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: 2/1/17

February 2, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Tuesday’s statewide action was highlighted by a second major record falling this season in boys basketball.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state. 

Boys Basketball

Longtime Beaverton coach Roy Johnston became Michigan’s winningest in boys basketball, claiming his 729th victory with a 61-24 toppling of Farwell – Bay City Times

Kalamazoo Central won a matchup of first-place teams in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference, downing Portage Central 62-38 – Kalamazoo Gazette

Mount Morris upset 10-win Burton Atherton 68-65 to improve to 4-9 – Flint Journal

Flint Beecher edged Burton Bendle 53-50 in a matchup of top Genesee Area Conference teams – Flint Journal

East Kentwood downed Grand Rapids Catholic Central to earn coach Jeff Anama his 300th win at the school – Grand Rapids Press

Hillsdale continued to break away in the competitive Lenawee County Athletic Association, downing Onsted 64-62 – Hillsdale Daily News

Girls Basketball

Williamston claimed a matchup of ranked teams from the Lansing area, downing East Lansing 74-47 – Lansing State Journal

Durand handed 11-win Byron just its second loss this season, 43-36 – Owosso Argus-Press

Wrestling

Manistique’s Tanner Gonzalez earned his 150th career win in the Emeralds’ 48-18 victory over Gwinn – Marquette Mining Journal