Today in the MHSAA: 12/17/19

December 17, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Memorable baskets from a pair of 1,000-point basketball scorers led off the final full week of Michigan high school sports action for calendar year 2019 on Monday.

1. Girls Basketball: Ishpeming Westwood downed rival Ishpeming 64-33 as Madelyn Koski went over 1,000 career points for the Patriots – The Upbeat

2. Girls Basketball: Manton’s Abby Brown scored 19 points and went over 1,000 for her career in her team’s 67-52 win over Kingsley – Up North Live

3. Boys Basketball: Muskegon Western Michigan Christian trailed during the second half but emerged with a 49-37 win over Wyoming Tri-unity Christian – FOX 17

4. Girls Basketball: Midland Dow came back from a one-point halftime deficit to get past Davison 47-35 – Midland Daily News

5. Boys Basketball: Camden-Frontier moved to 3-0 with a 73-50 win over Litchfield, setting up a meeting of unbeaten teams Thursday – Hillsdale Daily News

6. Girls Basketball: Fruitport Calvary Christian enjoyed a pair of double-doubles during a 67-46 win over Hesperia – Local Sports Journal

7. Girls Basketball: Molly Gerow was nearly perfect from the field and line in Beaverton’s 67-33 win over Coleman – Midland Daily News

8. Boys Basketball: Concord downed Brooklyn Columbia Central 51-48 in a matchup of teams led by first-year coaches – JTV

9. Boys Basketball: Carney-Nadeau added a 55-36 win over Stephenson in advance of Thursday’s intriguing matchup with Powers North Central – Escanaba Daily Press

10. Girls Basketball: After falling in its opener, Hillman has won four straight with the latest 56-23 over Atlanta – Alpena News

Today in the MHSAA: 11/16/16

November 16, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The final 16 teams of this volleyball season were determined in Quarterfinals on Tuesday, and we’ve “linked up” coverage from all 16 deciding matches.

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.

Class A: Unranked Temperance Bedford improved to 23-0 all-time in Quarterfinals, downing Livonia Churchill in a sweep – Monroe Evening News

Class A: Reigning champion and top-ranked Novi continued its run with a sweep of honorable mention Bloomfield Hills Marian – Oakland Press

Class A: In the final match to finish Tuesday, No. 5 Rockford got past No. 4 Portage Central 3-2 after dropping the first set – Grand Rapids Press

Class A: Unranked Fenton also continued its stellar run with a 3-1 win over Midland – Flint Journal

Class B: No. 5 Buchanan advanced with a sweep of No. 9 Grant – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

Class B: Top-ranked Lake Odessa Lakewood earned a return to Battle Creek with a sweep of Adrian – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

Class B: Third-ranked North Branch also will return to Kellogg Arena after a sweep of St. Clair Shores South Lake – C & G News

Class B: No. 7 Cadillac earned a return trip with a 3-1 win over honorable mention Corunna – Flint Journal

Class C: Reigning champion and No. 2 Bronson swept No. 9 Laingsburg to continue a repeat attempt – Sturgis Journal

Class C: Adrian Madison won the final two sets against Allen Park Cabrini to advance with a 3-1 win – Adrian Daily Telegram

Class C: After four straight Quarterfinal losses, honorable mention Calumet earned a trip to the Semifinals with a 3-1 win over No. 5 Traverse City St. Francis – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Class C: No. 6 Brown City came back from two sets down to defeat Shelby 3-2 – Port Huron Times Herald

Class D: Top-ranked Plymouth Christian edged No. 2 Mendon 3-1 after a key two-point win in the third set – Observer & Eccentric

Class D: No. 3 Leland downed Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 3-1, earning coach Laurie Glass her 1,000th win – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Class D: Rogers City avenged a 2015 Quarterfinal loss by defeating Crystal Falls Forest Park in a matchup of honorable mentions – Alpena News

Class D: Auburn Hills Oakland Christian, ranked No. 6, got past Portland St. Patrick – Oakland Press