Today in the MHSAA: 10/11/16
October 11, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Southeastern Michigan saw two soccer champions crowned and a matchup of top golf teams come down to a mere stroke as hints of wintery weather visited many in the Lower Peninsula for the first time Monday.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Cross Country
The Houghton boys – tied for No. 1 in Upper Peninsula Division 1 – and No. 4-ranked Houghton girls swept the Iron River West Iron County Invitational – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Girls Golf
LPD1 No. 8 Novi shot a 316 to edge No. 5 Brighton by a shot and win the Kensington Lakes Activities Association tournament – Livingston Daily Argus & Press
Battle Creek Harper Creek shot a 200 to finished 12 strokes ahead of Lakeview and win their All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer
Boys Soccer
New Haven downed St. Clair Shores South Lake in a matchup of first-place teams to win the Macomb Area Conference Silver championship – Macomb Daily
Division 2 No. 17 Ortonville Brandon earned a share of the Flint Metro League title for the second straight season with a 7-0 win over Holly – Oakland Press
Volleyball
Croswell-Lexington has won 23 straight Blue Water Area Conference matches, earning two more victories Monday – Port Huron Times Herald
Today in the MHSAA: 12/11/17
December 11, 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. Girls Basketball: Howell ended Ypsilanti Arbor Prep’s 26-game regular-season winning streak, downing the reigning Class B runner-up 51-41 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. Cheer: Brownstown Woodhaven and Gibraltar Carlson won Competitive Cheer Coaches Association of Michigan Scholarship Meets on Saturday, Carlson ahead of reigning Division 2 champ Allen Park – Southgate News Herald
3. Hockey: Division 3 top-ranked Hancock came back from a two-goal deficit to get past Division 2 No. 4 Birmingham Brother Rice 6-4 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
4. Hockey: Division 1 No. 10 Rochester United held on after seeing a two-goal lead dissolve, downing Division 3 No. 7 Houghton 4-3 in overtime; Houghton had tied Brother Rice on Friday – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
5. Boys Swimming & Diving: Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 7 Novi opened with a dominating finish at the Fenton Relays, finishing ahead of the host Tigers and Lake Orion among the top three – Observer & Eccentric
6. Boys Basketball: Reigning Interstate 8 Athletic Conference champion Marshall edged last season’s runner-up Coldwater 51-46 – Battle Creek Enquirer
7. Hockey: Division 2 No. 3 Plymouth got up four goals and held on for a 4-3 win over Division 3 No. 6 Livonia Churchill – Observer & Eccentric
8. Boys Swimming & Diving: LP Division 1 No. 6 Grand Rapids Forest Hills United added to last year’s perfect regular-season run with a 177-138 opening win over East Kentwood – Grand Rapids Press
9. Boys Basketball: Romeo Weems had a triple double to lead reigning Class B champion New Haven past Warren DeLaSalle at Calihan Hall – Macomb Daily
10. Cheer: Addison set a program record in Round 3 in winning the Homer Invitational – Adrian Daily Telegram