Today in the MHSAA: 1/19/18
January 19, 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. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 5 Gaylord claimed its 11th straight Big North Conference championship with wins over Alpena and Petoskey – Gaylord Herald Times
2. Boys Swimming & Diving: Lower Peninsula Division 3 top-ranked Holland Christian got past No. 6 Otsego 108-75 in the high school debut of standout Ian Miskelley – Holland Sentinel
3. Boys Basketball: The Northwest Conference title race opened back up Thursday as Maple City Glen Lake handed Frankfort its first loss of the season to create a three-way tie atop the standings – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Girls Basketball: Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central asserted itself in first place in the Huron League with a 52-47 overtime win over New Boston Huron – Monroe Evening News
5. Bowling: The Bay City Western girls won an overtime match over Midland for first place in the Saginaw Valley League, while the Chemics’ boys also remained undefeated in league competition – Midland Daily News
6. Hockey: Petoskey ended an 18-game, eight-year losing streak against Traverse City Central with a 6-1 win over the Trojans – Petoskey News-Review
7. Boys Swimming & Diving: Rockford earned a 167-148 win over Grand Haven in a matchup of LPD1 honorable mentions – Grand Haven Tribune
8. Boys Basketball: Baldwin’s Blake Dockery scored his 1,000th career point in his team’s 77-62 win over Walkerville – Big Rapids News
9. Boys Basketball: Ewen-Trout Creek star Jake Witt grabbed 24 rebounds to go with 24 points and seven blocks in his team’s 63-42 win over Chassell – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
10. Football: Traverse City West coach Tim Wooer has resigned to return as coach at Kingsley; West was 9-2 last season in Wooer’s 10th at the helm, and Kingsley was 1-8 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Also of note …
Cheer: The Battle Creek Enquirer explained one of the most impressive skills in competitive cheer, the back tuck, and why it’s the slam dunk or home run of that sport – Battle Creek Enquirer
Today In The MHSAA: 9/30/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 30, 2021
1. GIRLS GOLF LPD1 No. 2 Plymouth edged top-ranked Northville by two strokes to win the team title, and Grand Blanc’s Kate Brody won her second individual championship in two days at the Bobcats’ invitational – Flint Journal
2. GIRLS GOLF Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – ranked No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – won its second significant tournament in two days, following Tuesday’s Detroit Catholic League Tournament win with the Oakland County Division 1 title – Oakland Press
3. GIRLS GOLF LPD2 No. 10 Zeeland West clinched its first league championship with a third-place finish at the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green Tournament – Holland Sentinel
4. GIRLS GOLF Harbor Springs clinched the Lake Michigan Conference championship with a league tournament win – Petoskey News-Review
5. BOYS SOCCER Macomb Dakota handed Division 1 top-ranked New Baltimore Anchor Bay its first defeat, 3-2 – Macomb Daily
6. BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow moved into first alone in the Saginaw Valley League by handing Midland its first conference loss, 3-0 – Midland Daily News
7. GIRLS GOLF LPD3 No. 7 Grosse Ile shot a 351 to win the Jackson Area Invitational – Coldwater Daily Reporter
8. BOYS SOCCER Watervliet improved to 13-2 with a 2-1 win over Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep – WWMT
9. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City West added a second win this season over rival Central, 3-1 – Up North Live
10. BOYS SOCCER Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central and New Boston Huron opened the Huron League Tournament with victories – Monroe News