Today in the MHSAA: 8/31/17
August 31, 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. Volleyball: Class A No. 4 Lake Orion continues to shine this fall, going 6-0 to win the Rochester Hills Stoney Creek Invitational and downing Adams in the final – Oakland Press
2. Boys Cross Country: Rudyard emerged with a Northwoods Invitational title by a point over runner-up Brimley, but Brimley’s reigning Upper Peninsula Division 3 champion Austin Plotkin took the individual title – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
3. Girls Golf: Walled Lake Central and Birmingham Groves took the top two places at the Oakland County Division 2 championship, advancing them to the overall county final – Oakland Press
4. Boys Soccer: Undefeated Ann Arbor Skyline edged rival Pioneer 1-0 on a second-half goal – Detroit News
5. Cross Country: The Corunna boys and Byron girls teams were among winners at the annual Corunna Early Bird Invitational, which drew more than 700 runners – Owosso Argus & Press | Athletic.net
6. Girls Golf: Harbor Springs continues to impress as well, lowering its score to a season-best 353 in winning a match at Traverse City St. Francis – Petoskey News-Review
7. Boys Soccer: East Kentwood dealt Grand Haven its first loss of this season, 3-2 – Grand Haven Tribune
8. Volleyball: Class B No. 6 Fruitport earned a pair of key league victories against Muskegon Mona Shores and Muskegon Reeths-Puffer – Grand Haven Tribune
9. Football: After both losing beloved assistant coaches in May, Battle Creek Central and Battle Creek St. Philip are making sure to keep their memories alive – Battle Creek Enquirer
10. Football: As writer Lenny Padilla states, East Kentwood 6-foot-6, 245-pound football player Bryce Mostella “might be the most imposing xylophone player in the United State” – Grand Rapids Press
Today in the MHSAA: 11/3/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 3, 2026
1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Pinconning held on after losing the third and fourth sets to defeat Farwell in five in a Division 3 District opener – Bay City Times
2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Macomb L’Anse Creuse North came back after losing the first two sets to defeat Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 3-2 in Division 1 – Macomb Daily
3. CROSS COUNTRY The Jackson Lumen Christi girls – ranked No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – and the LPD2 No. 4 Parma Western boys won team titles at the J Chris Jensen County Championships – Jackson Citizen Patriot | Athletic.net
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Berrien Springs opened Division 2 District play with a sweep of Dowagiac – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Petoskey finished a season sweep of Gaylord with a three-set sweep in Division 1 – Petoskey News-Review
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Lake City won the first two sets on the way to a win in four over LeRoy Pine River in Division 3 – Cadillac News
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL After splitting with Manistee during the regular season, Mason County Central finished with the edge in the season series thanks to a Division 3 District sweep – Local Sports Journal
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Gwinn advanced in Division 3 with a sweep of Ishpeming Westwood – Upper Michigan’s Source
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Monroe led throughout in sweeping Gibraltar Carlson in Division 1 – Monroe News
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL After a split of the first two sets, Baldwin came back to win the final two over Pentwater in Division 4 – Big Rapids Pioneer