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: 1/20/17

January 20, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A matchup of two of the top wrestling teams in Michigan and some nail-biting finishes in girls basketball made Thursday night an exciting one, especially across the Lower Peninsula.

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

Sandusky remained undefeated and dealt Harbor Beach its first loss, 45-35, in a matchup of Greater Thumb East and statewide Class C powers – Huron Daily Tribune

Reigning Class A champion Warren Cousino won a matchup of contenders for this season’s title, 66-45 over Port Huron Northern – Macomb Daily

Comstock moved to 10-1 and broke a Niles Brandywine 83-game home winning streak going back to 2009 with a 46-38 win – Kalamazoo Gazette

Kourtney John’s basket with seven seconds to play gave Sanford Meridian a 39-38 win over Farwell – Saginaw News

Clarkston didn’t lead until the final minute, but came away with a key 50-47 victory over North Farmington – Oakland Press

Alpena also earned a big win with a buzzer beater, downing Tawas 45-43 – Alpena News

Boys Basketball

Napoleon equaled last season’s win total and extended its best start since 2010-11 with a 50-36 win over Grass Lake – Jackson Citizen Patriot

Competitive Cheer

From Wednesday, Breckenridge scored a meet high 743.20 points to finish first of 18 teams at the Sanford Meridian Mustang Cheer Corral – Midland Daily News

Boys Swimming & Diving

Howell’s Caleb Balgaard upped his school diving record to 285.45 in the Highlanders’ win over Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Wrestling

Top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central got past No. 2 Davison 32-22 in a matchup of the best in Division 1 – Detroit Free Press

Alma clinched a share of its first league title since 1992 with a pair of wins over Shepherd and Bullock Creek – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun