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: 2/8/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 8, 2024

1. WRESTLING Cadillac won its first District team title in program history, downing Mount Pleasant and Bay City Western – Cadillac News

2. WRESTLING Grand Ledge defeated Holt on the way to a Division 1 District title, ending the Rams’ run of 37 consecutive – Lansing State Journal

3. COMPETITIVE CHEER Gibraltar Carlson repeated as Downriver League champion, just ahead of Allen Park – Southgate News-Herald

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Jadin Mix went over 1,000 career points and also became the MHSAA career steals leader during Onaway’s 75-38 win over Gaylord St. Mary – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

5. WRESTLING A final-match pin gave Stevensville Lakeshore a Division 2 District championship victory over No. 9 St. Joseph 34-32 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

6. WRESTLING No. 5 Bronson clinched a Division 4 District title with a 40-20 win over No. 3 Union City – Sturgis Journal

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ava Mallar went over 1,000 career points in Pittsford’s 41-37 loss to Reading – Hillsdale Daily News

8. HOCKEY Saginaw Heritage downed Division 2 No. 6 Bay City 2-1 – Bay City Times

9. WRESTLING Two Macomb Dakota wrestlers reached 100 career wins as the No. 9 Cougars claimed a Division 1 District title – Macomb Daily

10. HOCKEY Division 2 No. 8 Allen Park ended Grosse Ile’s 16-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory – Southgate News-Herald

Also of note …

GIRLS BOWLING Taylor Nutt set a Ravenna record with a 277 in a win over Montague – Local Sports Journal