Today in the MHSAA: 12/14/17
December 14, 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: Harper Woods Chandler Park won a major matchup, handing Flint Hamady its first loss 67-39 – Flint Journal
2. Girls Basketball: Alex Hunter went over 1,000 points for her career in leading Gaylord St. Mary past Central Lake 62-38 – Gaylord Herald Times
3. Hockey: Rivals Traverse City Central and West met and Central won 4-2, but together they brought awareness for cancer research with their “Hockey Fights Cancer Game” – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Wrestling: Grandville doubled up Grand Haven 44-22 in the Ottawa-Kent Conference – Grand Haven Tribune
5. Wrestling: White Pigeon swept Three Oaks River Valley (59-24) and Buchanan (48-30) – Sturgis Journal
6. Boys Basketball: Bad Axe bounced back from its first loss of the season Monday to get past Ubly 62-53 – Huron Daily Tribune
7. Girls Basketball: St. Ignace improved to 3-0 with a big win over Pickford – MI Sports Now
8. Girls Basketball: Six players scored at least six points as Sault Ste. Marie got past Alpena – Alpena News
9. Girls Tennis: Escanaba coach Dennis Lueneburg, who led his team to an MHSAA Finals title in 2011, has stepped down – Escanaba Daily Press
10. Football: In its latest “Legends” installment, State Champs! featured MHSAA winningest football coach John Herrington of Farmington Hills Harrison – State Champs!
Today in the MHSAA: 9/6/18
September 6, 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.
1. Volleyball: Traverse City Central earned its first win over rival West this decade, in three sets – WPBN
2. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 10 Grand Haven defeated Grand Rapids Northview and Grandville but fell to East Grand Rapids in a Wednesday quad – Grand Haven Tribune
3. Volleyball: After more than a decade as part of a co-op with Chassell, Painesdale-Jeffers has its own volleyball team again and earned its first win of the new era over Baraga – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
4. Volleyball: Division 1 honorable mention Rochester Hills Stoney Creek claimed the Rochester City Cup finishing ahead of its three neighbors – Oakland Press
5. Golf: Big Rapids won big in the Central State Activities Association, claiming the latest league meet by 71 strokes – Big Rapids News
6. Boys Soccer: Josh Varney scored both goals as Brownstown Woodhaven improved to 6-1 with a shutout of Trenton – Southgate News-Herald
7. Boys Soccer: Leland improved to 7-1-1 with a big win over Buckley, a Division 4 semifinalist last season – MI Sports Now
8. Boys Soccer: Melvindale stayed perfect in league play with a 3-2 win over Allen Park – Southgate News-Herald
9. Volleyball: Gaylord came back from dropping the first set to defeat Petoskey in four – Cadillac News
10. Cross Country: Gladstone swept the North Central Invitational championships – Escanaba Daily Press