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: 9/12/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 12, 2025
1. VOLLEYBALL Negaunee handed Ishpeming its first defeat, 3-2 after losing the first two sets – Upper Michigan’s Source
2. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 honorable mention Detroit Catholic Central remained undefeated in the Catholic High School League Central with a 4-1 win over Division 2 No. 3 Warren De La Salle Collegiate – Macomb Daily
3. GIRLS GOLF Battle Creek Harper Creek followed freshman Ella Bushman to its latest All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer
4. CROSS COUNTRY The Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker girls and Owosso boys won Chesaning Invitational titles – Saginaw News
5. BOYS SOCCER Durand handed Division 3 No. 13 Ovid-Elsie its first defeat, 3-2 – Mid-Michigan Now
6. VOLLEYBALL Suttons Bay remains undefeated after a 3-1 win over Buckley – MI Sports Now
7. VOLLEYBALL Cadillac lost the first set but won the next three to get past Traverse City West – Cadillac News
8. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 honorable mention Hancock claimed the Copper Spike with a sweep of Houghton – Upper Michigan’s Source
9. BOYS TENNIS Monroe lost only three games during a sweep of Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – Monroe News
10. BOYS TENNIS Grosse Ile – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – opened Huron League play with a sweep of Riverview – Southgate News-Herald