Today in the MHSAA: 9/5/17
September 5, 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. Girls Golf: Brighton finished atop a strong field at the Plymouth Invitational, winning in a tie-breaker over Saline and individual medalist Catherine Loftus (72) – Saline Post
2. Cross Country: In a rare downstate race for an Upper Peninsula team, Sault Ste. Marie’s girls finished third at the Ogemaw Heights Invitational while its boys were third behind champion Alpena – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
3. Volleyball: After falling to Grandville to start the round-robin schedule, Grand Haven won five straight matches and its End of Summer Bash tournament – Grand Haven Tribune
4. Cross Country: Marquette’s teams swept the Dale Phillips Invitational titles, with impressive individual championships by Negaunee’s Colton Yesney and Marquette’s Ericka Asmus against strong fields – Marquette Mining Journal
5. Boys Tennis: Clarkston edged Ada Forest Hills Eastern 16-14 to win the Traverse City Invitational – Grand Haven Tribune
6. Boys Soccer: Petoskey held Division 2 power Mason to a 0-0 tie to move to 2-3-3 this fall – Petoskey News-Review
7. Cross Country: The Yale boys and Croswell-Lexington girls won the annual Port Huron Invitational championships – Port Huron Times Herald
8. Girls Golf: South Lyon has big plans after finishing third in Lower Peninsula Division 2 last season, and Elizabeth Harding is leading the charge – Observer & Eccentric
9. Boys Soccer: Buckley is having early success this fall with contributions from a number of players who have performed on the big stage – at the Breslin Center during the Basketball Finals – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. Boys Soccer/Cross Country: We’ve published multiple stories already this school year on athletes playing multiple sports in one season – and Blissfield’s Logan Hudson does as well but with a twist; he plays multiple sports in multiple seasons – Adrian Daily Telegram
Today in the MHSAA: 9/11/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 11, 2024
1. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 7 Troy Athens downed No. 4 Rochester Adams 2-0 in a matchup of top teams in the Oakland Activities Association Red and statewide – Oakland Press
2. VOLLEYBALL Keira Krans reached 2,000 career assists during Saginaw Heritage’s sweep of Midland Dow – WNEM
3. BOYS SOCCER Mason Mather scored five goals as Division 3 No. 4 Flint Powers Catholic held off Detroit Catholic Central 6-4 – WJRT
4. VOLLEYBALL Bronson swept Division 4 No. 9 Reading in a Big 8 Conference opener – Coldwater Daily Reporter
5. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Divine Child also downed a highly-ranked opponent, Division 2 No. 3 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 4-1 – Dearborn Press & Guide
6. BOYS SOCCER Kalamazoo Loy Norrix won a matchup of now one-loss teams, downing Kalamazoo Central 5-0 – Kalamazoo Gazette
7. CROSS COUNTRY Benzie Central swept victories at the first Northwest Conference jamboree; the Benzie girls are ranked No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, and the boys are No. 10 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. VOLLEYBALL Zeeland East edged rival West by the slimmest of margins in the fourth set to clinch a 3-1 win – Holland Sentinel
9. CROSS COUNTRY The Bay City Western girls and LPD1 honorable mention Midland boys won at the first Saginaw Valley League jamboree – Midland Dow
10. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 7 Mendon improved to 12-1-1 with a three-set win over Colon – Sturgis Journal