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: 1/25/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 25, 2024

1. WRESTLING Division 1 No. 10 Clarkston clinched a third-consecutive Oakland Activities Association Red championship with a 36-32 win over No. 4 Oxford – Oakland Press

2. HOCKEY Division 2 No. 6 White Lake Lakeland earned a share of a fourth-straight Lakes Valley Conference title by downing Fenton/Linden 10-2 – Oakland Press

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Averie Zinn scored a school record 50 points in Genesee’s 70-45 victory over Burton Bendle – WJRT

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Zeek Jackson scored a school-record 48 points as Grand Rapids Wellspring edged Fruitport Calvary Christian 92-89 despite 46 points from Bradley Richards – Grand Rapids Press

5. WRESTLING Midland finished the Saginaw Valley League dual season 7-0 with a 57-24 victory over Lapeer – Midland Daily News

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Dansville pulled away from Fowler in double overtime for a 57-47 win – Lansing State Journal

7. WRESTLING Reed City earned coach Roger Steig his 600th career coaching win, a victory over Big Rapids – Big Rapids Pioneer

8. WRESTLING Division 1 No. 2 Hartland downed No. 5 Brighton 50-22 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Holland Christian rebounded with a 64-38 win over Spring Lake – Muskegon Chronicle

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Ann Arbor Huron handed Ypsilanti Lincoln its only league loss, 58-45 – Ann Arbor News