Today in the MHSAA: 1/13/17
January 13, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
For the second straight day, we’ve seen news of a resignation of a successful football coach. Scroll to the bottom of today’s report to find out two more who are leaving the sideline.
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.
Boys Basketball
Hart came back from nine down in the first quarter to get past Shelby 49-43 in double overtime – Muskegon Chronicle
Brimley moved into a first-place tie in the Eastern U.P. Conference by handing previous lone leader Cedarville its first league loss, 60-57 in overtime – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Big Rapids Crossroads handed Baldwin its first loss of the season, 53-51 – Big Rapids News
Buckley remained in a tie for first in the Northwest Conference, knocking Maple City Glen Lake into second with a 78-39 win – Cadillac News
Girls Basketball
Port Huron Northern continued a tough run through the Macomb Area Conference Red, this time with a 35-30 win over Grosse Pointe North – Clinton Township Voice
Boys Swimming & Diving
Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 3 Holland West Ottawa continued to shine with a 186-121 win over honorable mention Grand Haven – Grand Haven Tribune
Football
Lake Orion’s Chris Bell, now the school’s athletic director, ended his coaching tenure at 19 seasons and promoted assistant John Blackstock to take his place – Oakland Press
Mason's Jerry VanHavel will join the staff at Division III Mount Union after 26 seasons and 169 wins with the Bulldogs – Lansing State Journal
Today In The MHSAA: 9/30/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 30, 2021
1. GIRLS GOLF LPD1 No. 2 Plymouth edged top-ranked Northville by two strokes to win the team title, and Grand Blanc’s Kate Brody won her second individual championship in two days at the Bobcats’ invitational – Flint Journal
2. GIRLS GOLF Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – ranked No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – won its second significant tournament in two days, following Tuesday’s Detroit Catholic League Tournament win with the Oakland County Division 1 title – Oakland Press
3. GIRLS GOLF LPD2 No. 10 Zeeland West clinched its first league championship with a third-place finish at the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green Tournament – Holland Sentinel
4. GIRLS GOLF Harbor Springs clinched the Lake Michigan Conference championship with a league tournament win – Petoskey News-Review
5. BOYS SOCCER Macomb Dakota handed Division 1 top-ranked New Baltimore Anchor Bay its first defeat, 3-2 – Macomb Daily
6. BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow moved into first alone in the Saginaw Valley League by handing Midland its first conference loss, 3-0 – Midland Daily News
7. GIRLS GOLF LPD3 No. 7 Grosse Ile shot a 351 to win the Jackson Area Invitational – Coldwater Daily Reporter
8. BOYS SOCCER Watervliet improved to 13-2 with a 2-1 win over Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep – WWMT
9. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City West added a second win this season over rival Central, 3-1 – Up North Live
10. BOYS SOCCER Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central and New Boston Huron opened the Huron League Tournament with victories – Monroe News