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: 12/9/15

December 9, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Falling school records and a perfect bowling game highlight today's headlines covering a variety of sports across the state.

Girls Basketball

Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart senior center Averi Gamble scored a school-record 40 points, breaking the previous mark of 34 set in 1980, in the Irish’s 67-23 win over Beal City – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Despite 25 points by South Lyon East’s Peyton Jones, Saline hung on for a 47-42 win after leading by only one point with 20 seconds to play – Ann Arbor News

Boys Basketball

Spencer Littleson scored 42 points in arguably the night’s most exciting opener, sinking 18 of 20 free-throw attempts as Rochester Adams outlasted Auburn Hills Avondale 77-69 in overtime – Oakland Press

East Jordan’s Jordan Weber broke his school’s career scoring record of 1,170 points, set in 1986, by upping his total to 1,193 with 24 in a 66-20 win over Mancelona – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Midland trailed Bay City Western by 19 with 11 minutes to play, but knocked down five 3-pointers to climb back for a 53-43 win – Midland Daily News

Battle Creek Central won its first game under new coach Durant Crum in dramatic fashion, on a putback with five seconds to play to beat Jackson 59-58 – Battle Creek Enquirer

Boys Bowling

Wayland senior Cameron Heintzelman rolled his first 300 in a match Monday against Zeeland East, topping his previous high of 289 – Grand Rapids Press

Girls Swimming & Diving

Girls and boys swimming and diving seasons are both in the winter in the Upper Peninsula, and Kingsford’s Peyton Johnson broker her own school record in the 200 individual medley to highlight performances in the Flivvers’ meet with Marquette – Iron Mountain Daily News