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: 8/21/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 21, 2024
1. CROSS COUNTRY Mason County Eastern swept Division 2 championships at the Eagle Invitational in Fruitport – Ludington Daily News | Athletic.net
2. CROSS COUNTRY Shepherd swept girls and boys races at the Remus Chippewa Hills Early Season Warrior Invitational – Big Rapids Pioneer Boys | Girls | Athletic.net
3. GIRLS GOLF Traverse City St. Francis’ Grace Slocum was the first-round leader at the Ben Lober Classic – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. GIRLS GOLF Adrian won its home invitational, carding a 380 – Adrian Daily Telegram
5. BOYS SOCCER Mason edged East Lansing 2-1 in a matchup of annual Lansing-area contenders – Lansing State Journal
6. BOYS SOCCER Drew Davis earned the shutout as Muskegon Mona Shores blanked Grandville 3-0 – Local Sports Journal
7. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City St. Francis downed Gaylord 4-0 in its first match as the primary school in a cooperative with Traverse City Christian – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. BOYS SOCCER Kingsley earned its first win this season, 3-2 over Sault Ste. Marie – MI Sports Now
9. BOYS SOCCER Petoskey and Midland drew 1-1 in nonleague play – Petoskey News-Review
10. BOYS SOCCER Midland Calvary Baptist earned its first win of the fall, 6-0 over Unionville-Sebewaing – Midland Daily News