Today in the MHSAA: 10/18/16

October 18, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The Boys Soccer District tournament began Monday, with a pair of upsets by unranked teams over top-five favorites among the most notable results to come in from a full night of action.

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.

Boys Soccer

Unranked Muskegon Reeths-Puffer sent a shockwave through Division 2 with a 2-1 shootout win eliminating No. 2 Spring Lake – Muskegon Chronicle

Unranked Clarkston did the same in Division 1, scoring two second-half goals to eliminate No. 5 Rochester Adams 2-1 – Oakland Press

Division 1 No. 14 Novi won a shootout 4-3 to down No. 10 Detroit Catholic Central 1-0 – Oakland Press

Division 3 No. 16 Wyoming Godwin Heights also won in a shootout, 3-2 over No. 17 West Michigan Aviation Academy – Grand Rapids Press

Division 3 No. 9 Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard moved to 16-4-2 with a 2-0 win over Jackson Lumen Christi – Ann Arbor News

Division 3 No. 6 Grosse Ile got past Detroit Catholic League C-D champion Allen Park Cabrini 5-0 to move on – Southgate News-Herald

Girls Swimming & Diving

Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 8 Midland Dow downed rival Midland High 114-71, with freshman Claire Newman breaking three records including a pool record that had stood for 27 years – Midland Daily News

Volleyball

Class B No. 5 Cadillac downed Petoskey in four sets Monday to go to 8-0 in the Big North Conference and claim a share of the league title – Cadillac News

Today in the MHSAA: 1/23/19

January 23, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The last few weeks have been filled with basketball players setting school scoring records or going over 1,000 career points – and Tuesday saw four more join that mix.

1. Girls Basketball: Sophia Wiard scored 30 points and broke the Muskegon Oakridge career record of 1,586 in her team’s big win over Montague – Muskegon Chronicle

2. Boys Basketball: Chris DeRocher broke the Alpena career scoring record of 1,436 points with his 29th and final in a big win over Sault Ste. Marie – Alpena News

3. Boys Basketball: TJ McKenzie scored 23 points to go over 1,000 for his career in North Muskegon’s 69-42 win over Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – Local Sports Journal

4. Girls Basketball: Scout Nelson scored a school-record 43 points to lead Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart past Beal City – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

5. Girls Basketball: Rochester won a matchup of first-place teams in the Oakland Activities Association Blue, 46-33 over Berkley – Oakland Press

6. Boys Basketball: Wyoming Potter’s House Christian improved to 11-1 with a 54-53 win over Alliance League rival Wyoming Tri-unity Christian – FOX17

7. Boys Basketball: Saginaw Swan Valley delivered Alma its first defeat this season, 61-60 in overtime – Saginaw News

8. Boys Basketball: Clinton Township Chippewa Valley upset Macomb Dakota 64-57, knocking Dakota out of a tie for first in the Macomb Area Conference Red – Macomb Daily

9. Girls Basketball: Gladstone held on late for a 40-36 upset of Menominee – Escanaba Daily Press

10. Boys Basketball: Cadillac gave McBain the latter’s second loss of this winter, 44-38 – MI Sports Now