Today in the MHSAA: 8/25/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 25, 2023
NOTE: Thursday’s football highlights will be included in Monday afternoon’s Week 1 “1st & Goal” review.
1. GIRLS GOLF Traverse City Central won the Big Rapids Invitational placing three individuals among the top seven – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. VOLLEYBALL Lake City continued its strong start with wins over Boyne City, LeRoy Pine River and Mancelona – Cadillac News
3. BOYS SOCCER Petoskey earned new coach Noah Honaker his first win, over Maple City Glen Lake – Petoskey News-Review
4. VOLLEYBALL Menominee held on for a five-set win over Gladstone – Escanaba Daily Press
5. VOLLEYBALL Evart won the first two and fourth sets to get past Baldwin – Big Rapids Pioneer
6. GIRLS TENNIS Kingsford improved to 2-1 with a win over Iron Mountain – Iron Mountain Daily News
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