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: 1/31/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 31, 2025

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Clarkston Everest Collegiate defeated Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett to clinch the Catholic High School League Intersectional 1 championship – their first league title since 2013 – Oakland Press

2. WRESTLING Gio Linville’s walk-off pin gave Maomb Dakota a 38-36 win over Romeo and its fifth-straight Macomb Area Conference Red dual meet championship – Macomb Daily

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Tyler Dafoe went over 1,000 career points and undefeated Petersburg Summerfield downed Ottawa Lake Whiteford 61-47 – Monroe News

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Mason remains in the lead alone in the Capital Area Activities Conference Red after a 56-43 win over Haslett – Lansing State Journal

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Elk Rapids picked up a big win over ranked Harbor Springs, 56-39 – MI Sports Now

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Manton won a key matchup in the Highland Conference, 56-37 over McBain – Cadillac News

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Rochester downed Pontiac 50-43 in a matchup of Oakland Activities Association Blue contenders – Oakland Press

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Gibraltar Carlson upset Downriver League leader Lincoln Park 53-47 – Southgate News-Herald

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Vassar defeated Reese for the first time since 2011, ending a 30-game losing streak against the Rockets with a 22-20 victory – Saginaw News

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Averie Zinn scored 49 points, but Flint Kearsley got past Genesee in overtime 79-70 – WJRT