Today in the MHSAA: 1/17/17

January 17, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Michigan’s wrestling superpowers put together another strong weekend of competition matching up against each other and one of the best in all of the Midwest as well.

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

Marquette rallied late to come back and beat Negaunee 57-53 in a matchup of two of the best in the Upper Peninsula – Marquette Mining Journal

Girls Basketball

From Friday, Ithaca’s Kayla Belles scored her 1,000th point although just a junior in leading the Yellowjackets to a 48-32 win over Saginaw Valley Lutheran – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Bowling

Waterford Mott’s girls got past Lake Orion and then Oxford to win the Oakland County Invitational – Oakland Press

The Oxford boys downed South Lyon in the championship match to win their Oakland County tournament – Oakland Press

Hockey

Division 1 No. 5 Northville downed Division 2 No. 8 Novi 5-4 in the annual outdoor game at Detroit’s Clark Park – Observer & Eccentric

Boys Swimming & Diving

Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 4 Novi won the West Bloomfield Laker Invitational for the fifth straight year, scoring more than 100 points higher than the rest of the field – Observer & Eccentric

Wrestling

Division 2 No. 1 Lowell continued its surge with wins over Division 3 No. 2 Richmond and No. 4 Whitehall at the Red Arrows’ home duals – Grand Rapids Press

Reigning Division 1 champion (and current No. 3) Hartland claimed the Michigan Duals title at Bay City Western with a 5-0 record including wins over No. 8 Westland John Glenn, Roscommon and Division 3 No. 3 Remus Chippewa Hills – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Division 1 No. 1 Detroit Catholic Central finished 3-1 at its Super Duals, beating No. 7 Brighton, Division 4 No. 1 Hudson and Division 2 No. 4 St. Johns but falling to nationally-acclaimed Lakewood St. Edward of Ohio – Observer & Eccentric

Today in the MHSAA: 9/13/18

September 13, 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.

1. Girls Golf: Bloomfield Hills, No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, won the Oakland County Tournament for the second straight season, this time ahead of runner-up and No. 5-ranked Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Oakland Press

2. Cross Country: Spring Lake swept the first Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue jamboree of this fall; both Spring Lake teams are ranked No. 3 in LPD2, and boys runner-up Sparta is ranked No. 2 while girls runner-up Allendale is No. 5 – Grand Haven Tribune

3. Boys Tennis: LPD2 No. 5 Detroit U-D Jesuit edged No. 6 Midland Dow to win the Midweek Classic Quad – Midland Daily News

4. Volleyball: Division 1 honorable mention Portage Central came back after dropping the first set to edge rival Portage Northern in five – JoeInsider.com

5. Volleyball: Petoskey held off a Traverse City Central comeback to win 3-2 and improve to 16-2 – Petoskey News-Review

6. Volleyball: Division 2 honorable mention Cadillac battled back from a two-set deficit to get past Alpena in five – Cadillac News

7. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 7 Beaverton improved to 25-1-2 with a sweep of Harrison – MI Sports Now

8. Girls Golf: Ludington edged Manistee by two strokes to win the Lakes 8 Conference jamboree on its home course – Ludington Daily News

9. Volleyball: After navigating a tough nonleague schedule, St. Louis opened Tri-Valley Conference West play with a 3-1 win over Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

10. Boys Soccer: Kallen Wildfong scored four goals in Buckley’s 6-2 win over Kingsley – Traverse City Record-Eagle