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: 9/19/16
September 19, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The top runners in Michigan were among those who separated themselves from the field over the weekend, as a pair of familiar champions won the biggest races so far in cross country.
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.
Cross County
Arguably the most anticipated regular-season event, the Spartan Invitational at Michigan State, saw Corunna’s Noah Jacobs and Battle Creek Lakeview’s Megan Farrell continue dominating falls with individual wins in the “elite” races – RunMichigan.com
The Harbor Springs boys and girls teams swept the Ellsworth "House on the Hill" Invitational races – Petoskey News
Boys Soccer
Battle Creek Lakeview claimed its all-city tournament title with a 2-1 win over Battle Creek Central – Battle Creek Enquirer
Unranked Saline earned a 1-1 tie against Division 1 No. 6 Brighton, breaking the Bulldogs’ eight-game winning streak – Livingston Daily
Volleyball
Class D No. 9 North Adams-Jerome won the Onsted Invitational, handing Adrian Madison its third loss in a tournament championship match this fall – Adrian Daily Telegram
Niles won the 21-team Portage Northern Invitational against a field including Class B No. 3 Buchanan, which it beat in the championship match – NilesAthletics.com