Today in the MHSAA: 12/11/18
December 11, 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.
A matchup of hockey rivals tops the list of Monday’s most intriguing results that also includes girls and boys basketball, wrestling and girls and boys bowling action to kick off the week – plus a notable football coaching hire in the mid-Michigan area.
1. Hockey: Portage Central downed rival Portage Northern 5-2 to reclaim the Canoe Trophy – JoeInsider.com
2. Boys Basketball: Brimley improved to 4-0 with a 90-70 win over Mackinaw City – MI Sports Now
3. Boys Basketball: Pontiac remained undefeated with a 61-53 win over Mount Clemens – Oakland Press
4. Boys Basketball: Ironwood came back to remain unbeaten with a 62-59 win over Washburn, Wis. – The Upbeat
5. Girls Basketball: Kelsey Richards scored all 20 of her points in the first half of Fruitport Calvary Christian’s big win over Muskegon Heights – Muskegon Chronicle
6. Boys Basketball: Lincoln Alcona led by as many as 29 before completing a 60-55 win over Posen – Alpena News
7. Boys Basketball: Kory Henigan’s 30 points led Hillman in a big win over Whittemore-Prescott – WBKB
8. Bowling: Tecumseh’s girls and boys earned a pair of 27-3 wins over Adrian after sweeping the Baker frames – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. Wrestling: Escanaba downed Marquette and Iron Mountain for its first team wins of the season – Escanaba Daily Press
10. Boys Bowling: Ethan May bowled a match high 259 to lead Ravenna past Scottville Mason County Central – Local Sports Journal
Also of note …
Football: St. Johns hired alum and former Eastern Michigan University quarterback Andy Schmitt as its new football coach after longtime coach Dave Mariage stepped down – Lansing State Journal
Today in the MHSAA: 2/22/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 22, 2023
1. BASKETBALL Cass City’s girls and boys teams both clinched shares of Greater Thumb Conference West titles, and Saylar Cuthrell went over 1,000 career points – Huron Daily Tribune
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Undefeated North Farmington defeated Oxford 41-38 to clinch the outright Oakland Activities Association White title – Oakland Press
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Jackson edged Chelsea 83-81 to clinch a share of the Southeastern Conference White championship – Ann Arbor News
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Chesaning earned a share of the Mid-Michigan Activities Conference title with a 42-39 overtime win over Ovid-Elsie – Mid-Michigan Now
5. SKIING Traverse City West’s girls and boys teams both finished Big North Conference championship runs – Cadillac News
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Bridgeport claimed the outright Tri-Valley Conference 8 title with a 59-46 win over Essexville Garber – Saginaw News
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Temperance Bedford earned a share of the Southeastern Conference Red title with a 59-29 win over Ypsilanti Lincoln – Monroe News
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saline in the SEC Red and Whitmore Lake in the Michigan Independent Athletic Conference clinched league championships – Ann Arbor News
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Blanc doubled up Midland to clinch the Saginaw Valley League championship – WJRT
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Colon finished a title run in the Southern Central Athletic Association West with a 78-45 win over Battle Creek St. Philip – Sturgis Journal
Also of note …
BOYS BASKETBALL Mackinaw City clinched the outright Northern Lakes Conference title with a 51-42 win over Alanson – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
BOYS BASKETBALL Onsted clinched a share of the Lenawee County Athletic Association championship with a 56-36 win over Clinton – Adrian Daily Telegram
GIRLS BASKETBALL Lansing Catholic earned one of its best wins of a strong run, 65-38 over Ypsilanti Arbor Prep – Lansing State Journal
BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit U-D Jesuit edged Warren De La Salle Collegiate 54-48 to reach the Detroit Catholic League Bishop final – Detroit News
BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids South Christian ended Grand Rapids Catholic Central’s 75-game league winning streak, 82-54 – Grand Rapids Press
GIRLS BASKETBALL Mary Copple went over 1,000 career points in Brighton’s 54-45 win over Belleville – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
GIRLS BASKETBALL Zeeland East’s Mirra Fenlon and Saugatuck’s Kennedy Gustafson broke school records in wins – Holland Sentinel
GIRLS BASKETBALL Olivia Hayes broke the Holland Black River single-season scoring record in her team’s big win over West Michigan Aviation Academy – Holland Sentinel
GIRLS BASKETBALL Maddie Geers went over 1,000 career points in Kent City’s 65-49 win over Morley Stanwood – Local Sports Journal