Today in the MHSAA: 10/27/20

October 27, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Volleyball was the name of the only game in Michigan on Monday, with an annual meeting of northern powers topping today’s headliner list.

1. Volleyball: Three teams finished 2-1 at the annual ABCD quad featuring Division 3 No. 8 Traverse City St. Francis, Division 4 No. 2 Leland, Traverse City Central and Kingsley – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 4 Byron Center defeated Division 3 No. 4 North Muskegon 2-0, but the Norse did sweep Allendale – Local Sports Journal

3. Volleyball: Alma’s Alyssa Leister was honored for breaking the school’s kills record the previous Saturday during a Monday sweep of Shepherd – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

4. Volleyball: Corunna earned an emotion-fueled win against Ortonville Brandon – WJRT

5. Volleyball: Rudyard continued its unbeaten run through the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference with a sweep of Pickford – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

6. Volleyball: Mesick improved to 18-1 with a five-set win over Manton – Cadillac News

7. Volleyball: Goodrich earned a sweep against Lake Fenton – WJRT

8. Volleyball: Brimley came back after losing the first set to win the next three against Engadine – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

9. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 5 Utica Eisenhower downed Romeo 3-1 in Macomb Area Conference Red play – Macomb Daily

10. Volleyball: Buckley swept Brethren as both prepared for the postseason – Manistee News Advocate

Today in the MHSAA: 1/16/20

January 16, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A major matchup of two of the Upper Peninsula’s best in girls basketball and a streak-ending performance on the wrestling mat highlight Wednesday’s headliners from across the state.

1. Girls Basketball: St. Ignace handed Pickford its first loss this season, 70-48, in a rematch from last season’s District – MI Sports Now

2. Wrestling: Union City earned its first win over Springport since 2009, 42-33, to make a major move in the Big 8 Conference – Coldwater Daily Reporter

3. Wrestling: No. 3 Brighton earned a big win over No. 4 Hartland, although the Eagles were missing a number of starters because of illness – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. Girls Basketball: Lauren Laures became the second 1,000-point scorer in Pinconning history in leading her team to a 37-20 win over Gladwin – Bay City Times

5. Girls Basketball: Jayden Weber also went over 1,000 points for her career in leading East Jordan past Central Lake 63-46 – Petoskey News-Review

6. Girls Basketball: Manistee Catholic Central delivered Walkerville’s first loss this season, 46-40 – MI Sports Now

7. Boys Basketball: Traverse City St. Francis won a matchup of league leaders, 40-32 – Up North Live

8. Wrestling: Also in the Big 8, Reading edged Jonesville 42-39 in a matchup of league contenders – Hillsdale Daily News

9. Boys Basketball: Reese came back from an early 14-point deficit to get past Bad Axe 61-56 in overtime – Bay City Times

10. Hockey: White Lake Lakeland won a high-scoring matchup 6-5 over Milford – Oakland Press