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: 5/13/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 13, 2022

1. GIRLS TENNIS Midland Dow – No. 8 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – clinched its 24th-straight Saginaw Valley League title with a win at the league tournament – Midland Daily News

2. TRACK & FIELD The Oak Park girls team clinched its ninth-straight Oakland Activities Association Blue/Gold championship with a close win over Farmington – Oakland Press

3. BOYS LACROSSE Division 2 No. 3 Haslett moved to 15-0 with a 9-6 win over Grand Ledge to claim the Capital Area Activities Conference Tournament championship – Lansing State Journal

4. GIRLS TENNIS Traverse City Central clinched the Big North Conference championship with a league tournament win – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. SOFTBALL Livonia Stevenson split with Livonia Franklin, clinching the Kensington Lakes Activities Association East title with a win in the opener – Observer & Eccentric

6. BASEBALL Suttons Bay swept Traverse City Christian, putting coach Doug Periard over 400 career victories – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. BASEBALL Birch Run shook up the Tri-Valley Conference 8 standings with a split against Division 2 No. 8 Freeland – Saginaw News

8. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 top-ranked Hudsonville Unity Christian won a key Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue matchup 2-0 over Hamilton – Holland Sentinel

9. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 10 South Lyon East advanced to the Lakes Valley Conference Tournament final with a 5-0 win over South Lyon – Oakland Press

10. GIRLS SOCCER High-scoring Leslie added six more goals to its season total with a win over Grass Lake – Jackson Citizen Patriot