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: 8/27/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 27, 2026

1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 2 Kingsley downed Division 4 No. 9 Onekama, Manton and Division 3 honorable mention Traverse City St. Francis – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. BOYS SOCCER Carson Welker had three goals and two assists in Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central’s 7-3 win over Carleton Airport – Monroe News

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary twice came back from one-set deficits to defeat Midland Bullock Creek in five – Midland Daily News

4. CROSS COUNTRY The Harbor Beach girls and Croswell-Lexington boys were victorious at the Cass City Invitational – Huron Daily Tribune

5. BOYS SOCCER Allen Park picked up an important Downriver League road win 3-1 at Trenton – Southgate News-Herald

6. BOYS 1TENNIS St. Joseph – No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – earned an important 7-1 Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference win over Battle Creek Lakeview – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

7. BOYS SOCCER Manistee scored the game’s lone goal on a penalty kick to get past Benzie Central – Manistee News Advocate

8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Brooklyn Columbia Central came back to finish a sweep of Napoleon – Jackson Citizen Patriot

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 6 Frankenmuth remained undefeated with a shutout of Goodrich – WNEM

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fulton won its Mid-State Activities Conference opener, sweeping Coleman – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun