Today in the MHSAA: 8/28/17
August 28, 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. Cross Country: The Pete Moss Invitational at Benzie Central featured a number of the state’s top teams – and also featured three girls breaking 17 minutes after none had done so since Rochester's Megan Goethals in 2009, led by Ann Arbor Pioneer standout Anne Forsyth at 16:50.3 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. Boys Tennis: Reigning Lower Peninsula Division 1 runner-up Bloomfield Hills scored 27 points to beat Ann Arbor Pioneer, reigning champion Huron and reigning LPD2 champion Midland Dow among the top finishers at the Huron Invitational – Midland Daily News
3. Volleyball: Temperance Bedford finished atop a field of teams from all over the Lower Peninsula, downing Coldwater in the final of the Cereal City Classic in Battle Creek – Coldwater Daily Reporter
4. Girls Golf: Reigning three-time LPD3 champ Spring Lake shot 351 to edge LPD4 No. 1 Kalamazoo Hackett by nine strokes and win the Fruitport Invitational – Grand Haven Tribune
5. Volleyball: Southfield Christian dominated the Auburn Hills Oakland Christian Invitational, winning all 10 of its sets over five matches on the way to the title – MLive-Detroit
6. Cross Country: The annual Marquette Invitational moved from the school to Presque Isle Park, but the Marquette teams remained a dominating pair in sweeping the titles – Marquette Mining Journal
7. Volleyball: Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart swept Clare in the championship match after avenging a previous loss to Fowler to improve to 9-1-1 and win its invitational – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
8. Volleyball: Grand Haven again won its “Battle of the Boardwalk” outdoor event, falling to Muskegon Mona Shores but then coming back to beat Fruitport and Spring Lake – Grand Haven Tribune
9. Cross Country: Blissfield’s girls and Erie-Mason’s boys won the Addison Kuenner Invitational titles, with Blissfield’s Casey Reed breaking the course record she set a year ago – Adrian Daily Telegram
10. Football: We highlighted the preview last week of Tim Shaw’s return to Livonia Clarenceville for the naming of the stadium in his honor; here’s coverage of the ceremony – Observer & Eccentric
Today in the MHSAA: 9/16/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 16, 2026
1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Jenna Middleton became the 34th player in MHSAA history to reach 2,000 career kills during Division 2 No. 4 Kingsley’s sweep of Grayling – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. BOYS SOCCER A last-minute goal resulted in a 1-1 draw between Division 1 top-ranked Troy and No. 10 Troy Athens – Oakland Press
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Maddy Kozuch reached 1,000 career digs in Division 3 No. 9 Morley Stanwood’s sweep of Grand Rapids Sacred Heart – Big Rapids News
4. GIRLS GOLF Frankenmuth – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – and Freeland senior Alexis Heinz were champions at the Saginaw County Invitational – Saginaw News
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 8 Macomb Lutheran North continued its impressive stretch with a 3-1 win over honorable mention Richmond – Macomb Daily
6. CROSS COUNTRY The Freeland girls and LPD2 No. 7 Alma boys were first in the Tri-Valley Conference Red opener – Saginaw News
7. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 4 Elk Rapids moved to 10-1-3 with a 3-0 win over Charlevoix – Up North Live
8. CROSS COUNTRY Lake City’s LPD3 No. 6-ranked girls and McBain’s boys won the first Highland Conference jamborees – Cadillac News
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Gladstone struck first but Ishpeming came back to win in five sets – Upper Michigan’s Source
10. BOYS SOCCER Birmingham Groves went on the road to defeat Royal Oak 4-0 – Oakland Press