Today in the MHSAA: 8/29/16

August 29, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Many of the early best this season continued to shine over the last three days, especially in cross country, soccer and volleyball, during the second big weekend of invitationals across Michigan.  

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state. For a round-up of Week 1 football, see “Drive for Detroit” later today.

Cross Country

The Novi boys placed seven among the top eight to win the South Lyon Invitational – Oakland Press

Blissfield’s girls put five among the top nine to win the Addison Invitational with nearly half the points of the runner-up; Erie-Mason’s boys won their race with 26 points – Adrian Daily Telegram

Boys soccer

Cadillac won penalty-kick shootouts three times to claim the Elk Rapids Invitational championship – Cadillac News

Jackson High remained undefeated with a 5-0 win over rival Jackson Lumen Christi and has outscored its three opponents by a combined 22-1 – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Midland Dow moved to 6-0-1 with three wins at its eight-team tournament, outscoring those opponents by a combined 12-1 – Midland Daily News

Coldwater downed Haslett, Stevensville Lakeshore and Auburn Hills Avondale to win the Eaton Rapids Invitational and remain perfect – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Volleyball

Temperance Bedford won the Gold championship at the 20-team Battle Creek Cereal City Invitational, defeating Kalamazoo Central in the final – Battle Creek Enquirer

Marine City finished 5-0 to win the Warren Woods Tower Invitational, downing Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse in the championship match – Port Huron Times Herald

Macomb Dakota won its second invitational this season, this time at home, downing New Baltimore Anchor Bay in the final – Macomb Daily

Reigning Class C champion Bronson came back after losing the first set to beat Kalamazoo Christian and win the Muskegon Western Michigan Christian Invitational – Sturgis Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 9/10/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 10, 2025

1. GIRLS GOLF Freeland – No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – and Holly’s Savannah Peters were winners at the Saginaw Heritage Invitational – Saginaw News

2. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 No. 3 Brighton girls and top-ranked Northville boys won races that also included Salem’s teams – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 5 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood scored late to get past No. 11 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 3-2 – Oakland Press

4. BOYS SOCCER Northville handed Division 1 honorable mention Livonia Stevenson its first loss, 1-0 – Hometown Life

5. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 6 Utica Eisenhower held off Romeo in four sets – Macomb Daily

6. VOLLEYBALL Hart swept Shelby as Alayna Schiller reached 1,000 career digs – Local Sports Journal

7. VOLLEYBALL Traverse City Central ran its winning streak over Traverse City West to 11 but the teams played a five-set match for the first time since 2019 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. VOLLEYBALL Marquette and Negaunee also went to a fifth set, with the Sentinels emerging victorious – Upper Michigan’s Source

9. CROSS COUNTRY Pinckney’s girls and boys were first among teams from the White division at the first Southeastern Conference jamboree – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

10. VOLLEYBALL Midland Dow opened Saginaw Valley League play with a four-set win over Heritage – Midland Daily News