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: 8/30/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 30, 2021

1. CROSS COUNTRY The Ann Arbor Pioneer girls and Traverse City Central boys won big-school championships, Johannesburg-Lewiston swept the small-school titles, and Hartland’s Riley Hough and Central’s Julia Flynn won races featuring some of the state’s elite individuals at the Benzie Central Pete Moss Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. CROSS COUNTRY The Marquette girls edged Negaunee by a point, and the Marquette boys dominated as the school swept the Queen City Invitational titles – Marquette Mining Journal

3. BOYS SOCCER After ferrying across Lake Michigan, Ludington won the inaugural Carferry Classic Cup by downing Wisconsin’s Manitowoc Lincoln – Ludington Daily News

4. VOLLEYBALL Kingsford downed Niagara, Wis., in a tiebreaker to win the Great 8 Fall Classic at Forest Park – Iron Mountain Daily News

5. BOYS TENNIS Midland edged Petoskey by a point to win the eight-team Bill Baum Invitational – Midland Daily News

6. VOLLEYBALL Muskegon Mona Shores repeated as champion at Grand Haven’s Battle on the Boardwalk – Grand Haven Tribune

7. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 5 Traverse City Christian downed host Kingsley 2-1 in the final of the Stags’ invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. CROSS COUNTRY Holland West Ottawa’s girls won the Under the Light Invitational at Grand Rapids South Christian; the Portage Central boys and both Forest Hills Eastern teams also won championships – Holland Sentinel

9. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 6 Cadillac downed Clio a second time to finish a 5-0 day and championship run at its home invitational – Cadillac News

10. BOYS TENNIS Battle Creek Lakeview claimed its sixth-straight All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer

Also of note …

HEALTH & SAFETY Grand Rapids-based be nice. began providing valuable mental health training for MHSAA preseason coaches meetings in 2019, and received some much-deserved national recognition on the TODAY show – TODAY