Today in the MHSAA: 12/1/16

December 1, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

As fans of competition, we can give thanks for early-season matchups of top-ranked teams like we saw in hockey Wednesday. But check out our “Good Reads” today for a wider perspective of why else we should be grateful.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.

Girls Basketball

Michigan Center survived a Jonesville comeback to win its season opener 43-40 in overtime – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Class D power Athens got off to the right start with a 32-20 win over Battle Creek St. Philip – Battle Creek Enquirer

Mackinaw City pulled out an overtime win over rival Pellston, 36-33 – Petoskey News Review

From Tuesday, Canton downed Bloomfield Hills Marian 43-40 in an early-season meeting of regular contenders in Class A – Observer & Eccentric

Hockey

Hartland – ranked No. 1 in Division 2 – came back from a two-goal deficit to beat Division 1 top-ranked Brighton 3-2 in overtime – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Cadillac led 4-0 but had to hold on for a 5-4 win over Cheboygan – Cadillac News

On his team’s 56th shot of the night, Mario Steffin netted the game-winner as Wyandotte Roosevelt downed Southgate Anderson 4-3 in overtime – Southgate News Herald

Good Reads

We missed this one a few days ago, but the Port Huron Times Herald provided some awesome perspective by printing what many of its most notable local sports figures – coaches, high school stars and champions past – were thankful for this Thanksgiving weekend – Port Huron Times Herald

We’ve been following the story of longtime northern Michigan and current Traverse City St. Francis basketball coach Keith Haske (Second Half, 3/3/16), who has been fighting cancer but finished up a round of chemotherapy this week – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Today in the MHSAA: 2/10/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 10, 2026

1. SKIING The Harbor Springs girls ran their Regional title streak to four in Division 2 and were joined by the Petoskey boys as champs at Crystal Mountain – Petoskey News-Review

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Breckenridge clinched its first league title since 2017, downing Merrill in the Mid-State Activities Conference East – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Carson Case reached 1,000 career points in Benzie Central’s 82-41 win over Suttons Bay – Benzie Record Patriot

4. SKIING The East Grand Rapids girls and Caledonia boys won Division 2 Regional titles at Caberfae Peaks – Cadillac News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grass Lake won a key Cascades Conference East matchup 75-41 over Michigan Center – WLNS

6. SKIING Traverse City Central and West will send both of their teams to the Division 1 Finals – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain remains undefeated after handing Roscommon its second loss, 44-32 – MI Sports Now

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rochester Hills Stoney Creek moved back into first alone in the Oakland Activities Association Red with a 45-32 win over Clarkston – Oakland Press

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Essexville Garber earned coach Chris Watz his 200th win, defeating Bay City All Saints – Bay City Times

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Shelby remains atop the West Michigan Conference Rivers thanks to a 53-44 win over Hart – Local Sports Journal

Also of note …

CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE Longtime associate director Mike Evoy has been named the eighth director of the CHSL – Detroit Free Press