Today in the MHSAA: 11/20/17
November 20, 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. Volleyball: Novi and Bronson won their third straight MHSAA titles in Class A and C, respectively, while Plymouth Christian Academy repeated in Class D and Pontiac Notre Dame finished an incredible run atop Class B – Second Half
2. Girls Swimming & Diving: Farmington Hills Mercy, East Grand Rapids and Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood claimed MHSAA titles, Mercy without an individual champion, EGR for the first time in Division 2 and Cranbrook led in part by a number of underclassmen – Second Half
3. Football: Central Lake won its first football championship ever, and Crystal Falls Forest Park won its first since 2007 at the 8-Player Finals – Second Half
4. Hockey: Sault Ste. Marie scored with less than a minute to play to down Highland Milford 3-2 in an Elks Showcase game – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
5. Hockey: After seeing a 3-0 lead disappear, Hartland still held off Canton 5-4 in the Eagles’ season opener; Hartland made the Division 2 Semifinals last winter – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
6. Hockey: Division 2 No. 10 Midland Dow opened with a 2-1 win over Division 1 No. 7 Lake Orion – Midland Daily News
7. Hockey: Top-ranked and reigning Division 1 runner-up Detroit Catholic Central took a pair of defeats to undefeated power Culver Prep of Indiana, 5-2 and 4-2 – Observer & Eccentric
8. Hockey: Romeo, a quarterfinalist in Division 2 last season, opened with a 6-4 win over 2017 Division 1 quarterfinalist Lowell – Macomb Daily
9. Hockey: Grand Haven fell in overtime Friday to Byron Center, but secured a tie with Mattawan on Saturday, again in overtime – Grand Haven Tribune
10. Hockey: Manistee scored all four goals during the second period to edge Hudsonville 4-3 – Manistee News Advocate
Today in the MHSAA: 12/16/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 16, 2022
1. BOYS BASKETBALL JT Smith went over 1,000 career points for Blanchard Montabella in its 78-39 win over St. Chares – Greenville Daily News
2. BOYS BASKETBALL North Farmington continued its surge with a 60-39 win over Hamtramck – MLIVE-Detroit
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Emma Salowitz’s late free throw gave Deckerville a 29-28 win over Bay City All Saints – Bay City Times
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Battle Creek Lakeview edged rival Battle Creek Central 51-50 – Battle Creek Enquirer
5. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 7 Lake Orion took its final lead in the third period of a 4-3 win over Birmingham United – Oakland Press
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Montreal Reid’s last-second basket gave Lake Odessa Lakewood a 52-50 win over Leslie – Jackson Citizen Patriot
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Parker Hovey’s triple-double paced Hart in its 92-84 win over Big Rapids – Local Sports Journal
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Owen Colpaert’s big fourth quarter propelled Macomb Dakota to a 50-46 win over Romeo – Macomb Daily
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Onaway edged Johannesburg-Lewiston 44-39 to move to 4-0 – Cheboygan Daily News
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Mesick downed Manistee Catholic Central 65-42 in a key West Michigan D League matchup – Cadillac News
Also of note …
WRESTLING Whittemore-Prescott faced LeRoy Pine River in a girls wrestling dual during Wednesday’s Craig Funsch Memorial Tournament – Bay City Times