Today in the MHSAA: 10/5/16

October 5, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Tuesday’s top statewide action arguably came on the soccer pitch, as top-ranked teams in three divisions battled for league supremacy.

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 Golf

Six golfers broke 100 as Marysville won the Macomb Area Conference White tournament after finishing second in the league during the regular season – Port Huron Times Herald

Adrian Madison repeated at Lenawee County champion with a career-best 76 from individual medalist Nicole Olden – Adrian Daily Telegram

Boys Soccer

Division 1 No. 5 Brighton held onto control of first in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West with a draw against rival Grand Blanc, 1-1, with both goals scored during the closing minutes – Livingston Daily Argus & Press

Top-seed Grand Ledge edged Jackson 1-0 in the first round of the Capital Area Activities Conference Gold Cup – Lansing State Journal

Haslett, No. 19 in Division 2, edged Division 3 No. 13 Lansing Catholic 2-1 in another CAAC Gold Cup opener – Lansing State Journal

Division 2 No. 5 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood downed No. 20 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 2-1 in a key Detroit Catholic League AA matchup – Oakland Press

Girls Swimming & Diving

Saginaw Heritage earned 30 career-best times in downing Mount Pleasant and Lapeer in a tri-meet – Saginaw News

Unranked Sturgis earned a 93-71 win over LPD3 honorable mention Allegan with 15 personal-best times – Sturgis Journal

Volleyball

Class A No. 4 Clarkston dropped the first and third sets before coming back to edge Bloomfield Hills 16-14 in the deciding fifth game – Oakland Press

Allen Park held on to first place in the Downriver League alone with a 3-1 win over second-place Trenton – Southgate News-Herald

Today in the MHSAA: 2/7/18

February 7, 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. Boys Basketball: Canton extended its perfect regular season start with a 57-52 win over Wayne Memorial that clinched the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Black championship – Detroit Free Press

2. Boys Basketball: Big Rapids edged reigning Class B runner-up Ludington 43-38 – Big Rapids News

3. Girls Basketball: St. Joseph downed Battle Creek Lakeview 53-39 in a matchup of first-place teams in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference; St. Joseph leads the West and Lakeview the East – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

4. Skiing: Petoskey’s boys finished a sweep of Big North Conference meets, while Traverse City Central’s girls earned a close win ahead of rival West – Petoskey News-Review

5. Boys Basketball: Jacob Boonyasith set the Jenison career scoring record at 1,365 points with 14 in his team’s 85-64 win over Wayland – Grand Rapids Press

6. Girls Basketball: Fruitport Calvary Christian and Muskegon Oakridge clinched shares of their respective leagues’ titles – Muskegon Chronicle

7. Boys Swimming & Diving: Marysville got past St. Clair 102-83 to clinch the Macomb Area Conference Blue championship – Port Huron Times Herald

8. Boys Basketball: Romeo clinched the outright MAC White championship with a 57-47 win over Warren Mott – Macomb Daily

9. Boys Basketball: Unbeaten Iron Mountain downed Escanaba 74-48 in a match-up of the highest-ranked teams by Upper Peninsula media – Iron Mountain Daily News

10. Boys Basketball: Pittsford’s Tanner Mravec went over 1,000 career points in his team’s 59-42 win over Jackson Christian – Hillsdale Daily News