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: 12/10/19
December 10, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Boys basketball season opened Monday across the state and produced a number of highlights – topped by a meeting between teams that finished last season at the Breslin Center.
1. Boys Basketball: In the night’s most power-packed opener, returning Division 2 runner-up River Rouge downed reigning Division 1 champion Ypsilanti Lincoln 63-53 – Detroit News
2. Boys Basketball: Joseph Kimmerer broke Hale’s school scoring record that had stood since 1992 in leading his team to a 67-57 win over Rogers City – Alpena News
3. Boys Basketball: Brady Hunter scored his 1,000th career point as Gaylord St. Mary got past Lake Leelanau St. Mary 78-71 – Gaylord Herald Times
4. Girls Basketball: Howell went on the road and handed Midland Dow its first loss, 57-46 – Midland Daily News
5. Hockey: Portage Central won a high-scoring rematch for the “Canoe” downing Portage Northern 9-5 – WWMT
6. Girls Basketball: Bay City John Glenn won a matchup of annually-strong area programs, 50-39 over Bay City Western – Bay City Times
7. Girls Basketball: Gwinn took Bark River-Harris to a second overtime before emerging with a 61-58 win – The Upbeat
8. Boys Basketball: Pellston’s Blake Cassidy had one of the highest-scoring opening nights with 37 points in his team’s 74-46 win over Mackinaw City – Petoskey News-Review
9. Girls Basketball: Morrice edged Lansing Christian 45-44 in overtime thanks in part to five Olivia Riley 3-pointers – Owosso Argus-Press
10. Boys Basketball: Midland Bullock Creek had 20 steals to lock down Gladwin in a season opener 56-26 – Midland Daily News
Also of note …
Boys Swimming & Diving: From Saturday, Ann Arbor Pioneer – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – was first and LPD2 honorable mention Battle Creek Lakeview second at the 74th Cereal Bowl Relays – We Love Ann Arbor