Today in the MHSAA: 10/9/17
October 9, 2017
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. Cross Country: The top-ranked Ann Arbor Pioneer boys and No. 2 Rockford girls won Division 1 championships at the Portage Invitational, which again drew many of the state’s top teams from all four Lower Peninsula divisions. Also winning boys championships were LPD2 No. 8 Lansing Catholic, LPD3 No. 2 Hanover-Horton and LPD4 No. 1 Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart, while the top-ranked Sacred Heart girls, LPD3 No. 1 Hart girls and LPD2 No. 4 Dearborn Divine Child girls won meets as well – Athletic.net
2. Volleyball: Class B No. 5 Kingsley avenged its only losses of this season, downing Class D No. 2 Leland and then Class C No. 9 Calumet to claim the championship at the Suttons Bay Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. Cross Country: Reigning LPD1 champion and current No. 4 White Lake Lakeland won the boys race, and No. 4-ranked Troy won the girls at the Oakland County Championship – Oakland Press
4. Cross Country: Saginaw Heritage swept the races at its 30th annual Heritage Invitational, Heritage’s boys are ranked No. 7 in LPD1 and finished just ahead of LPD3 top-ranked Caro – Athletic.net
5. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD1 honorable mention Utica Eisenhower claimed a fourth straight Macomb County championship led by standouts Abigail Desmet and Bianca Licari – Macomb Daily
6. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 13 Saline scored late to hold on to a 1-1 tie with No. 5 Novi – Saline Post
7. Volleyball: Cheboygan downed Class D No. 8 Rudyard and then Engadine to win the Escanaba Elks Invitational – Escanaba Daily Press
8. Cross Country: The Erie-Mason boys, No. 5 in LPD3, were the only in-state team among four champions at the Hudson Invitational, which featured a number of schools from the southeastern border and Ohio – Athletic.net
9. Volleyball: Zeeland East emerged from third place in pool play to win the Best of the West Invitational at Muskegon Mona Shores – Holland Sentinel
10. Volleyball: Onsted avenged a pool play loss to Centreville to win the Sturgis Invitational – JoeInsider.com
Today in the MHSAA: 1/15/20
January 15, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Tuesday was filled with notable basketball matchups as league races began to take shape – and a major hockey comeback made its way into the top of the high achievers list as well.
1. Girls Basketball: Temperance Bedford won a matchup of undefeated teams, 59-53 over Saline – Monroe News
2. Hockey: Division 1 No. 4 Brighton came back from two goals down to get past Division 2 No. 10 Plymouth 4-3 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Boys Basketball: Maple City Glen Lake took over first alone in the Northwest Conference with a 63-50 win over rival Frankfort – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Girls Basketball: Hadley Miller became Three Rivers’ career steals and assists record holder during a 63-36 win over Allegan – Sturgis Journal
5. Girls Basketball: Hartland won a key league and statewide Division 1 matchup over Howell, 47-29 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
6. Girls Basketball: Hudsonville moved to 8-0 with a similarly impressive 68-45 league win over Grand Haven – FOX 17
7. Girls Basketball: Muskegon ran its winning streak to four with a 60-57 double overtime win over Division 3 contender Kent City – Muskegon Chronicle
8. Boys Basketball: Zach Overweg’s 3-pointer during the closing seconds pushed Zeeland West past Holland Christian 52-49 – Holland Sentinel
9. Boys Basketball: Fremont came back from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to remain unbeaten with a 46-43 win over Newaygo – Local Sports Journal
10. Boys Basketball: Blake Cassidy topped 40 points again for Pellston, netting 43 in a 72-60 win over Mancelona – Petoskey News-Review
Also of note:
Football: Don Galster resigned as coach at Wyoming Kelloggsville after 30 seasons leading the program – WOOD TV