Today in the MHSAA: 10/26/15

October 26, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

There was much more than football playoff pairings to discuss this weekend – most notably, MHSAA Boys Soccer Districts and the Upper Peninsula Cross Country Finals.

Cross Country

All three Upper Peninsula girls team champions repeated, and Marquette standout senior Lindsey Rudden capped her career with a first individual title – Second Half

Two Upper Peninsula boys team champions repeated, but Negaunee stole the show with its first title since 1983 – Second Half

Boys Soccer

Tecumseh won its first District title since 2010 with a Division 2 shootout victory over Milan, improving to 10-1-3 over its last 14 games – Adrian Daily Telegram

Reigning Division 2 Final champion East Lansing, ranked No. 5, won its fourth straight District title, this time 3-2 over Haslett – Lansing State Journal

Eighth-ranked Mason finished a shutout of its Division 2 District, downing Chelsea 3-0 to win its three games by a combined 13-0 – Lansing State Journal

Gladwin, No. 10 in Division 3, won its first District title with a 1-0 victory over West Branch Ogemaw Heights – Midland Daily News

Grand Haven, No. 19 in Division 1, won its fifth straight District title with a 1-0 victory over Grandville – Grand Haven Tribune

Bloomfield Hills scored its only goal on a penalty kick in downing Birmingham Seaholm in Division 1 for its third straight District title – Oakland Press

Volleyball

Buchanan, an honorable mention in Class B, won the St. Joseph Invitational with a three-set victory over Class A honorable mention Niles in the final – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

Today in the MHSAA: 1/23/18

January 23, 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.

Today's Top 10 

1. Girls Basketball: Grand Rapids Catholic Central lone senior Abigail Tepper saw her final season end almost as it began with a knee injury in her team’s opening game. But she’s contributing in other ways for the first-place Cougars after some substantial health discoveries along the way – FOX17

2. Boys Basketball: Suttons Bay handed Bear Lake its first loss of this season, 72-63 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. Girls Basketball: Chassell continued its impressive start, moving to 11-1 with an 80-58 win over Calumet – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

4. Coaches: Brown City volleyball coach Jenna Welke talks of making the adjustment from player to coach in the latest of Port Huron Times Herald guest columns from local sports personalities – Port Huron Times Herald

5. Girls Basketball: Alliance League leader Fruitport Calvary Christian added a nonleague victory, 61-30 over North Muskegon – Grand Haven Tribune

6. Girls Basketball: Coldwater picked up another key win in the competitive Interstate 8 Athletic Conference, 45-27 over Battle Creek Harper Creek – Coldwater Daily Reporter

7. Boys Basketball: Hillsdale scored the game’s first 11 points on the way to a 55-35 win over Jonesville – Hillsdale Daily News

8. Girls Basketball: Detroit Osborn pushed nearer to .500 with a 59-31 win over Detroit Denby – Detroit News

9. Boys Basketball: Scottville Mason County Central moved to 8-2 with a tight 47-43 win over Manistee – Local Sports Journal

10. Football: Former Lapeer East standout and coach Jake Weingartz has been hired to run Davison’s program – ABC12