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: 10/7/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 7, 2026

1. GIRLS GOLF Honorable mention Muskegon Reeths-Puffer claimed its first Regional title since 2018, in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – Local Sports Journal

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 top-ranked Troy clinched the Oakland Activities Association Red championship, downing Lake Orion 3-0 – Oakland Press

3. BOYS SOCCER Laingsburg and Lansing Christian finished as co-champions of the Central Michigan Athletic Conference after a 1-1 draw – WILX

4. GIRLS GOLF No. 4 Elk Rapids swept team and individual Regional titles in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. GIRLS GOLF No. 6 North Muskegon edged honorable mention Grandville Calvin Christian by three strokes to win their LPD4 Regional – Local Sports Journal

6. BOYS SOCCER Rockford edged Division 1 No. 11 Hudsonville 1-0 – WOOD TV

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 6 Kingsley swept Division 3 No. 9 Elk Rapids – MI Sports Now

8. GIRLS GOLF Top-ranked Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian carded a 361 to win an LPD3 Regional title – Holland Sentinel

9. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 3 Okemos defeated Haslett and Division 2 No. 3 Lansing Eastern downed East Lansing to advance to the championship match in the Capital Area Activities Conference Gold Cup – WLNS

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 9 Hancock defeated Gwinn in four sets – My UP Now