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: 10/21/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 21, 2026
1. BOYS SOCCER Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice scored both goals off corner kicks to get past No. 7 Clarkston 2-0 in a Division 1 District Semifinal – Oakland Press
2. BOYS SOCCER Macomb Lutheran North advanced in its Division 2 District with an upset of No. 7 Grosse Pointe North – Macomb Daily
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Traverse City Central defeated Cadillac 3-1 to finish an outright championship run in the Big North Conference – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Saugatuck continued its surge with a 5-0 Division 4 win over No. 12 Byron Center Zion Christian – Holland Sentinel
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Bellaire finished a repeat title run in the Ski Valley Conference with a sweep of Mancelona – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS SOCCER No. 14 Saginaw Heritage scored all three of its goals during the second half to come back and defeat Midland Dow 3-2 in Division 1 – WJRT
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL North Muskegon finished a perfect run through the West Michigan Conference Rivers with a sweep of Shelby, and Maci Lathrop reached 1,000 career assists – Local Sports Journal
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Holland Christian earned a key sweep of Division 1 honorable mention Zeeland East – Holland Sentinel
9. BOYS SOCCER Kingsford held on for a 4-3 win over Houghton in Division 3 – Upper Michigan’s Source
10. BOYS SOCCER Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker advanced with a 1-0 win over Unionville-Sebewaing in Division 3 – Huron Daily Tribune