Today in the MHSAA: 11/30/18
November 30, 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.
An incredible hockey comeback tops Thursday’s list of coverage of top achievers across the state.
1. Hockey: Clarkston scored five unanswered goals to come back from a 4-0 deficit and defeat Farmington United – Oakland Press
2. Boys Basketball: Grosse Ile edged Riverview Gabriel Richard 50-48 in the former’s season opener – Southgate News-Herald
3. Boys Basketball: Essexville Garber edged rival Bay City John Glenn 44-42 – Bay City Times
4. Boys Basketball: Wyoming connected on 13 3-pointers in downing Grandville 78-33 – FOX 17
5. Boys Basketball: Houghton Lake won the first game at Lake City’s new gym, 63-45 – WPBN
6. Boys Basketball: Reigning Class D runner-up Buckley earned its first win, 63-51 over Grand Traverse Academy, with a new coach and all new starting lineup – Cadillac News
7. Boys Basketball: Mancelona improved to 2-0 with a 49-39 win at East Jordan – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. Boys Basketball: Onekama came on in the second half to down Manistee Catholic Central 42-32 in the opener for both – Manistee News Advocate
9. Boys Basketball: Charlevoix doubled up Cheboygan 56-28 to open the season 1-0 – MI Sports Now
10. Boys Basketball: Boyne City nearly doubled up St. Ignace in moving to 2-0 – Petoskey News-Review
Also of note ...
Girls Golf: We're appreciative to Michigan Golf Journal for highlighting the Girls Golf Finals in its November issue – Michigan Golf Journal
Today in the MHSAA: 10/3/19
October 3, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
In addition to the crowning of our first MHSAA Finals champions of 2019-20 (see girls tennis coverage under "Latest Posts"), Wednesday was filled with conference championship celebrations, mostly on the soccer pitch – where a number of ranked boys teams matched up – but also for an undefeated girls golf power.
1. Boys Soccer: Division 3 top-ranked Holland Christian drew with No. 2 Hudsonville Unity Christian 1-1 to clinch the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green championship – Holland Sentinel
2. Boys Soccer: Grand Blanc scored a 4-1 win over Division 1 No. 4 Midland Dow to clinch the overall Saginaw Valley League title – WJRT
3. Girls Golf: Ann Arbor Pioneer – No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – finished its regular season undefeated and with the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship after outpacing runner-up Skyline by 12 strokes – We Love Ann Arbor
4. Boys Soccer: Alcona tied Oscoda 1-1 to secure the North Star League championship – Alpena News
5. Boys Soccer: McBain Northern Michigan Christian shut out Big Rapids Crossroads 3-0 to win a share of the Northern Michigan Soccer League South championship – Cadillac News
6. Boys Soccer: Gladwin clinched the other half of the NMSL South title with a big win over Clare – Midland Daily News
7. Boys Soccer: Division 4 top-ranked Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett edged No. 10 Royal Oak Shrine 3-2 in the Detroit Catholic League C-D Tournament final – C&G Newspapers
0. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 15 Detroit U-D Jesuit got past Division 2 No. 6 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 3-0 to win the Catholic League A-B Tournament title – Oakland Press
9. Boys Soccer: Walled Lake Western netted the game-winner during the final minutes of overtime to get past South Lyon 3-2 in the Lakes Valley Conference Tournament title game – Oakland Press
10. Volleyball: Bridgman downed Niles Brandywine in four sets to gain an important edge in the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Conference Red title race – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium