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: 9/14/17

September 14, 2017

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. Boys Tennis: Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 2 Midland Dow won 21 of 24 matches at the Midweek Classic, downing No. 4 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central, No. 7 Detroit U-D Jesuit and Flushing – Midland Daily News

2. Volleyball: Class B honorable mention Kingsley remained undefeated, downing Class D No. 2 Leland in three sets in Northwest Conference play – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. Cross Country: The Pittsford girls (LPD4 No. 12) and Battle Creek St. Philip (LPD4 No. 3) boys claimed titles at the Wildcat Jamboree; Pittsford’s girls had the winner and five of the top 20 – Hillsdale Daily News

4. Girls Golf: New Boston Huron improved to 11-0 this season with a 59-stroke win over Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – Southgate News Herald

5. Girls Golf: Sturgis also continued an impressive streak with its seventh straight jamboree win in the Wolverine Conference, this time by 13 strokes – JoeInsider.com

6. Girls Golf: LP Division 2 No. 3 St. Joseph claimed its third Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference West jamboree win, shooting a 180 to finish 17 strokes ahead of the field – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

7. Cross Country: Bear Lake swept races at the second West Michigan D jamboree; the girls are No. 10 in LPD4 and the boys are ranked No. 2 – Manistee News Advocate

8. Girls Golf: Portland moved into a three-way tie for first in the Capital Area Activities Conference White with a nine-stroke jamboree win – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

9. Volleyball: Cadillac, a Class B semifinalist last season, took a big step in the Big North Conference by coming back to down Petoskey in five sets – Cadillac News

10. Volleyball: Gwinn broke out in the first set with a 13-0 lead and went on to sweep Manistique – Marquette Mining Journal