Today in the MHSAA: 8/29/17

August 29, 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. Football: At a time when many of the state’s elite basketball players have been specializing in that sport, it was hard not to notice Romeo Weems shining for the New Haven football team Friday; he’s also one of the top junior hoops players in the state – Macomb Daily

2. Boys Tennis: Traverse City St. Francis continued its early surge with a quad win over Armada, North Muskegon and Petoskey, and with powerhouse Ann Arbor Greenhills up next – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. Boys Soccer: Aidan Day scored six goals against Oscoda to break the Alpena single-game scoring record – Alpena Daily News

4. Volleyball: East Grand Rapids finished 5-0 at the Grand Haven Invitational, downing Fruitport, Zeeland West, Montague, Grand Haven and in the final Coopersville, needing more than two sets only once – EastGRSports.com

5. Boys Soccer: West Michigan powers Holland Christian and Hudsonville Unity Christian played to a 0-0 tie – Holland Sentinel

6. Girls Golf: Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood won the Flint Powers Invitational – Midland Daily News

7. Boys Soccer: Melvindale clinched the Downriver League title the last time it faced Brownstown Woodhaven, last fall; on Monday, Woodhaven avenged with a 2-0 win – Southgate News-Herald

8. Girls Golf: St. Joseph surged to the front of the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference West with a 179 in league play, 35 strokes better than the field – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. Girls Golf: Sturgis shot a 205 to edge Allegan by six and win its second Wolverine Conference jamboree of this season – Sturgis Journal

10. Volleyball: Hillsdale won its first matchup this fall with rival Hillsdale Academy, downing the Colts 2-1 – Hillsdale Daily News

Also of note …

Volleyball: From Saturday, Felch North Dickinson won for the first time the Great Eight Fall Classic, finishing 11-3 on the day and ahead of Iron Mountain and Kingsford (both at 8-6) – Iron Mountain Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 1/23/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 23, 2024

1. SKIING The Traverse City West girls and Central boys were winners of the first Big North Conference meet this season – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Avery Dubey broke Alpena’s career 3-pointers record during a 68-29 win over Indian River Inland Lakes – WBKB

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Okemos remained undefeated in league play by edging Lansing Waverly 68-64 – Lansing State Journal

4. SKIING The Grand Rapids Christian girls and Mount Pleasant boys won at the Bryan Groenevelt Memorial Invitational – Manistee News Advocate

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Big baskets late took Birmingham Seaholm past Royal Oak 34-32 – Oakland Press

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Pinconning continued its best season in more than a decade with a 51-50 buzzer-beater win over Roscommon – Bay City Times

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Romulus Summit Academy posted an impressive 85-58 win over Detroit University Prep – Southgate News-Herald

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Plainwell held on to get past Otsego 36-34 – Kalamazoo Gazette

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Johannesburg-Lewiston took a nice step toward league contention with a 35-30 win over Onaway – Petoskey News-Review

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lake Leelanau St. Mary downed Gaylord St. Mary 53-44 – Up North Live