Today in the MHSAA: 11/30/16

November 30, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Although a handful of teams kicked off girls basketball season Monday, the majority took the court for the first time Tuesday – and wasted little time delivering dramatic finishes and a look at some of what we can expect this winter.

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

Otsego, which won 20 games last season, opened with a nail-biting 33-31 victory over Portage Northern – Kalamazoo Gazette

Jordan Walker scored 33 points as Muskegon Mona Shores downed Grand Rapids Catholic Central 59-52 in a matchup of expected state contenders – Grand Rapids Press

Beecher came back in the fourth quarter to force overtime, but Flint Southwestern emerged with a 42-41 victory – Flint Journal

Reigning Class B runner-up Grand Rapids South Christian also started with a close win, 38-35 over Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern – Grand Rapids Press

In another low-scoring opener, Bay City Central just edged Traverse City West 32-31 – Bay City Times

Frankenmuth came back from an 11-point deficit to edge Bullock Creek 40-38 – Saginaw News

Lansing Catholic trailed Perry by six points at halftime but came on to win by 28, 56-28 – Lansing State Journal

Charlevoix freshman Elise Stuck had 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead her team to a 43-39 win over Petoskey – Petoskey News Review

Belding’s Hallee Breimayer put up 32 points in her team’s 57-52 win over reigning Greater Lansing Activities Conference champion Lake Odessa Lakewood – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

Edwardsburg, coming off a District title last season, survived a 37-32 opener against Niles – South Bend Tribune

Southfield Arts & Technology won its first game since the merger of Southfield and Southfield-Lathrup this fall, 64-43 over Birmingham Groves – Oakland Press

Ice Hockey

Hancock continued another strong start with a 5-0 defeat of rival Houghton – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Softball

Gladstone coach Ashley Hughes, who led the Braves to the Division 3 championship in her first season in 2014 and the Semifinals this spring, has resigned amid sad circumstances – Escanaba Daily Press

Today in the MHSAA: 9/13/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 13, 2022

1. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Grand Rapids Catholic Central defeated top-ranked South Christian 3-1 in a matchup of Division 3 elite – FOX 17

2. GIRLS GOLF Brighton made a run at its team record with a 310 to win the Holt Invitational – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. VOLLEYBALL McBain showed why it’s ranked No. 2 in Division 3, defeating No. 5 Traverse City St. Francis, Division 2 honorable mention Cadillac and Fremont – Cadillac News

4. BOYS SOCCER McBain Northern Michigan Christian moved to 7-0-3 with a 2-1 win over Division 3 No. 14 Ogemaw Heights, which also entered unbeaten – MI Sports Now

5. BOYS SOCCER Max Lasser scored both goals as North Muskegon edged Oakridge 2-1 – Local Sports Journal

6. GIRLS GOLF Kalamazoo Christian continued to dominate in the Lakeland Conference/Kalamazoo Valley Association with another jamboree win – Niles Daily Star

7. VOLLEYBALL Stevensville Lakeshore celebrated 50 years of volleyball, although Buchanan won the matchup of this year’s teams – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

8. BOYS SOCCER Jaxon Dann scored three goals in Cheboygan’s big win over Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

9. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 14 Ludington improved to 10-1-1 with a 5-1 win over Whitehall – Ludington Daily News

10. VOLLEBALL Bullock Creek moved to 9-3-1 with sweeps of Shepherd and Chesaning – Midland Daily News