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: 9/24/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 24, 2025

1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 11 Mason downed Division 3 No. 7 Williamston 3-1 to clinch a third-straight Capital Area Activities Conference Red title – WLNS

2. GIRLS GOLF Montague – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – and Muskegon Reeths-Puffer’s Sophia McCollum were champions at the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association Tournament – Local Sports Journal

3. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Brighton broke a 17-match losing streak against honorable mention Northville with a sweep – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 4 Holland Christian came back from two sets down to defeat Division 1 honorable mention Zeeland East in five – Holland Sentinel

5. VOLLEYBALL Calumet lost the first set but won the next three to hand Division 4 honorable mention Ishpeming only its second defeat – Upper Michigan’s Source

6. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 3 Elk Rapids downed Division 2 honorable mention Traverse City St. Francis 3-1 – MI Sports Now

7. CROSS COUNTRY The Freeland and Saginaw Valley Lutheran girls and LPD2 No. 3 Alma and LPD3 No. 12 Ithaca boys won Tri-Valley Conference jamborees – Saginaw News

8. VOLLEYBALL Midland also came back from two sets down to get past Dow in five – Midland Daily News

9. CROSS COUNTRY The Petersburg Summerfield girls and Erie Mason boys finished first at the second Tri-County Conference jamboree – Monroe News

10. VOLLEYBALL LeRoy Pine River swept McBain Northern Michigan Christian, and Division 3 No. 10 McBain High swept Evart – Cadillac News