Today in the MHSAA: 11/29/18
November 29, 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.
Hockey tops today’s list as a pair of contending teams from the southeastern part of the Lower Peninsula met in a rematch from last season’s Division 3 playoffs.
1. Hockey: Brownstown Woodhaven avenged last season’s Regional Final loss to Riverview Gabriel Richard with a 5-1 win – Southgate News-Herald
2. Boys Basketball: JJ Popp had a triple-double with 14 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists as Leland opened with a 78-35 win over Mesick – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. Hockey: Petoskey improved to 3-0 with a 6-1 win over Traverse City Central – Petoskey News-Review
4. Boys Basketball: Unionville-Sebewaing extended its regular-season winning streak to 22 with a 63-37 opening win over Sandusky – Huron Daily Tribune
5. Boys Basketball: Dearborn Heights Crestwood hung on for a 44-39 win over Melvindale – Southgate News-Herald
6. Hockey: Midland Dow scored three goals over the final two periods to pull away for a 4-1 win over Bay City – Midland Daily News
7. Hockey: Brennan Clark had three points as Holland West Ottawa downed Jenison/Zeeland 4-1 – Holland Sentinel
8. Boys Basketball: Pellston continued its high-scoring ways with a 73-64 win over Harbor Springs – Petoskey News-Review
9. Boys Basketball: Bridgeport opened with an 85-38 win over Flint International, while Carrollton held off Reese by three – Saginaw News
10. Boys Basketball: Alpena earned a big road win at Sault Ste. Marie to improve to 2-0 – Alpena News
Today in the MHSAA: 11/7/16
November 7, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The busiest championship weekend of the fall saw 12 MHSAA Finals winners crowned in cross country and boys soccer, plus many more in District volleyball and league girls swimming & diving.
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.
Cross Country
The Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart girls won in record fashion as Traverse City St. Francis and Otsego repeated and Milford surprised the Division 1 field at Michigan International Speedway – Second Half
Saugatuck repeated as a boys champion, but in a different division, while Pewamo-Westphalia also won a title in a new division, Corunna won for the first time ever and White Lake Lakeland for the first time in a while – Second Half
Boys Soccer
Mattawan and Grand Rapids Catholic Central won their first MHSAA championships in the sport, as Burton Genesee Christian won its second straight and East Kentwood won its fifth total by taking a shootout – Second Half
Girls Swimming & Diving
Lower Peninsula Division 1 honorable mention Grand Blanc edged No. 10 Brighton to win Saturday’s Kensington Lakes Activities Association Lakes meet as Brighton’s Taylor Seaman broke four league records – Livingston Daily Argus & Press
Midland Dow won its 11th straight Saginaw Valley League championship, led by three wins by freshman Claire Newman – Midland Daily News
Volleyball
Davison polished off its sixth District title in seven seasons with a sweep of Mount Morris in Class A – Flint Journal
Traverse City Central downed Gaylord for its first District title since 2008, in Class A – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Class A honorable mention Saline, meanwhile, won its first District title since 2005 with a sweep of Dexter – Saline Post
Allen Park claimed its fourth straight District title, downing Lincoln Park in Class A – Southgate News-Herald
Class B No. 7 Cadillac secured its 11th straight District title, sweeping Big Rapids – Cadillac News
Honorable mention Fruitport swept Montague in Class B for its first District title since 2011 – Muskegon Chronicle
After falling to Manchester in the District Final the last two seasons, Adrian Madison downed Manchester in the first round and went on to win in Class C – Adrian Daily Telegram
Crystal Falls Forest Park, also a state poll honorable mention, won its 17th straight District title, downing Wakefield-Marenisco in Class D – Ironwood Daily Globe
Pentwater won its fourth straight District title, sweeping Walkerville in Class D – Ludington Daily News