Today in the MHSAA: 1/12/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 12, 2023

1. COMPETITIVE CHEER Hart won the first West Michigan Conference meet since the league expanded in the fall, with Mason County Central second – CatchMark SportsNet

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Bad Axe won a key Greater Thumb Conference West matchup over Reese, 57-55 – Bay City Times

3. WRESTLING Lake Orion won the last five matches to come back and edge Bloomfield Hills 39-35 – Oakland Press

4. GYMNASTICS Jackson Area defeated Coldwater by just under 11 points at Coldwater’s 12th annual Jillian Crist Memorial meet – Coldwater Daily Reporter

5. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 5 Hartland won its rivalry game with Howell 5-0 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. HOCKEY Two Midland players had hat tricks in the Division 2 No. 9 Chemics’ 7-2 win over Freeland/Nouvel/Swan Valley – Midland Daily News

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ryleigh Zinn starred as Genesee edged Montrose 57-53 – Flint Journal

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Morenci remained undefeated with a 54-41 win over Erie Mason – Adrian Daily Telegram

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Macomb Dakota rolled from a fast start to a 70-41 win over Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Traverse City St. Francis improved to 7-1 with a 41-18 win over East Jordan – MI Sports Now

Today in the MHSAA: 10/23/2018

October 23, 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.

A pair of Detroit Catholic League Tournament championship celebrations lead a list filled with Monday volleyball winners and a pair of cross country invitational pacesetters.

1. Volleyball: Division 1 top-ranked Farmington Hills Mercy swept No. 7 Bloomfield Hills Marian to win the Detroit Catholic League A-B championship for the second straight season – Observer & Eccentric

2. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 6 Wixom St. Catherine claimed its second straight Catholic League C-D title with a sweep of Division 3 No. 4 Riverview Gabriel Richard – Oakland Press

3. Volleyball: Division 2 honorable mention Kingsley and Traverse City St. Francis both went 2-1 at the ABCD quad with Division 4 top-ranked Leland with Traverse City Central also playing – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. Cross Country: The Hanover-Horton boys and Pittsford girls won Sand Creek Invitational championships; Pittsford’s girls are ranked No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 and Hanover-Horton’s boys are No. 3 in LPD3 – Adrian Daily Telegram

5. Volleyball: Midland came out on top in a matchup of second-place finishers in the Saginaw Valley League with a crossover sweep of Flint Powers Catholic – Midland Daily News

6. Volleyball: Pellston earned wins over Gaylord and Harbor Springs – Petoskey News-Review

7. Volleyball: L’Anse took the season’s second “Battle of the Bay” meeting with Baraga with a three-set sweep – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

8. Volleyball: Kalamazoo Central swept Climax-Scotts on the Maroon Giants’ senior night – JoeInsider.com

9. Volleyball: Petoskey swept Cheboygan in nonleague play to improve to 33-4-1 – Petoskey News-Review

10. Volleyball: Chassell continued to make strides with a sweep of Dollar Bay – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Also of note …

Cross Country: From last week, Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills girls won the Ottawa-Kent Conference White championship, believed to be the first in program history – Grand Rapids Press

Cross Country: From Saturday, Portage Northern’s boys won their first Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference meet championship in a decade – Kalamazoo Gazette

Cross Country: From Saturday, Parma Western held on at the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference meet to sweep the overall league championships – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Cross Country: From Saturday, Brownstown Woodhaven swept Downriver League meet titles and the boys won the league outright; Allen Park’s girls held on to their overall league championship – Southgate News-Herald girls | boys