Today in the MHSAA: 11/29/16
November 29, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Girls basketball season kicked off across Michigan on Monday, and we’ve highlighted a few of those first games plus some interesting reads as the first full week of winter gets rolling.
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.
Girls Basketball
Brighton was among teams that started its season Monday, and did so in impressive fashion with a 66-43 win over Linden – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Brethren downed Buckley 35-30 in one of the closest games of opening night – Manistee News Advocate
Canton took a 10-point halftime lead and extended it for a 56-30 win over Detroit Cass Tech – Detroit News
Good Reads
Marshall senior Nikki Tucker, the hero of last season’s Class B girls basketball championship game win, will file periodic “diary” entries for the Battle Creek Enquirer this season – Battle Creek Enquirer
Wyoming’s Claire Hendrickson missed most of last basketball season with a knee injury but is back this winter; she’s committed to Michigan State – Grand Rapids Press
Walled Lake Northern hockey player Jacob Frelich changed his number this season to 16 to honor his little brother Brady, who recently was diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes – Oakland Press
Today in the MHSAA: 3/15/18
March 15, 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. Boys Basketball: Unionville-Sebewaing hung on for its first Regional title in more than a decade, downing three-time reigning Class C champion Flint Beecher 59-55 – Huron Daily Tribune
2. Boys Basketball: Holland West Ottawa took Muskegon to overtime before coming away with a 46-42 win in Class A and its first Regional title – Holland Sentinel
3. Boys Basketball: Marcellus Howardsville Christian won it first Regional title with a 58-46 victory over Bellevue in Class D – Sturgis Journal
4. Boys Basketball: Undefeated Dollar Bay held on for a 65-64 win over Carney-Nadeau in Class D to claim its first Regional title since 1979 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
5. Boys Basketball: Clarkston earned coach Dan Fife his 700th victory with a 58-35 win over Orchard Lake St. Mary’s in Class A – Oakland Press
6. Boys Basketball: Kalamazoo Christian handed Cassopolis its only loss of the season in a Class C Regional Final, 61-48 – JoeInsider.com
7. Boys Basketball: Romeo Weems put up one of the most incredible stat lines seen in some time – 21 points, 16 rebounds, 12 assists, 10 steals and seven blocks – as New Haven downed Detroit Country Day 92-74 in Class B – Port Huron Times Herald
8. Boys Basketball: Hillman was tied with Mio with a quarter to play, but kept its perfect season going with a 48-44 win in Class D – Alpena News
9. Boys Basketball: In Class C, Iron Mountain claimed its first Regional title since 1994 with a 56-44 win over Calumet – Marquette Mining Journal
10. Boys Basketball: River Rouge claimed its third straight Regional title, downing Detroit Old Redford 50-43 in Class B – Southgate News Herald