Today in the MHSAA: 1/18/18

January 18, 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: Gaylord St. Mary won a matchup of Ski Valley Conference favorites and top Class D teams statewide, traveling to defeat Bellaire 41-39 – Gaylord Herald Times

2. Hockey: Detroit Catholic Central, top-ranked in Division 1, needed overtime but got past rival and Division 2 No. 5 Birmingham Brother Rice 3-2 – Oakland Press

3. Girls Basketball: Detroit Mumford held on after seeing a 15-point lead nearly dissolve, getting past Ypsilanti Arbor Prep 44-35 – Detroit News

4. Girls Basketball: Gladstone improved to 5-5 this season with a 42-33 upset of Marquette, which fell to 9-2 – Escanaba Daily Press

5. Hockey: Holland West Ottawa downed Grand Haven 4-2 for its ninth win over the last 10 games – Holland Sentinel

6. Bowling: Hudsonville swept Grand Haven in key Ottawa-Kent Conference Red matches, the boys narrowly 16-14 – Grand Haven Tribune

7. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 7 Stevensville Lakeshore ran its winning streak to 11 with a big victory over St. Joseph – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

8. Hockey: Division 2 No. 2 Hartland and Division 3 No. 7 Livonia Churchill tied 3-3, but the Eagles’ Jake Behnke made a tremendous statement with his play – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. Hockey: Riverview Gabriel Richard celebrated a 4-3 win over Dearborn Divine Child coming off some recent struggles against the Falcons – Southgate News Herald

10. Football: Battle Creek Harper Creek coach Mike Seedorff stepped down after leading his team to a 12-1 record in his 30th season in the program and third as head coach – Battle Creek Enquirer

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: From Tuesday, Gladstone came back from a two-point halftime deficit to beat Gwinn by 36, with junior Reece Castor scoring 26 points including the 1,000th of his career – Escanaba Daily Press

Today in the MHSAA: 11/1/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 1, 2022

1. VOLLEYBALL Elk Rapids swept No. 9 Traverse City St. Francis in a Division 3 District opener – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. VOLLEYBALL Lowell swept Byron Center to open their Division 1 District – FOX 17

3. VOLLEYBALL No. 7 Shelby continued to surge with an opening sweep of Mason County Central in Division 3 – CatchMark SportsNet

4. VOLLEYBALL St. Joseph hung on to earn a five-set win over Stevensville Lakeshore in a Division 1 District opener – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

5. VOLLEYBALL No. 7 Battle Creek St. Philip started its pursuit of a 21st-straight District title and third-straight Division 4 championship with a sweep of Bellevue – Battle Creek Enquirer

6. VOLLEYBALL Zeeland East got past neighbor Zeeland West in four sets in Division 1 – Holland Sentinel

7. VOLLEYBALL Bloomfield Hills swept North Farmington to open their Division 1 District – Oakland Press

8. VOLLEYBALL Traverse City Central swept rival West to advance in Division 1 Up North Live

9. VOLLEYBALL Benzie Central opened its Division 3 District with a sweep of Manistee – Benzie Record Patriot

10. VOLLEYBALL LeRoy Pine River also was a winner to open Division 3 play with a sweep of Evart – Cadillac News