five sets – Saginaw News
7. Boys Soccer: Howell broke a tie with Pinckney late to emerge with a 2-1 win in Division 1 after playing the Pirates in overtime two of the last three seasons – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. Football: Coming off Farmington Hills Harrison coach John Herrington tying the MHSAA record for football wins (and since breaking it) held by Birmingham Brother Rice’s Al Fracassa, the Observer & Eccentric interviewed the legends together – Observer & Eccentric
9. Multi-Sport Athletes: Grand Haven athletic director Scott Robertson wrote a guest column for his local paper explaining the benefits of the multi-sport experience, citing a recent star at his school known well by fans statewide – Grand Haven Tribune
10. Mascots: We know our school’s mascot, but do we know why that mascot was chosen? The Tri-County Times dives into the backstories of four schools’ mascots in its area – Tri-County Times