Today in the MHSAA: 12/1/17

December 1, 2017

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: Bloomfield Hills Marian started big and held off the Waterford Kettering comeback for a 52-38 win – Oakland Press

2. Hockey: Undefeated Kingsford handed Painesdale-Jeffers its first loss, 7-5, as the Flivvers ran up their scoring this season to 25 goals over three games – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

3. Girls Basketball: DeBraya Edwards came up big in the fourth quarter as Roseville moved to 2-0 with a 35-33 comeback win over Center Line – Detroit News

4. Girls Basketball: Brethren’s Mariah Pringle continued a big opening week with 24 points in a 39-34 win over Pentwater – Manistee News Advocate

5. Girls Basketball: Pickford moved to 2-0 with a 44-37 win over Posen thanks to 28 points from Taylor Opolka – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

6. Girls Basketball: L’Anse turned an early 10-9 advantage into a 66-22 win over Lake Linden-Hubbell – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

7. Girls Basketball: Charlevoix has increasing aspirations this season and improved to 2-0 with a 51-19 win over Cheboygan – Petoskey News-Review

8. Girls Basketball: After trailing 4-3 at the end of the first quarter, Ewen-Trout Creek found its scoring to down Baraga 44-31 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

9. Girls Basketball: Evart made a halftime lead stand up in a 45-41 win over Fife Lake Forest Area – Cadillac News

10. Girls Basketball: Manistee downed Frankfort 57-45 to finish a perfect first week – Manistee News Advocate

Today in the MHSAA: 11/17/17

November 17, 2017

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. Volleyball: No. 7 Bloomfield Hills Marian avenged a pair of losses to rival and No. 6 Farmington Hills Mercy by advancing in a Class A Semifinal on Thursday – Observer & Eccentric 

2. Volleyball: Class D No. 6 Fowler will play in its first MHSAA championship match in this sport after downing honorable mention Munising in a Semifinal – Lansing State Journal

3. Volleyball: Reigning Class A champion and current No. 2 Novi avenged one of its few losses this season with a Semifinal win over DeWitt – Oakland Press 

4. Volleyball: Reigning champion and top-ranked Plymouth Christian Academy got past No. 8 Rogers City in four sets in Class D – Observer & Eccentric

5. Girls Swimming & Diving: Port Huron’s area qualifiers are highlighted, led by St. Clair’s Molly Likins – Port Huron Times Herald

6. Girls Swimming & Diving: Adrian and Tecumseh both are sending seven athletes to MHSAA Finals as part of Lenawee County’s qualifiers – Adrian Daily Telegram 

7. Volleyball: A talented pair of middle blockers has Fruitport headed back to the Class B Semifinals – Grand Haven Tribune 

8. Hockey: Sean Clark has taken over as coach at Warren DeLaSalle, the reigning Division 3 champion – Macomb Daily

9. Hockey: Sault Ste. Marie is working to replace nine graduates from last season’s team that finished 19-8 – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News 

10. Football: Riverview’s Tyler Dively surely is enjoying his team’s turnaround season, but he’s also playing with thoughts of his older brother Ron, battling leukemia, heavy on his mind – Southgate News Herald