Today in the MHSAA: 11/30/17
November 30, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
Today's Top 10
1. Hockey: Traverse City Central ran its streak over Petoskey to 18 straight even as the Northmen came back from a three-goal deficit to force overtime – Petoskey News-Review
2. Hockey: A matchup of annual powers saw Detroit Catholic Central down Trenton 4-2 – Oakland Press
3. Girls Basketball: Freshman Olivia Kubik opened her high school career with 21 points in Utica Ford’s 42-33 win over Rochester – Macomb Daily
4. Girls Basketball: Farmington Hills Mercy came back from a quick deficit to down Rochester Adams 51-41 in both teams’ opener – Oakland Press
5. Girls Basketball: Detroit East English has high aspirations this winter and got off on a winning step with a 62-24 victory over Harper Woods – Detroit News
6. Hockey: Midland opened its season with a 4-1 win over Mount Pleasant – Midland Daily News
7. Girls Basketball: Bear Lake opened with a close 35-30 win over Suttons Bay – Manistee News Advocate
8. Girls Basketball: Kingsley opened with a big win Wednesday, 77-37 over Traverse City West – MI Sports Now
9. Hockey: Grosse Ile dominated against Dearborn United to move to 3-1 this winter – Southgate News Herald
10. Football: Canton football gave out its first Chiefs Spirit Award as part of its season-ending banquet in honor of Chris Lanier, as his mother pled with current players to “not give up on life.” Lanier, a 2007 grad, took his life in 2013 – Observer & Eccentric
Today In The MHSAA: 3/23/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 23, 2021
The girls basketball postseason began with District play all over Michigan on Monday, with a pair of future college hoops teammates making the biggest splash on a first night full of them.
1. Girls Basketball: Nicole Kamin and Megan Crow combined for 81 points as Kamin’s Escanaba defeated Crow’s Gladstone 65-48 in a Division 2 District opener – Escanaba Daily Press
2. Girls Basketball: Maddie Dolenga’s pair of buzzer beaters took Rochester Adams past Romeo in overtime, 64-63 – Oakland Press
3. Girls Basketball: Flint Powers Catholic called upon its junior varsity, which responded with a 51-44 Division 2 District win over Mt. Morris – WJRT
4. Girls Basketball: Quincy opened its Division 3 District with a 35-29 win over second-seeded Reading – Coldwater Daily Reporter
5. Girls Basketball: Freeland held on for a 44-40 overtime win over Bullock Creek in Division 2 – Midland Daily News
6. Girls Basketball: Ionia earned a 52-41 upset of Central Montcalm in a Division 2 – Greenville Daily News
7. Girls Basketball: Ann Arbor Huron followed Jordan Wright to a 59-58 double-overtime win over Ypsilanti Lincoln in Division 1 – Ann Arbor News
8. Girls Basketball: Ashlen Hill nearly had a triple-double as Traverse City Central just got past Alpena 44-43 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. Girls Basketball: Mason County Central held on for a 40-37 win over LeRoy Pine River in Division 3 – Ludington Daily News
10. Girls Basketball: Iron Mountain edged Norway 46-44 in a Division 3 District opener – Iron Mountain Daily News