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: 12/17/19
December 17, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Memorable baskets from a pair of 1,000-point basketball scorers led off the final full week of Michigan high school sports action for calendar year 2019 on Monday.
1. Girls Basketball: Ishpeming Westwood downed rival Ishpeming 64-33 as Madelyn Koski went over 1,000 career points for the Patriots – The Upbeat
2. Girls Basketball: Manton’s Abby Brown scored 19 points and went over 1,000 for her career in her team’s 67-52 win over Kingsley – Up North Live
3. Boys Basketball: Muskegon Western Michigan Christian trailed during the second half but emerged with a 49-37 win over Wyoming Tri-unity Christian – FOX 17
4. Girls Basketball: Midland Dow came back from a one-point halftime deficit to get past Davison 47-35 – Midland Daily News
5. Boys Basketball: Camden-Frontier moved to 3-0 with a 73-50 win over Litchfield, setting up a meeting of unbeaten teams Thursday – Hillsdale Daily News
6. Girls Basketball: Fruitport Calvary Christian enjoyed a pair of double-doubles during a 67-46 win over Hesperia – Local Sports Journal
7. Girls Basketball: Molly Gerow was nearly perfect from the field and line in Beaverton’s 67-33 win over Coleman – Midland Daily News
8. Boys Basketball: Concord downed Brooklyn Columbia Central 51-48 in a matchup of teams led by first-year coaches – JTV
9. Boys Basketball: Carney-Nadeau added a 55-36 win over Stephenson in advance of Thursday’s intriguing matchup with Powers North Central – Escanaba Daily Press
10. Girls Basketball: After falling in its opener, Hillman has won four straight with the latest 56-23 over Atlanta – Alpena News