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: 5/2/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 2, 2025
1. SOFTBALL Division 3 honorable mention Ithaca swept top-ranked Evart 1-0 and 7-6 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
2. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 4 Essexville Garber moved closer to a potential sixth-straight league title with a 3-2 win over No. 15 Freeland – Bay City Times
3. BOYS GOLF Jackson Lumen Christi – top-ranked in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – edged No. 3 Ann Arbor Greenhills 170-175 – Ann Arbor News
4. GIRLS LACROSSE Molly Leyes reached 200 career goals with four in Grand Blanc’s 16-5 win over Davison – Flint Journal
5. BOYS GOLF Gaylord’s top four golfers finished among the top 10 individual placers as the team won the Ogemaw Heights Falcon Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. GIRLS SOCCER Lake Orion moved into first place alone in the Oakland Activities Association White with a 4-1 win over Berkley – Oakland Press
7. GIRLS SOCCER Isabella Snyder scored twice late to pull Bay City John Glenn past Division 3 No. 5 Frankenmuth 3-2 – Mid-Michigan Now
8. SOFTBALL Flat Rock and Division 2 honorable mention Milan both had 18 hits in Flat Rock’s 16-15 eight-inning win – Monroe News
9. GIRLS SOCCER Nora Pollock scored three goals in Division 4 No. 2 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian’s 4-0 win over Grand Rapids Covenant Christian – Local Sports Journal
10. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 9 Allen Park won a high-scoring matchup with Gibraltar Carlson, 13-6 – Southgate News-Herald