Today in the MHSAA: 10/31/18
October 31, 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.
Girls Volleyball Districts rolled on with a rivalry renewed in Division 2 and an MHSAA record tied in Division 3, along with a cross country county championship sweep from a busy Tuesday.
1. Volleyball: No. 10 Whitehall avenged 2017 District and 2018 city championship losses to No. 7 Fruitport with a sweep in a Division 2 District opener – Local Sports Journal
2. Volleyball: Nicole Schember tied the MHSAA record for single-match assists with 70 in No. 6 Unionville-Sebewaing’s 3-1 win over Cass City in Division 3 – Huron Daily Tribune
3. Volleyball: Petoskey came back from two sets down and game point in the third to defeat Traverse City Central in Division 1 – Petoskey News-Review
4. Volleyball: Macomb Dakota came back from a two-set deficit to defeat Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse in five in Division 1 – Macomb Daily
5. Volleyball: Saginaw Valley League North champ Mount Pleasant fell in the first set to Bay City Western before coming back to win the next three in Division 1 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
6. Cross Country: Sturgis’ teams swept the St. Joseph County Invitational – Sturgis Journal
7. Volleyball: Marquette came back after dropping the first set to defeat Traverse City West in four – mqtathletics.com
8. Volleyball: After falling in the first set, Beaverton came back to win the next three and defeat Sanford Meridian in Division 3 – MI Sports Now
9. Volleyball: East Jordan took the final two sets of a comeback Division 3 win over Charlevoix – Petoskey News-Review
10. Volleyball: Mason swept rival Okemos in a Division 1 Regional opener – Lansing State Journal
Today in the MHSAA: 1/31/20
January 31, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A trio of girls basketball headliners lead off our list of Thursday’s high achievers across the state, which also included coverage from boys basketball, boys swimming & diving and hockey.
1. Girls Basketball: Detroit Cass Tech handed the first loss this season to Detroit Martin Luther King 68-43, clinching the Detroit Public School League East championship with the win – Detroit News
2. Girls Basketball: Camden-Frontier handed Pittsford its first loss of the season, 54-34 – Hillsdale Daily News
3. Girls Basketball: Pinconning’s Lauren Laures set program records for points in a game and career during a 74-40 win over Farwell – Bay City Times
4. Boys Basketball: Joe Liedel scored a school-record 54 points to lead Erie Mason past Onsted 70-67 in double overtime – Monroe News
5. Boys Swimming & Diving: No. 4 Holland West Ottawa won a matchup of Lower Peninsula Division 1 foes, 186-116 over Rockford – Holland Sentinel
6. Boys Basketball: Andre Floyd’s basket during the closing seconds pushed Southfield Arts & Technology past Farmington 66-65 – C&G Newspapers
7. Boys Basketball: Thanks also to Erie Mason’s win, Blissfield moved into a three-way tie for first in the Lenawee County Athletic Association with a 76-52 victory over Ida – Adrian Daily Telegram
8. Boys Swimming & Diving: LPD2 honorable mention Gibraltar Carlson celebrated nine event winners on the way to defeating Allen Park 111-74 – Southgate News-Herald
9. Hockey: Ben Hepp scored four goals, including two short-handed, to key Oxford/Avondale’s win over Bishop Foley United – Oakland Press
10. Boys Basketball: Ravenna moved to 11-0 with a 60-42 win over Montague – Local Sports Journal
Also of note …
Wrestling: The second Michigan Wrestling Association Girls State Championships will be wrestled Sunday, with nearly double the field of the first year’s event – Adrian Daily Telegram
Boys Basketball: From Wednesday, Chase Ingersoll scored 31 points and broke the school’s career scoring record during Fife Lake Forest Area’s 79-67 win over Buckley – MI Sports Now
Boys Basketball: Bullock Creek’s Brant O’Keefe will be recognized Saturday for saving his father’s life with CPR this past fall – Saginaw News