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: 5/7/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 7, 2026

1. GIRLS TENNIS East Lansing – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – clinched a second-straight Capital Area Activities Conference Blue championship – Lansing State Journal

2. TRACK & FIELD Frankenmuth swept girls and boys championship meets in the Tri-Valley Conference Red; the Eagles boys are top-ranked in LPD2 – Saginaw News

3. TRACK & FIELD The LPD3 No. 3 Benzie Central girls and Maple City Glen Lake boys claimed Northwest Conference titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. BOYS LACROSSE Hartland clinched the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West title with a 14-6 victory over Brighton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 10 Otsego is alone atop the Wolverine Conference thanks to a 2-1 win over No. 12 Plainwell – Kalamazoo Gazette

6. GIRLS SOCCER Richmond advanced to the Blue Water Area Conference Tournament championship match with a 2-0 win over Armada – Macomb Daily

7. SOFTBALL Midland Dow got past Division 2 honorable mention Essexville Garber 6-5 on a walk-off homer – Midland Daily News

8. GIRLS SOCCER Milan downed Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 4-0 – Monroe News

9. GIRLS SOCCER Midland shut out Flint Powers Catholic 3-0 – WNEM

10. BASEBALL Kingsford downed Gladstone 11-1, adding to last week’s win in the series – Upper Michigan’s Source