Today in the MHSAA: 1/17/18

January 17, 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. Girls Basketball: Saginaw Heritage put up an impressive 61-38 win over Midland Dow in a matchup of top teams in the Saginaw Valley League and Class A statewide – Midland Daily News

2. Boys Basketball: Detroit Renaissance looks to be on the rise after a 60-57 win over one of Class A’s most highly-regarded in Detroit Cass Tech – Detroit News

3. Boys Basketball: Rochester moved into first place alone in the Oakland Activities Association Blue by dealing Berkley its first loss of the season, 71-55 – Oakland Press

4. Boys Swimming & Diving: Spring Lake, ranked No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, edged Grand Rapids Northview 94-90 in a key Ottawa-Kent Conference meet – Grand Haven Tribune

5. Skiing: The Cadillac girls and Clare boys won Cadillac Invitational titles, Clare on a tie-breaker – Cadillac News

6. Girls Basketball: Kalkaska got past Charlevoix 48-43 in a key Lake Michigan Conference matchup as both are chasing leader Traverse City St. Francis – Petoskey News-Review

7. Skiing: The Harbor Springs girls and Great North Alpine boys (made up of athletes from four schools) won the first meets of the Lake Michigan Conference season – Petoskey News-Review

8. Girls Basketball: Houghton stayed in first place in the Western Peninsula Athletic Conference by handing a first league loss to Calumet, 51-47 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

9. Girls Basketball: Muskegon Reeths-Puffer edged rival Muskegon Mona Shores 35-33 in a matchup of top teams in their league and area – Muskegon Chronicle

10. Girls Basketball: Muskegon continued to impress with a big win over Kent City, a potential Class C contender – Local Sports Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 2/22/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 22, 2024

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Big Rapids downed Reed City 48-46 to clinch the Central State Activities Association championship – Big Rapids Pioneer

2. HOCKEY Petoskey advanced in its Division 3 Regional with a 5-4 triple-overtime win over Cadillac – Petoskey News-Review

3. HOCKEY Bay Area also advanced in Division 3, with a 5-4 win over Freeland/Nouvel/Valley Lutheran – WJRT

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mason County Central downed Fremont in a crossover matchup of West Michigan Conference teams that are a combined 31-8 this winter – MI Sports Now

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Cass Tech handed Riverview Gabriel Richard just its third loss, 70-63 – Southgate News-Herald

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Watervliet came back multiple times to get past Martin 42-40 – WWMT

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Blanc followed Bryce O’Mara to a 73-66 win over Grand Blanc – Mid-Michigan Now

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lake City won its 18th straight game, 49-36 over Hart – MI Sports Now

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Whitehall pulled within one more win of a perfect regular season with a 65-43 victory over Fremont – CatchMark SportsNet

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Lake Linden-Hubbell earned an impressive 65-54 win over Crystal Falls Forest Park – Upper Michigan Source