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: 12/15/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 15, 2025

1. ICE HOCKEY Division 1 No. 3 Howell defeated Division 3 No. 1 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 9-1 at the Adam Mitchell KLAA/MIHL Showcase – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Renaissance edged Saginaw Heritage 49-48 in an impressive win at the Best of Michigan Holiday Classic – Detroit Free Press

3. BOYS BASKETBALL KJ Torbert’s buzzer-beater sent East Lansing past Detroit Martin Luther King 41-40 at the Moneyball Tip-Off Classic – WLNS

4. ICE HOCKEY Division 3 No. 9 Calumet defeated No. 4 Houghton 4-2 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Lansing Sexton downed Detroit Cass Tech 86-81 at the Moneyball Tip-Off Classic – Lansing State Journal

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Payton Glasby went over 1,000 career points in Gaylord St. Mary’s big win over Pellston – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Bear Lake’s Myles Harless also reached 1,000 career points during his team’s win over Mesick – Manistee News Advocate

8. ICE HOCKEY Division 1 No. 7 Utica Eisenhower defeated Division 2 No. 5 Rochester United 4-2 in a matchup of ranked teams – Macomb Daily

9. ICE HOCKEY Tucker Spalding scored four goals in Midland’s 5-2  win over Kingsford at the Bay County Showcase – Midland Daily News

10. WRESTLING Traverse City West finished 5-0 in winning the Bridge Brawl at Sault Ste. Marie – Traverse City Record-Eagle