Today in the MHSAA: 11/21/16

November 21, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The MHSAA volleyball and girls swimming & diving tournaments finished Saturday with seven championships awarded to teams from across the Lower Peninsula and coverage provided of each Final by Second Half correspondents. 

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.

Swimming & Diving

Rockford passed recent champs and favorites to win the Lower Peninsula Division 1 Final and claim its first championship in the sport – Second Half

Birmingham Seaholm won its first title in 20 years, finishing ahead of reigning champ Dexter in LP Division 2 – Second Half

East Grand Rapids claimed its 20th MHSAA championship with arguably its most talented team ever, winning in LP Division 3 – Second Half

Volleyball

Novi advanced to its third straight Class A Final and won its second straight championship, 3-1 over Rockford – Second Half

North Branch met Lake Odessa Lakewood in the Class B Final for the third time in five seasons and prevailed over the top-ranked Vikings – Second Half

Bronson repeated in Class C against a Brown City team appearing in the Final for the first time – Second Half

Plymouth Christian secured its first MHSAA title, downing league mate Auburn Hills Oakland Christian in Class D – Second Half

Today in the MHSAA: 12/9/16

December 9, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The continuation of an incredible winning streak and breaking of another in girls basketball highlighted the statewide headlines Thursday.

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 Basketball

Frankenmuth just got past Essexville Garber 36-34 to extend its Tri-Valley Conference East winning streak to 97 – Saginaw News

Millington set a program record for points scored in an 81-40 win over Bridgeport – Saginaw News

Scottville Mason County Central came back from a nine-point deficit heading into the fourth quarter to beat North Muskegon 50-46 – Muskegon Chronicle

Buchanan ended a 14-game losing streak to rival Niles Brandywine with a 32-27 victory – South Bend Tribune

Boys Basketball

Luke Toliver scored nearly half of his 31 points on 3-pointers to lead Paw Paw to a 69-63 win over Vicksburg – Kalamazoo Gazette

Dexter held on through two overtimes to down Brighton 79-74 – Ann Arbor News

L’Anse, which won one game last season – a District Semifinal – evened that total Thursday with a 55-37 victory over Houghton – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Boys Swimming & Diving

After claiming a rare win over Grand Haven last season, Spring Lake made it two straight with a 96-87 victory over the Buccaneers – Grand Haven Tribune