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: 5/6/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 6, 2025

1. BASEBALL Grand Blanc defeated Division 1 top-ranked Bay City Western 4-0 to open their doubleheader, but Western won the second game 3-0 – Bay City Times

2. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 3 Hudsonville held on for a 2-1 eight-inning win over honorable mention Grand Haven – Grand Haven Tribune

3. GIRLS TENNIS Parma Western – No. 9 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – downed Battle Creek Harper Creek to finish a perfect run through the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference – Jackson Citizen Patriot

4. BASEBALL Southgate Anderson got past Division 2 No. 5 Trenton 1-0 in eight innings – Southgate News-Herald

5. SOFTBALL Linden’s Morgan Piotrovsky went over 200 career hits during the Division 2 honorable mention Eagles’ sweep of Flint Kearsley – Flint Journal

6. TRACK & FIELD The LPD3 No. 2 McBain girls and Manton boys took steps in their Highland Conference races – Cadillac News

7. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 6 Frankenmuth downed Freeland 3-0 – WNEM

8. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Chelsea leads the Southeastern Conference White after sweeping Adrian – Ann Arbor News

9. BASEBALL Andrew Everson threw a no-hitter for Brighton in its 6-0 win over Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

10. GIRLS SOCCER Armada ran its winning streak to 12 with a 3-1 win over Richmond – Macomb Daily