Today in the MHSAA: 11/10/15
November 10, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
This is a transition week for many schools in Michigan, as some winter sports either started practice or started their second week, while volleyball teams and divers are prepping for MHSAA Regionals. Check out some of the headlines we uncovered during our daily drive around statewide media sites.
Cross Country
Farmington’s Maddy Trevisan and Rockford’s Isaac Harding were named Miss Cross Country and Mr. Cross Country, respectively, by the Michigan Interscholastic Track Coaches Association – MITCA.org
Girls Swimming and Diving
Bay City John Glenn continued its reign in the Independent Swim Conference over the weekend as four seniors finished their league careers with four championships – Bay City Times
Volleyball
The last two seasons, Holland Christian has won District titles after beating teams that had beaten them twice earlier those seasons – and will follow setter Kenedy Schoonveld into its Regional Semifinal against another team it lost to earlier this fall – Holland Sentinel
The coaches at Utica and Utica Eisenhower high schools are rivals by virtue of the programs they lead. They’re also married to each other, which obviously makes the fall interesting at the LaPratt home – Macomb Daily
Girls Basketball
Practice started Monday – and here’s the first story we’ve run across. Port Huron Northern is starting out with a little less experience after graduating three key seniors from a year ago – Port Huron Times-Herald
Today in the MHSAA: 2/26/20
February 26, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A number of remaining girls basketball league championships were decided Tuesday, while the Hockey Regional Tournament sped ahead with February winding down.
1. Girls Basketball: Kingsley and Maple City Glen Lake settled on a shared Northwest Conference title with their wins in league finales – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. Girls Basketball: Ithaca clinched a share of the Tri-Valley Conference West title with a 41-39 win over Ithaca – Saginaw News
3. Boys Basketball: Petersburg Summerfield clinched the Tri-County Conference title with a 47-26 win over Adrian Madison, and Dundee’s Dallas Bolster went over 1,000 career points in his team’s 72-36 win over Morenci – Monroe News
4. Girls Basketball: Dexter secured a share of the Southeastern Conference White title with a 65-36 win over Pinckney, while Chelsea claimed the other share with a 64-48 win over Tecumseh – Chelsea Sun Times News
5. Boys Basketball: Coldwater clinched a share of the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference title with a 56-44 win over Battle Creek Harper Creek – Coldwater Daily Reporter
6. Boys Basketball: Waterford Mott clinched a share of the Lakes Valley Conference title with a 76-37 win over South Lyon East – Oakland Press
7. Girls Basketball: Posen earned a share of the North Star League Little Dipper championship with a 74-19 win over Atlanta – Alpena News
8. Girls Basketball: Centreville locked up the Southwest 10 Conference title with a 48-29 win over Mendon – Sturgis Journal
9. Hockey: No. 3 Trenton got past Ann Arbor Skyline 3-1 in a first-round Division 2 Regional game – Southgate News-Herald
10. Hockey: Freshman Brady Breit’s two goals helped No. 10 Byron Center to a 4-0 Division 1 win over Jenison – FOX 17
Also of note …
Boys Basketball: Jeffery Carrier set the Mason County Central career scoring record during a 53-41 loss to Muskegon Oakridge – Local Sports Journal
Girls Basketball: Grass Lake edged reigning Division 4 champion Adrian Lenawee Christian 62-57 in double overtime – Jackson Citizen Patriot