Today in the MHSAA: 1/12/18
January 12, 2018
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. Girls Basketball: Ypsilanti Arbor Prep came out on top of a matchup of not only arguably the two best teams in Class C, but in the entire state, defeating reigning champion Detroit Edison Public School Academy 54-49 – Detroit News
2. Boys Swimming & Diving: Lower Peninsula Division 3 top-ranked Holland Christian beat No. 3 East Grand Rapids for the first time in at least a decade, 110-73 – Holland Sentinel
3. Boys Basketball: Frankfort remained undefeated by dealing a 69-53 loss to reigning Class D runner-up Buckley in a matchup of Northwest Conference contenders – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Girls Basketball: Lauren Adam’s basket with five seconds to play gave Unionville-Sebewaing a 49-47 overtime win over Cass City – Huron Daily Tribune
5. Hockey: Brownstown Woodhaven downed Grosse Ile 10-2 in a meeting of first-place teams in the Metro League West – Southgate News Herald
6. Wrestling: Marquette downed Ishpeming Westwood 60-24 to win the Marquette County Invitational – Marquette Mining Journal
7. Boys Basketball: Camden-Frontier trailed after the first three quarters but came back to down Pittsford 61-58 in overtime – Hillsdale Daily News
8. Girls Basketball: A pair of final-minute free throws helped Lake City pull away from McBain 40-37 in overtime – Cadillac News
9. Boys Basketball: Free throw shooting paid off big as well for Pellston in its 65-63 win over Central Lake – Petoskey News-Review
10. Football: Schoolcraft announced the retirement of coach Terry Haas, who spent 39 years on the sideline and was 95-40 over the last 13 leading Schoolcraft’s varsity – JoeInsider.com
Today in the MHSAA: 12/21/16
December 21, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The last busy night in Michigan high school sports before Christmas featured some giant basketball battles as contenders in Class A boys and Class A and B girls faced off.
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
Detroit U-D Jesuit, the reigning Class A champion, downing injury-depleted Macomb Dakota 69-61 in a rematch of last season’s Semifinal – Detroit Free Press
Hanover-Horton came back from an early 21-8 deficit to remain undefeated with a 63-62 win over Concord – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Markell Jackson had 12 points, 15 rebounds and 10 blocks as Muskegon downed Grand Haven 45-37 – Muskegon Chronicle
McBain won a key matchup of Class C powers, 73-62 over Boyne City after trailing by three at the start of the fourth quarter – Cadillac News
Hillman won coach Eric Muszynski his 200th victory, 64-46 over Rudyard – Alpena News
Dundee earned reportedly the 1,000th win in program history, 60-50 over Carlton Airport – Monroe Evening News
Girls Basketball
Detroit Country Day downed Midland Dow 56-46 in a matchup of likely contenders in Class B and A, respectively – MLive-Detroit
Spring Lake’s Reiko Johnson broke her school’s record for career points, but Shelby came away with a 49-47 win – Muskegon Chronicle
Hockey
Unranked Calumet posted a strong statement in Division 3 with a 7-1 win over rival and No. 9-ranked Houghton – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Boys Swimming & Diving
Saline diver Dakota Hurbis broke his school and pool records with a score of 351.9 to lead the Hornets over Adrian – Saline Post