Today in the MHSAA: 11/23/16

November 23, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The winter sports season is underway on the hockey rink, and in addition to coverage of Tuesday games we’ve got the awarding of a top football player and reorganization of an east-side league.

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.

Football

Detroit Cass Tech star Donovan Peoples-Jones received the MLive Football Player of the Year Award on Tuesday – MLive-Detroit

Hockey

Five players scored as Kingsford got past Escanaba 5-3; Kingsford was a Regional semifinalist last season – Escanaba Daily Press

L’Anse Creuse United and St. Clair Shores United combined for 55 shots on goal as L’Anse Creuse won 4-0 – Macomb Daily

Hartland added Jed Pietila from the travel ranks this winter and is seeing the benefits of having another excellent forward after a 16-0 win – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Good Read

Fans of 8-player football in particular will be interested in this report on the reorganization of the North Central Thumb League – Huron Daily Tribune

Today in the MHSAA: 5/18/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 18, 2023

1. GIRLS TENNIS No. 8 Niles Brandywine claimed its 12th Regional title over the last 15 seasons, winning in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – Niles Daily Star

2. TRACK & FIELD Ishpeming swept Upper Peninsula Division 2 Regional championships – Upper Michigan’s Source

3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 15 Midland Dow held on for a 3-2 win over No. 12 Grand Blanc to clinch the Saginaw Valley League title – Midland Daily News

4. GIRLS SOCCER Clinton shut out Onsted to finish a repeat championship run in the Lenawee County Athletic Association – Adrian Daily Telegram

5. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 7 Portage Central claimed the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference Tournament title with a 3-2 overtime win over Mattawan – WWMT

6. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 11 Linden finished a third-straight Flint Metro League title run with a 3-1 win over Goodrich – Mid-Michigan Now

7. BOYS GOLF LPD1 No. 7 Rochester Adams shot a 301 to win its first Oakland County Division 1 title since 2014 – Oakland Press

8. GIRLS TENNIS Bay City Western claimed its fifth-straight Bay County Championship title – Bay City Times

9. SOFTBALL Division 2 No. 3 Essexville Garber and No. 9 Freeland split, Garber pulling within one more win of clinching the Tri-Valley Conference Red championship – Bay City Times

10. BASEBALL Unranked Traverse City St. Francis swept Division 4 top-ranked East Jordan – Up North Live

Also of note …

GIRLS SOCCER Junior Jada VanNoord reached 100 career goals in McBain Northern Michigan Christian’s win over Cheboygan – Cadillac News