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: 2/10/17

February 10, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A 40-year school scoring record fell Thursday as wrestling Team District tournaments finished up as well.

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. 

Girls Basketball

Hillman’s Vanessa Schook broke the school scoring record going back to 1977 in a win over Lincoln Alcona – Alpena News

Munising improved to 15-0 with a 53-40 win over Crystal Falls Forest Park in a matchup of Skyline Central Conference division leaders – Iron Mountain Daily News

Bay City Western downed rival Central 31-25 as McKenna Walker scored her 1,000th career point – Midland Daily News

From Tuesday, Niles Brandywine coach Josh Hood earned his 300th win with his team’s 39-29 victory over Bangor – Niles Daily Star

Boys Basketball

Whitehall needed overtime to survive North Muskegon 45-43 and remain undefeated in the West Michigan Conference – Muskegon Chronicle

Boys Bowling

Coldwater capped the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference season undefeated with a win over Jackson Lumen Christi – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Wrestling

Bay City Western earned its eighth straight District title in Division 1 as senior Gabe Bruzewski won his 100th career match – Bay City Times

After finishing just behind Alma in the Tri-Valley Conference Central this season, Chesaning got past the Panthers to win a Division 3 District – Saginaw News

In Division 1, Wyandotte Roosevelt won its first District title since 2006 – Southgate News Herald

No. 2-ranked Richmond won its 19th straight District title, dominating again in Division 3 – Macomb Daily

Football

We mentioned the retirement Thursday of Detroit Catholic Central coach Tom Mach, and here’s more of the coverage of the 41-year leader stepping down – Observer & Eccentric

Good Read

Detroit West Side Academy junior Brian Williams nearly drowned as a child, but has mastered the water to the point of possibly contending at the MHSAA Swimming & Diving Finals – Detroit Free Press