Today in the MHSAA: 12/16/19

December 16, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Early-season showcases this weekend in ice hockey and girls basketball gave us a few ideas of how some of the best stack up as the start of the holiday invitational schedule nears.

1. Hockey: Division 2 top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice ended No. 3 Hartland’s 14-game winning streak going back to last season, 4-2 at the MIHL/KLAA Showcase – Observer & Eccentric

2. Girls Basketball: Detroit Renaissance capitalized on 28 turnovers in getting past East Kentwood 49-47 at the Best of Michigan Classic – State Champs Sports Network

3. Girls Basketball: Reigning Division 4 champion Adrian Lenawee Christian earned a big win against a much bigger opponent, 61-40 over Kalamazoo Central also at Best of Michigan – State Champs Sports Network

4. Hockey: No. 2 Livonia Stevenson earned a 2-1 win over No. 4 Trenton at the MIHL/KLAA Showcase – Observer & Eccentric

5. Hockey: Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central surged to a 7-0 win over No. 5 Brighton at the MIHL/KLAA Showcase – Observer & Eccentric

6. Hockey: Division 1 No. 2 Salem extended its winning streak to five with a 3-2 win over No. 4 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s at the MIHL/KLAA Showcase – Observer & Eccentric

7. Gymnastics: Escanaba edged Marquette by slightly more than two points to win the Elks Invitational – Escanaba Daily Press

8. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 2 Gaylord dominated at the Romeo Invitational with wins by at least 21 points over all four opponents – Gaylord Herald Times

9. Wrestling: Petoskey won individual titles at eight weights on the way to the team championship at the Owosso Invitational – Petoskey News-Review

10. Girls Bowling: Midland Bullock Creek swept St. Louis and Saginaw Valley Lutheran to run its Tri-Valley Conference match winning streak to 30 – Midland Daily News

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: Although his team fell to North Muskegon 63-51, Mason County Central’s Jeffery Carrier went over 1,000 career points – Ludington Daily News

Boys Basketball: Fife Lake Forest Area’s Chase Ingersoll also went over 1,000 points with 19 in an 84-58 win over Big Rapids Crossroads – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Today in the MHSAA: 4/24/18

April 24, 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. Girls Lacrosse: Rockford edged East Grand Rapids 15-10 in a matchup of top-ranked teams, the Rams in Division 1 and the Pioneers in Division 2 – FOX 17

2. Baseball: Division 1 No. 13 Bay City Western swept No. 8 Midland 1-0 and 9-3 – Midland Daily News

3. Girls Soccer: Division 4 No. 5 Elk Rapids opened the season with a win, 2-0 over No. 17 Harbor Springs – MI Sports Now

4. Girls Soccer: Rivals Kalamazoo Hackett and Kalamazoo Christian tied 1-1; Christian is No. 2 in Division 4 and Hackett is No. 14 – JoeInsider.com

5. Girls Soccer: West Bloomfield downed previously undefeated and Division 3 No. 7 Clawson 5-1 – Oakland Press

6. Baseball: Jake Riggs threw a five-inning perfect game as Brethren downed Mesick 11-0 – Manistee News Advocate

7. Softball: Muskegon Western Michigan Christian/Muskegon Catholic Central split a doubleheader with Grant, WMCC getting a five-inning no-hitter from Maria Sanocki in winning the first game – Grand Haven Tribune

8. Boys Golf: Flint Powers Catholic, No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, shot a 311 to win the Wayne Wire Tournament in Royal Oak – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. Softball: Paige Kolinski hit her fourth home run of the season as Utica Eisenhower downed Utica 11-5 – Macomb Daily

10. Baseball: Whitehall and Muskegon Oakridge split a pair of close games both decided by a run – Muskegon Chronicle