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: 3/17/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 17, 2021
Major matchups of league leaders Tuesday were capped off by conference title celebrations as the final week of the basketball regular season, along with the first week of the hockey postseason, rolled on.
1. Girls Basketball: Standish-Sterling clinched the Tri-Valley Conference 10 title by handing Saginaw Nouvel its first loss, 40-37 – Bay City Times
2. Girls Basketball: Kent City clinched its eighth straight league title, downing Morley Stanwood 68-36 in the Central State Activities Association Silver – WOOD TV
3. Boys Basketball: Battle Creek Pennfield clinched its first league title since 2003, downing Coldwater 44-41 in a matchup of leaders in the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference – Battle Creek Enquirer
4. Girls Basketball: Muskegon Western Michigan Christian’s 49-34 win over Ludington created a shared championship for those two in the Lakes 8 Conference – Local Sports Journal
5. Girls Basketball: Midland Dow clinched the Saginaw Valley League championship with a 61-34 win over Grand Blanc – WJRT
6. Boys Basketball: Rockford claimed the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red title outright with a 55-48 win over Holland West Ottawa – Grand Rapids Press
7. Girls Basketball: Byron Center Zion Christian clinched the Alliance League title outright with a 52-21 win over Kentwood Grand River Prep – FOX 17
8. Boys Basketball: Monroe Jefferson’s Jason Alston became the second player in school history to go over 1,000 career points during an 85-75 win over Ann Arbor Central Academy – Monroe News
9. Hockey: No. 7 Traverse Bay Reps advanced in Division 1 Regional hockey with a 3-1 win over Grand Haven – MI Sports Now
10. Boys Basketball: Okemos came back from 14 down after three quarters to defeat DeWitt 60-57 in overtime of a Capital Area Activities Conference Blue semifinal – WLNS
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: From Monday, Jenna Dove became the first Vestaburg player to go over 1,000 career points, scoring 19 against Carson City Crystal – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun