Today in the MHSAA: 12/15/17

December 15, 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: Holland Christian’s Skyler Cook-Weeks broke two of his program’s oldest records during his Lower Peninsula Division 3 top-ranked team’s dual meet win over LPD1 honorable mention Grand Haven – Holland Sentinel

2. Bowling: Battle Creek Pennfield’s boys and girls teams continued their local dominance with All-City championships – Battle Creek Enquirer

3. Girls Basketball: Romeo took a big step with a 44-33 win over annual power Port Huron Northern – Macomb Daily

4. Boys Basketball: Cale Mickelson knocked down a shot as time expired to lead Cadillac past Traverse City St. Francis 50-49 – Cadillac News

5. Hockey: Lake Orion ran its winning streak to six with a 3-0 win over Farmington – Oakland Press

6. Boys Basketball: Pellston moved to 4-0 with another close finish, outlasting Indian River Inland Lakes 61-60 – Petoskey News-Review

7. Girls Basketball: Ishpeming remained undefeated with a 60-47 win over Escanaba – ABC 10

8. Girls Basketball: Hillman opened on with 11-0 run on the way to a 53-37 win over rival Posen – Alpena News

9. Boys Basketball: Brad Sirard scored 35 points to lead Houghton past rival Hancock 64-31 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

10. Boys Basketball: Bear Lake continued its perfect start with a 36-point win over Custer Mason County Eastern – Manistee News Advocate

Today in the MHSAA: Soccer Semifinals

June 13, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The MHSAA Girls Soccer Finals will be played Friday and Saturday at Michigan State University’s DeMartin Stadium. Below is a sampling of coverage of how all eight finalists advanced.

Division 1: Top-ranked and reigning champion Novi will play for a repeat after getting past Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central in a shootout – Observer & Eccentric 

Division 1: No. 5 Plymouth also advanced with a shootout after a late comeback to take No. 13 Troy to overtime – Observer & Eccentric 

Division 2: No. 6 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern will play in its fourth straight Final thanks to a shootout win over No. 9 Marshall – FOX 17

Division 2: No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Marian is headed to the championship game for the third straight season after a 3-1 win over No. 11 Flint Powers Catholic – Observer & Eccentric

Division 3: No. 7 Essexville Garber will play in the championship game for the first time thanks to a 1-0 win over No. 2 Warren Regina – Bay City Times

Division 3: No. 5 Grand Rapids South Christian will play for its first title since 2013 after a 2-0 win over No. 8 Boyne City – Grand Rapids Press

Division 4: No. 2 Royal Oak Shrine continued its dominating run with a 6-0 win over No. 9 Saginaw Nouvel – State Champs Sports Network 

Division 4: No. 3 Kalamazoo Christian upended top-ranked North Muskegon 1-0 – WWMT

Also of note …

Girls Soccer: Richland Gull Lake coach Jeff Corstange has stepped down after eight seasons, having led the team to three Division 2 championships – WWMT