Today in the MHSAA: 11/6/18

November 6, 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.

We’re at that point in the fall when only three sports are still playing – Volleyball Regionals begin today, Girls Diving qualification is Thursday and Football Regional Finals and 8-Player Semifinals are this weekend. So today we’re catching up with a few headlines we missed in girls swimming & diving over the weekend, plus noting a significant District Final on the volleyball court.

Girls Swimming & Diving: From Friday, LPD3 honorable mention Trenton clinched its eighth straight Downriver League championship, winning the league meet – Southgate News-Herald

Volleyball: From Friday, No. 4 Southfield Christian swept 2017 Class D champion and current No. 6 Plymouth Christian to claim a Division 4 District title – MLive-Detroit

Girls Swimming & Diving: From Saturday, Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 8 Northville won the Kensington Lakes Activities Association meet title just ahead of No. 3 Brighton – Observer & Eccentric

Girls Swimming & Diving: From Saturday, Sterling Heights won its first Macomb Area Conference division title, taking first in the Silver, while Macomb Dakota clinched an outright championship in the MAC White – Macomb Daily

Girls Swimming & Diving: From Saturday, LPD2 No. 3 Dexter won the Southeastern Conference White meet followed by LPD3 No. 5 Chelsea – Adrian Daily Telegram

Girls Swimming & Diving: From Saturday, the Traverse City Tritons co-op won the Coastal Conference meet just ahead of Ludington – Ludington Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 2/26/18

February 26, 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.

Today's Top 10

1. Wrestling: Lowell downed Gaylord to tie the record for most consecutive Team Finals championships with its fifth straight, while Detroit Catholic Central shut out Brighton, Dundee edged Richmond and Hudson repeated Saturday at Wings Events Center. All four entered the postseason ranked No. 1 in their respective divisions – Second Half

2. Competitive Cheer: No. 2 Sanford Meridian Early College edged top-ranked Farwell by three points to claim its second Division 4 Regional title in three seasons – Midland Daily News

3. Boys Swimming & Diving: Lower Peninsula Division 1 honorable mention Novi upset No. 5 Northville by just 20 points to claim its second straight Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship – Observer & Eccentric

4. Boys Basketball: Detroit U-D Jesuit came back from six down in the fourth quarter to win its sixth straight Catholic League A-B championship with a 64-55 win over Warren DeLaSalle – Detroit Free Press

5. Girls & Boys Bowling: The Division 1 No. 5 Brownstown Woodhaven girls and Division 2 No. 5 New Boston Huron boys repeated as Regional champions – Southgate News Herald

6. Boys Bowling: The No. 7 Sturgis boys edged No. 4 Battle Creek Pennfield to claim a Division 2 Regional title – Sturgis Journal

7. Girls Bowling: Unranked Muskegon Mona Shores won the Division 2 Regional at Sherman Lanes by more than 300 pins – Local Sports Journal

8. Boys Swimming & Diving: Allen Park and Gibraltar Carlson tied for first at the Downriver League meet, giving Allen Park the overall league title – Southgate News Herald

9. Hockey: Lake Orion came back during the third period to down Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 3-2 and claim a second straight Oakland Activities Association Red title – Oakland Press

10. Boys Basketball: Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood claimed its first Catholic League tournament title with a 52-36 win over Madison Heights Bishop Foley – Observer & Eccentric

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: Coldwater needed overtime but finished a comeback win over Hastings 61-54 to earn the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference title – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Boys Basketball: Undefeated Unionville-Sebewaing claimed a share of the Greater Thumb Conference West title with a 51-35 win over Elkton-Pigeon-Bayport Laker – Huron Daily Tribune

Boys Basketball: Bear Lake clinched a share of the West Michigan D League championship with a win over Pentwater – Manistee News Advocate

Boys Swimming & Diving: Ludington clinched the Coastal Conference championship – Ludington Daily News

Hockey: Holland West Ottawa earned a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Tier 2 title with a 6-5 win over Byron Center – Holland Sentinel

Boys Bowling: Scottville Mason County Central freshman Michael Lammi won a Division 4 Regional singles championship – Ludington Daily News