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: 1/24/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 24, 2025

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Northview downed South Christian 57-55 on a Brady Swartz shot during the closing seconds and after Cam Ryans reached 1,000 career points – Grand Rapids Press

2. HOCKEY Calumet came back from an early deficit to down Hancock 2-1 in overtime – Upper Michigan’s Source

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Reese Gohsman reached 1,000 career points in Millington’s 49-42 win over Caro – Saginaw News

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Flint Powers Catholic’s Kendyl Smith went over 1,000 career points in her team’s big win over Bay City Central – WJRT

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mio won a matchup of leaders in the North Star League Little Dipper, 62-23 – Bay City Times

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills held on to a share of first place in the River Cities Alliance with a 40-28 win over Lowell – Grand Rapids Press

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Clarkston won at Ferndale for the first time in five years, 67-58 – Oakland Press

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Port Huron followed Jaedyn Carswell to a 59-56 win over Warren Woods-Tower – Port Huron Times Herald

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Romeo took its first lead during the final seconds, emerging with a 41-40 victory over Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Marion ended Baldwin’s seven-game winning streak with a 53-45 victory – MI Sports Now