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: 11/7/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 7, 2025

1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL St. Clair Shores Lakeview clinched its first District championship in this sport with a four-set win over Warren Woods-Tower in Division 1 – Macomb Daily

2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention South Lyon avenged a regular-season loss in defeating No. 5 South Lyon East in five sets in Division 1 – Hometown Life

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Parma Western clinched a third-straight Division 2 District title with a sweep of No. 9 Marshall – Jackson Citizen Patriot

4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Oxford claimed its first District title since 2002 with a five-set win over honorable mention Clarkston in Division 1 – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Rockford continued its march in Division 1 with a sweep of No. 8 Lowell – Grand Rapids Press

6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Morley Stanwood lost the first set but won the next three to defeat Kent City and clinch a Division 3 District title – Big Rapids Pioneer

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Kingsley is a repeat District champ thanks to a sweep of honorable mention Manton – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 9 Onekama swept honorable mention Suttons Bay to claim a Division 4 District title – Up North Live

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Clinton Township Chippewa Valley claimed its first District title since 2014, defeating Utica in four sets in Division 1 – Macomb Daily

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Caledonia came back from two sets down to defeat Plainwell in a Division 1 District Final – Grand Rapids Press