Today in the MHSAA: 11/20/15
November 20, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Thursday’s Volleyball Semifinals set up two championship-deciding rematches, while athletes across the Lower Peninsula readied for the Swimming and Diving Finals beginning today.
Swimming and Diving
The Holland Sentinel provides plenty of reasons why even the casual fan should check out this weekend’s Lower Peninsula Division 1 Final at the Holland Aquatic Center – Holland Sentinel
Port Huron Northern diver Hallie Roman finished first in every competition during the regular season and became her school’s first MHSAA finalist in the sport since 2010 – Port Huron Times-Herald
Volleyball
Romeo will play for a second straight Class A title after downing Livonia Churchill in five sets in Class A – Macomb Daily
Top-ranked Novi earned an MHSAA Final rematch with Romeo by sweeping No. 3-ranked Grand Rapids Christian – Oakland Press
Battle Creek St. Philip will play for its 10th straight MHSAA championship after edging top-ranked Plymouth Christian in the first match of the day – Battle Creek Enquirer
Leland also earned an MHSAA Finals rematch in Class D with a win over Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Today in the MHSAA: 12/13/16
December 13, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Snow days put most of Monday’s scheduled action on ice, but of course there still are highlights to share – plus an incredible video about why football remains such a great and life lesson-teaching game.
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.
Boys Basketball
Grass Lake and Whitmore Lake combined to score 195 points, with a half-court shot and 11-point fourth-quarter comeback all part of the story setting up the Warriors’ 99-96 win – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Brimley made five first-quarter 3-pointers, but couldn’t hold on to the early momentum as Onaway came back for a 66-59 win – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Girls Basketball
Centreville won the extra period by a point to down Athens 41-40 as the teams played into overtime for the third straight season – Sturgis Journal
Hockey
Max Mones scored a hat trick to lead Portage Central past rival Portage Northern, 6-4 – Kalamazoo Gazette
Wrestling
From Saturday, Division 2 No. 7 Gaylord downed Division 3 No. 2 Lake Fenton and No. 9 Corunna, Midland Dow, Traverse City Central and Clinton Township Chippewa Valley in winning the Linden Invitational – Petoskey News Review