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: 8/25/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 25, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCCER Carter Stapleton had four goals and an assist in Frankenmuth’s 5-0 win over Saginaw Valley Lutheran, setting school career goals and points records at 80 and 113, respectively – Saginaw News
2. BOYS SOCCER St. Joseph avenged last season’s 2-1 postseason loss to Edwardsburg with a 2-1 win – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
3. BOYS SOCCER Utica Eisenhower reopened Swinhart Stadium with a 3-0 win over Sterling Heights Stevenson – Macomb Daily
4. BOYS TENNIS Traverse City West finished first at a home quad ahead of Central, St. Francis and Holt – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Painesdale Jeffers came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Ishpeming – Upper Michigan’s Source
6. FIELD HOCKEY Ann Arbor Pioneer shut out Saline 5-0 – Saline Post
7. BOYS SOCCER Saginaw Heritage picked up its first victory, 4-1 over Midland – WNEM