Today in the MHSAA: 9/6/17
September 6, 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: Kingsley moved to 17-0-1 this season with a three-set win over Frankfort – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. Girls Swimming & Diving: Ann Arbor Huron edged South Lyon 98-88 in a matchup of honorable mention teams in the Lower Peninsula Division 1 rankings – Ann Arbor News
3. Boys Soccer: Battle Creek Lakeview salvaged a 3-3 tie with Stevensville Lakeshore with a last-minute goal – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
4. Volleyball: Emily Myler had 15 kills as Gaylord St. Mary rallied to win its league opener over Johannesburg-Lewiston – Gaylord Herald Times
5. Boys Soccer: Hillsdale moved to 4-0 this fall with an 8-0 win over Blissfield – Hillsdale Daily News
6. Boys Soccer: Macomb Lutheran North scored in the 76th minute to hang on to a 3-3 tie with Ann Arbor Greenhills – Macomb Daily
7. Girls Cross Country: Reigning league champion Remus Chippewa Hills remained ahead of the pack in winning the first of this fall’s Central State Activities Association Gold jamborees – Big Rapids News
8. Boys Soccer: White Lake Lakeland earned an important win in the new Lakes Valley Conference, moving to 5-1 overall by downing Walled Lake Western 1-0 – Oakland Press
9. Volleyball: Leland, ranked No. 2 in Class D, is on its way to contending for another title and shut out Buckley on Tuesday – UpNorthLive 7&4
10. Volleyball: Charlevoix hopes it found a winning stride with a three-set sweep of Harbor Springs – Petoskey News-Review
Today in the MHSAA: 9/18/17
September 18, 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. Cross Country: The Rockford girls (No. 9 in LP Division 1) and White Lake Lakeland boys (No. 11 in LP Division 1) won Spartan Invitational Elite championships at Michigan State facing many of the best teams in the state, regardless of division; Coldwater’s Shuaib Aljabaly and Lansing Catholic’s Olivia Theis were the individual winners – Athletic.net
2. Cross Country: The Ann Arbor Pioneer (LPD1 No. 1), Linden (LPD2 No. 4), St. Clair (LPD2 No. 3), Caro (LPD3 No. 2) and Plymouth Christian (LPD4 No. 15) boys and Fenton, Pinckney (LPD1 T-No. 10), Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard (LPD2 No. 7), Saugatuck (LPD3 No. 6) and Deckerville (LPD4 No. 9) girls won championships at the annual Holly Invitational – Athletic.net
3. Volleyball: Unranked Grant topped a strong field to win the Cadillac Invitational, defeating the host in the final after the Vikings eliminated Class D No. 2 Leland in its semifinal; Leland did avenge an earlier loss this season to Class B honorable mention Kingsley and Grant downed Class C No. 7 Traverse City St. Francis and Midland in bracket play as well – Cadillac News
4, Volleyball: Class A honorable mention Northville swept all six of its matches including over No. 7 Temperance Bedford at the Kicking Mules’ invitational – Observer & Eccentric
5. Volleyball: Class D No. 6 North Adams-Jerome downed host Onsted in an invitational final after sweeping Class C No. 10 Adrian Madison in a semifinal – Adrian Daily Telegram
6. Volleyball: Class C No. 1 Bronson came back from losing to Okemos to start the day to win the Portage Northern Invitational, downing Niles in the final – Coldwater Daily Reporter
7. Volleyball: Class D No. 10 Rudyard downed Pellston in the championship match of the Charlevoix Invitational – Petoskey News-Review
8. Boys Tennis: Midland Dow outscored its opponents by a combined 24-0 to win the Sunsational Saturday Tournament, downing Traverse City Central, LPD2 No. 10 St. Joseph and Grosse Pointe North – Midland Daily News
9. Boys Soccer: Battle Creek Lakeview won its second straight All-City championship, downing Battle Creek Central in the championship match – Battle Creek Enquirer
10. Boys Tennis: Grand Haven narrowly claimed the Holland Invitational, scoring 14 points to 13 for the host Dutch, 11 for Spring Lake and 10 for Grand Rapids Northview – Grand Haven Tribune