Today in the MHSAA: 11/27/18

November 27, 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.

Boys basketball season tipped off across Michigan on Monday. The schedule featured few games – most teams will get started this evening – but below we’ve included coverage we gathered from the state’s news media sites.

1. Boys Basketball: Highly-regarded Ypsilanti Lincoln freshman Emoni Bates scored 32 points to lead his team past Ann Arbor Huron 80-69 in his varsity debut – Ann Arbor News

2. Boys Basketball: Reigning Class C champion Detroit Edison came back from a 10-point deficit to down Canton 69-66 – Detroit News

3. Boys Basketball: Leroy Pine River earned an overtime win over Houghton Lake, 64-58 – Cadillac News

4. Boys Basketball: Goodrich downed Burton Atherton 65-51 behind 25 points from Tyson Davis – Flint Journal

5. Boys Basketball: Boyne City opened with a 60-28 win over Sault Ste. Marie – Petoskey News-Review

Today in the MHSAA: 4/10/17

April 10, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The second weekend in April was filled with travelers heading back from spring break, but also its share of high school events – and championships especially for Bay City Western.

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. 

Baseball

Fowlerville finished 2-0-1 to win the Novi Invitational, tying the host Wildcats 8-8 to secure the title as the only undefeated team in the field – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Gladstone opened 3-0 by sweeping its competition at the Wisconsin Dells Invitational – Escanaba Daily Press

Traverse City West downed host Coldwater to win a tournament championship over the weekend as well – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Bay City Western opened this season with its second Bay County Baseball Championship title in three seasons – Bay City Times

Softball

Bay City Western continued its dominance of the four-year Bay County Softball Championship, claiming the title for the fourth time – Bay City Times

Escanaba outscored its opponents 44-1 and made just one error during a weekend trip to Wisconsin – Escanaba Daily Press

Girls Tennis

Petoskey edged Harbor Springs 5-3 and downed Big Rapids 7-1 on Saturday to open the spring – Petoskey News-Review

Track & Field

Bay City Western swept the Freeland Invitational boys and girls titles, sharing the boys championship with Chesaning – Cadillac News