Today in the MHSAA: 12/12/18

December 12, 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 titanic early-season meet in boys swimming & diving set the tone for a highlight-filled Tuesday, with our latest list including impressive finishes in girls and boys basketball as well.

1. Boys Swimming & Diving: Midland Dow, No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, won its annual Pangborn Invitational with 398 points, 15 more than top-ranked Dexter – Midland Daily News

2. Boys Basketball: Grand Rapids Catholic Central came back from a double-digit deficit to down Grand Rapids Christian 50-45 – WOOD TV

3. Boys Swimming & Diving: LPD1 top-ranked Holland West Ottawa continued to shine with a 115-69 win over honorable mention Zeeland – Holland Sentinel

4. Girls Basketball: Bloomfield Hills Marian downed Waterford Kettering 58-31 in a matchup of annual powers – Oakland Press

5. Boys Basketball: Detroit U-D Jesuit got past Grand Blanc 57-44 in a matchup of expected Division 1 contenders – MLive-Detroit

6. Girls Basketball: Saginaw Heritage handed Hartland its first defeat of the season, 55-35 – Saginaw News

7. Girls Basketball: Brighton continued its perfect start with a 53-30 win over Okemos – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. Girls Basketball: Adrian Madison held off Hudson 33-30 in a matchup of emerging southeastern teams – Adrian Daily Telegram

9. Boys Basketball: Coloma handed Kalamazoo Christian its first defeat of the season, 73-63 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

10. Girls Basketball: Abby Nelson (a member of the MHSAA Student Advisory Council) led Negaunee to a 56-51 road win over Marquette – The Upbeat

Today in the MHSAA: 3/3/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 3, 2026

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ida avenged a pair of regular-season losses to Dundee with a 43-39 win in a Division 2 District opener, and Milan’s Emily Bladen reached 1,000 career points in her team’s loss to Adrian – Monroe News

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon Orchard View trailed Montague entering the fourth quarter but came back to win their Division 2 opener 53-44 – Local Sports Journal

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw Nouvel Catholic Central opened Division 4 District play with a 40-37 overtime win over Bay City All Saints – Saginaw News

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Vicksburg came back from a 10-point deficit to get past Paw Paw in Division 2, 52-49 – Kalamazoo Gazette

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Allison Fork’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer sent Pinconning past Harrison 47-44 in Division 3 – Bay City Times

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cadillac opened its Division 2 District game against Newaygo scoring the first 20 points and held on for a 43-40 win – Cadillac News

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kinde North Huron avenged a pair of regular-season losses with a 31-29 Division 4 win over Carsonville-Port Sanilac – Huron Daily Tribune

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Manistee pulled away during the second half for a 57-41 win over Benzie Central in Division 3 – Manistee News Advocate

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bay City Western extended its winning streak to seven with a victory over Bay City Central in Division 1 – Midland Daily News

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bridgeport advanced in Division 2 with a 55-45 win over Birch Run – WNEM