Today in the MHSAA: 10/12/18

October 12, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

1. Boys Tennis: Reigning Lower Peninsula Division 2 champion and top-ranked Okemos swept all eight flights in winning its Regional – Lansing State Journal

2. Girls Golf: Top-ranked Northville placed all five of its golfers among the top 10 overall in winning its LPD1 Regional, followed by No. 3 Plymouth – Observer & Eccentric

3. Cross Country: The UPD1 top-ranked Marquette teams again swept Great Northern Conference titles, but Gladstone’s Adam Bruce won his second league championship in a week after also finishing first at the Mid-Peninsula Conference finale Monday – Escanaba Daily Press

4. Boys Tennis: Auburn Hills Avondale earned its first Finals berth with an LPD2 Regional championship – Oakland Press

5. Girls Golf: No. 6 Clarkston edged No. 2 Bloomfield Hills by two strokes to win their LPD1 Regional – Oakland Press

6. Girls Golf: After missing making the Finals by a shot in 2017, Adrian Madison earned a trip with an LPD4 Regional title – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. Boys Tennis: Top-ranked and reigning Finals champion Bloomfield Hills won seven flights to claim its LPD1 Regional title – Oakland Press

8. Girls Golf: No. 8 Bloomfield Hills Marian secured an LPD2 Regional title, winning by nine strokes – Oakland Press

9. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 7 North Muskegon outlasted Whitehall through an 11-round shootout to claim the West Michigan Conference tournament finale and title – Local Sports Journal

10. Boys soccer: Division 4 No. 5 Adrian Lenawee Christian downed Hillsdale Academy 5-0 to lock up the Independent Soccer League championship – Adrian Daily Telegram

Also of note …

Volleyball: Division 2 honorable mention Edwardsburg clinched a share of the Wolverine Conference championship with a four-set win over Vicksburg – JoeInsider.com

Cross Country: From Wednesday, Byron’s LPD3 No. 15 girls finished their run to the Mid-Michigan Activities Conference title – Owosso Argus-Press

Today in the MHSAA: 12/5/19

December 5, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A matchup of two of the state’s highest-regarded hockey teams tops a busy Wednesday on the ice and basketball court.

1. Hockey: Division 2 top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice opened Detroit Catholic League tournament play with a 3-1 win over Division 1 No. 3 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s – Oakland Press

2. Girls Basketball: Frankfort edged Traverse City St. Francis in a nonleague matchup of league championship contenders – Up North Live

3. Hockey: Division 3 No. 3 Detroit U-D Jesuit edged Warren De La Salle Collegiate 4-3 also in the Catholic League tournament – Macomb Daily

4. Girls Basketball: Midland earned the 100th career win for coach Jaden Clobes with a 57-33 victory over Reese – Midland Daily News

5. Hockey: Division 1 No. 9 Byron Center handed Muskegon Reeths-Puffer its first loss of the season, 6-1 – Local Sports Journal

6. Girls Basketball: Onsted moved to 2-0 with a 42-31 win over Sand Creek – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. Hockey: Traverse City West jumped out to a 3-0 lead on the way to defeating Gaylord 5-2 – Gaylord Herald Times

8. Girls Basketball: Posen went on the road and defeated Onaway 42-26 – Alpena News

9. Girls Basketball: Pickford opened its season with a 62-46 win over Gaylord St. Mary – MI Sports Now

10. Girls Basketball: Buckley raced to big early lead on the way to a 51-25 win over Mesick – Cadillac News