Today in the MHSAA: 12/14/18
December 14, 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.
Another full weekend is upon us, with hoops, hockey and swim matchups kicking things off Thursday. But the two biggest headlines almost surely were coaching announcements you’ll find in the “Also of note” in this report.
1. Boys Swimming & Diving: Lower Peninsula Division 3 top-ranked Holland Christian continued to surge with a 107-79 win over LPD1 honorable mention Grand Haven – Holland Sentinel
2. Girls Basketball: Calumet delivered Ishpeming the latter’s first loss this season, 42-38 – The Upbeat
3. Boys Basketball: Beaverton picked up a solid win over Jack Pine Conference contender Clare, 56-46 – Midland Daily News
4. Boys Basketball: Brooklyn Columbia Central held off Hillsdale 43-38 – Hillsdale Daily News
5. Boys Basketball: Dollar Bay edged Ontonagon 56-55 to bounce back from its first loss this winter – The Upbeat
6. Boys Basketball: Carney-Nadeau improved to 4-0 with a 61-43 win over Powers North Central – The Upbeat
7. Boys Basketball: Coleman improved to 3-1 with a 68-67 win over Breckenridge – Midland Daily News
8. Hockey: Jack Luer scored six goals as Bloomfield Hills downed Royal Oak – Oakland Press
9. Girls Basketball: Grand Haven improved to 4-0 with a 52-36 win over Muskegon Mona Shores – Grand Haven Tribune
10. Girls Basketball: Maple City Glen Lake downed Frankfort 53-35 in part by making 21 free throws – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Also of note …
Football: Longtime Grand Ledge coach Matt Bird has taken the same job leading Muskegon Reeths-Puffer – Lansing State Journal
Hockey: Longtime coach Andy Weidenbach announced this will be his final season guiding the Cranes, who he’s led to 10 MHSAA championships – Observer & Eccentric
Today in the MHSAA: 5/2/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 2, 2025
1. SOFTBALL Division 3 honorable mention Ithaca swept top-ranked Evart 1-0 and 7-6 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
2. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 4 Essexville Garber moved closer to a potential sixth-straight league title with a 3-2 win over No. 15 Freeland – Bay City Times
3. BOYS GOLF Jackson Lumen Christi – top-ranked in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – edged No. 3 Ann Arbor Greenhills 170-175 – Ann Arbor News
4. GIRLS LACROSSE Molly Leyes reached 200 career goals with four in Grand Blanc’s 16-5 win over Davison – Flint Journal
5. BOYS GOLF Gaylord’s top four golfers finished among the top 10 individual placers as the team won the Ogemaw Heights Falcon Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. GIRLS SOCCER Lake Orion moved into first place alone in the Oakland Activities Association White with a 4-1 win over Berkley – Oakland Press
7. GIRLS SOCCER Isabella Snyder scored twice late to pull Bay City John Glenn past Division 3 No. 5 Frankenmuth 3-2 – Mid-Michigan Now
8. SOFTBALL Flat Rock and Division 2 honorable mention Milan both had 18 hits in Flat Rock’s 16-15 eight-inning win – Monroe News
9. GIRLS SOCCER Nora Pollock scored three goals in Division 4 No. 2 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian’s 4-0 win over Grand Rapids Covenant Christian – Local Sports Journal
10. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 9 Allen Park won a high-scoring matchup with Gibraltar Carlson, 13-6 – Southgate News-Herald