Today in the MHSAA: 8/30/17
August 30, 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. Girls Swimming & Diving: Holland West Ottawa, ranked No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, got past honorable mention Zeeland 108-78 – Holland Sentinel
2. Cross Country: The Fremont boys and Allendale girls won races at the Don Anderson Trail Run at Grand Haven, with the host finishing runner-up in both meets – Grand Haven Tribune
3. Volleyball: Bay City Western became the first two-time champion of the fifth-year Bay County Volleyball Championship, downing Essexville Garber in the final – Bay City Times
4. Volleyball: Freeland went 5-0-2 overall in winning its invitational, downing Birch Run in the championship match after splitting with the Panthers earlier – Midland Daily News
5. Volleyball: Pellston is up to No. 7 in the Class D poll and continued to impress with a sweep of Harbor Springs to improve to 7-3-4 – Petoskey News-Review
6. Girls Golf: Midland Dow opened its match season with three wins and a score of 171, led by Alexis Carras’ 39 – Midland Daily News
7. Boys Soccer: Plymouth shut out Grand Blanc, a Division 1 Regional finalist last season, 3-0 – Detroit News
8. Boys Soccer: Buckley, a Division 4 District champ last year, improved to 5-0 with a 3-0 win over Kalkaska – Cadillac News
9. Boys Soccer: Lincoln Alcona, another reigning Division 4 District champ, earned a 5-2 win over Saginaw Nouvel as record-setting keeper Conner McCoy had 25 saves – Alpena News
10. Football: Jack Schugars remains the 20th-winningest coach in MHSAA football history after building a 262-78 record at Muskegon Oakridge from 1979-2010, and he’s back on the sidelines assisting his son Eric at Traverse City Central – Muskegon Chronicle
Today in the MHSAA: 9/10/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 10, 2026
1. FIELD HOCKEY Saline downed Dexter 2-0, avenging last season’s MHSAA Semifinal defeat – Saline Post
2. CROSS COUNTRY Fife Lake Forest Area hosted its first meet, won by the Bellaire girls and Kalkasa boys – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Natalie Jordan reached 1,500 career assists in St. Joseph’s sweep of Mattawan – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Gladwin came back after losing the first set to defeat Beaverton in five in their Cedar Cup match – Midland Daily News
5. BOYS SOCCER Maple City Glen Lake delivered Suttons Bay’s first loss this fall, 3-1 – MI Sports Now
6. CROSS COUNTRY DeWitt swept the Large School races, with the Chesaning girls and Fowler boys winning Small School titles at the Marauder Invitational – Saginaw News | Athletic.net
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Essexville Garber lost the first set but won the next three to defeat Bay City John Glenn in the Cross-River Rivalry – Bay City Times
8. CROSS COUNTRY The Ithaca girls and Alma boys won at the John Bruder Classic at Shepherd – Cadillac News | Athletic.net
9. CROSS COUNTRY Mason County Central swept team titles at its Leanna Wolf Geers Invitational – Ludington Daily News | Athletic.net
10. BOYS SOCCER Two goals over less than a minute sent Lincoln Park past Wyandotte Roosevelt 2-1 – Southgate News-Herald