Today in the MHSAA: 1/12/16

January 12, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Today’s report includes our first skiing headline of this season – and make sure to check out as well a video involving the Plymouth football team and a fourth-grade student’s goal come true.

Boys Basketball

In a Monday matchup of unbeaten teams, Lake Linden-Hubbell got past Chassell 65-48 with a pair of players combining to score 52 of those points – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Bowling

From Sunday, Jackson’s girls won the Battle of the Baker tournament at M-66 Bowl in Battle Creek, beating Hartland 2-0 in the final match – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

From Saturday, Grand Haven’s teams swept the Fruitport Invitational after both qualified third to start the event but dominated the Baker games – Grand Haven Tribune

Skiing

The season got off to a late start, but there’s plenty of snow now and the Harbor Springs girls took advantage by winning the opening Grayling Invitational at Schuss Mountain – Petoskey News

Worth a Watch

We in Michigan can all use a little sunshine this time of year. This fall, Plymouth fifth-grader Connor “Sunshine” Sherman, with the help of the Plymouth High football program, put on the second Sunshine’s Skills and Drills Football Clinic for children with special needs. Here’s a look at how what started as a classroom project took off.


Today in the MHSAA: 2/4/20

February 4, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A girls basketball milestone and continued superiority on the slopes were the names of the biggest games Monday with headliners coming from both peninsulas.

1. Girls Basketball: Kennedy Englund went over 1,000 career points as Rock Mid Peninsula defeated Engadine 69-52 – Escanaba Daily Press

2. Skiing: Petoskey’s boys and Traverse City Central’s girls were victorious in the latest Big North Conference meet – Petoskey News-Review

3. Girls Basketball: Milan earned its first win over Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central since 2010, 39-38 – Monroe News

4. Girls Basketball: St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran won a crossover matchup of contenders in the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Conference, 55-49 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

5. Boys Basketball: Harbor Springs handed Gaylord St. Mary just its second loss, 63-60 – MI Sports Now

6. Girls Basketball: Kelsey Richards scored 37 points to lead Fruitport Calvary Christian past Muskegon Oakridge 70-40 – Muskegon Chronicle

7. Girls Basketball: Bark River-Harris hung on for a key 55-46 win over Powers North Central – Escanaba Daily Press

8. Boys Basketball: Rogers City came back from a halftime deficit to get past Onaway 58-49 – Alpena News

9. Boys Basketball: Suttons Bay held on for a 50-49 victory over Brethren – Up North Live

10. Boys Basketball: Frankenmuth held Caro to 10 first-half points on the way to a 54-30 win – Saginaw News