Today in the MHSAA: 9/7/17

September 7, 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. Football: Farmington Hills Harrison will rename its stadium entrance for longtime leader John Herrington, who is closing in on the state’s coaching wins record for football – Observer & Eccentric

2. Soccer: The Battle Creek Enquirer looks at ways its local schools are working to decrease head injuries in soccer, where concussions aren’t nearly as publicized as in football – Battle Creek Enquirer

3. Volleyball: Rudyard continued to build its case as the No. 10 team in Class D with sweeps of Pickford and St. Ignace to improve to 6-1-2 – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

4. Boys Soccer: Rochester remained undefeated at 4-0-3 with a key tie against Clarkston in Oakland Activities Association Red play – Oakland Press

5. Cross Country: The Shepherd boys and Cadillac girls won championships at the Bluejays’ 19-team invitational – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

6. Girls Golf: Freeland, No. 6 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, won its second Tri-Valley Conference jamboree with a season-best 176 – Midland Daily News

7. Girls Golf: Caledonia shot a 178 to win the third Ottawa-Kent Conference Red jamboree by two strokes over Hudsonville – Grand Haven Tribune

8. Boys Soccer: Manistee continued its undefeated start to this season with a 3-0 win over Shelby – Manistee News Advocate

9. Boys Soccer: New Boston Huron moved to 5-0 with a 4-2 win over Carleton Airport – Detroit News

10. Boys Soccer: Sturgis netted a 1-0 win over Marshall on a first-half goal – Sturgis Journal

Also of note …

Football: Traverse City Central and Traverse City West are playing this week their annual “Patriot Game,” which draws a sellout crowd to honor those who have served and continue to do so. The Record-Eagle is doing features every day this week; this is the first – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Football: Muskegon Mona Shores also will honor former and active-duty military and first responders with its second “Sailor Salute” taking place during a big-time matchup with Rockford – Muskegon Chronicle

Football: Ionia also will host a “Patriot Game” this weekend against Fowlerville, again to honor those who have and continue to serve – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

Today in the MHSAA: 10/8/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 8, 2026

1. GIRLS GOLF No. 2 Macomb Dakota claimed its first Regional title in this sport, winning in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Macomb Daily

2. GIRLS GOLF No. 5 Clarkston edged No. 4 Rochester Adams by two strokes to win their LPD1 Regional – Oakland Press

3. BOYS SOCCER Buchanan downed Berrien Springs 1-0 to clinch its first league title in this sport since 2003 – Niles Daily Star

4. BOYS TENNIS No. 3 Midland Dow won every flight to claim an 18th-straight Regional title, in LPD2 – Midland Daily News

5. GIRLS GOLF No. 2 Montague carded a 367 to win its LPD3 Regional – Local Sports Journal

6. BOYS SOCCER Ida downed Blissfield 5-0 to clinch a share of a fifth-straight Lenawee County Athletic Association title – Monroe News

7. BOYS SOCCER Mason avenged an earlier loss to DeWitt with a 2-1 win to claim the Capital Area Activities Conference Silver Cup – WLNS

8. CROSS COUNTRY Gaylord swept girls and boys Division 1-2 titles, and the LPD3 No. 9 Lake City and Bellaire girls and Traverse City St. Francis and Mackinaw City boys also were team champions at the Mancelona Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. BOYS SOCCER Riverview Gabriel Richard claimed the City Cup with a 2-0 win over Riverview High – Southgate News-Herald

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Davison defeated Grand Blanc in four sets at their outdoor match – WJRT