Today in the MHSAA: 12/13/17

December 13, 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. Boys Swimming & Diving: Northville, No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, made a giant wave to start this season, handing four-time reigning champion and current No. 3 Birmingham Brother Rice a 94-91 defeat – Observer & Eccentric

2. Boys Basketball: Grand Rapids Catholic Central upended reigning Class A runner-up Grand Rapids Christian 73-49 – FOX 17

3. Girls Basketball: Saginaw Heritage downed Hartland 55-30 in a matchup of expected contenders in Class A – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. Boys Basketball: The Central Michigan Athletic Conference has multiple Class C contenders, and Dansville earned an early upper hand with a 42-34 win over Pewamo-Westphalia – Lansing State Journal

5. Girls Basketball: Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian downed host Mackinac Island 72-27 as senior Emma Johnson scored her 1,000th point – Petoskey News-Review

6. Girls Basketball: Kalkaska's Makenzie Wilkinson scored her 1,000th career point in a 67-45 win over East Jordan – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. Girls Basketball: St. Clair Shores Lakeview moved to 5-0 and handed a first loss to league opponent Fraser 41-30 – Macomb Daily

8. Boys Basketball: Troy held on for an 81-73 win over Novi in a matchup of top Oakland County teams – Oakland Press

9. Boys Basketball: Escanaba moved to 3-0 with a 71-45 win over Houghton behind standout Ryan Robinette’s 31 points – Escanaba Daily Press

10. Boys Basketball: Onaway got past Indian River Inland Lakes 69-67 as Trevor Wregglesworth scored 39 points – Alpena News

Today in the MHSAA: 1/23/19

January 23, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The last few weeks have been filled with basketball players setting school scoring records or going over 1,000 career points – and Tuesday saw four more join that mix.

1. Girls Basketball: Sophia Wiard scored 30 points and broke the Muskegon Oakridge career record of 1,586 in her team’s big win over Montague – Muskegon Chronicle

2. Boys Basketball: Chris DeRocher broke the Alpena career scoring record of 1,436 points with his 29th and final in a big win over Sault Ste. Marie – Alpena News

3. Boys Basketball: TJ McKenzie scored 23 points to go over 1,000 for his career in North Muskegon’s 69-42 win over Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – Local Sports Journal

4. Girls Basketball: Scout Nelson scored a school-record 43 points to lead Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart past Beal City – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

5. Girls Basketball: Rochester won a matchup of first-place teams in the Oakland Activities Association Blue, 46-33 over Berkley – Oakland Press

6. Boys Basketball: Wyoming Potter’s House Christian improved to 11-1 with a 54-53 win over Alliance League rival Wyoming Tri-unity Christian – FOX17

7. Boys Basketball: Saginaw Swan Valley delivered Alma its first defeat this season, 61-60 in overtime – Saginaw News

8. Boys Basketball: Clinton Township Chippewa Valley upset Macomb Dakota 64-57, knocking Dakota out of a tie for first in the Macomb Area Conference Red – Macomb Daily

9. Girls Basketball: Gladstone held on late for a 40-36 upset of Menominee – Escanaba Daily Press

10. Boys Basketball: Cadillac gave McBain the latter’s second loss of this winter, 44-38 – MI Sports Now