Today in the MHSAA: 12/18/18

December 18, 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.

The final week before schools head into holiday break got started in record-setting fashion as a pair of the state’s top girls basketball teams combined to score 185 points during a marathon matchup.

1. Girls Basketball: Michigan Center avenged last season’s loss to Williamston as the team’s tied the MHSAA girls basketball record going five overtimes before the Cardinals emerged with a 95-90 victory – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

2. Boys Basketball: Kalamazoo Central extended its league winning streak to 43 with a 62-37 win over rival Battle Creek Central – WWMT

3. Boys Basketball: Chassell downed Dollar Bay 51-42, breaking a six-game losing streak against last season’s Class D semifinalist – The Upbeat

4. Girls Basketball: Iron Mountain sank a free throw during the final minute to get past Calumet 48-47 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

5. Girls Basketball: Jaden Berthume scored 26 points as Coleman downed Sanford Meridian – Midland Daily News

6. Boys Basketball: Clare improved to 5-1 by handing McBain its first loss, 53-52 – MI Sports Now

7. Boys Basketball: Adrian Lenawee Christian improved to 4-0 with a 50-33 win over Jonesville – Adrian Daily Telegram

8. Boys Basketball: Pittsford came back from an early deficit to get past Litchfield 68-47 – Hillsdale Daily News

9. Boys Basketball: Emcee Williams scored a career-high 28 points to lead Muskegon Reeths-Puffer past Grand Rapids West Catholic 61-48 – Muskegon Chronicle

10. Girls Basketball: Richland Gull Lake moved to 4-0 with a big win over league foe Kalamazoo Loy Norrix – JoeInsider.com

Today In The MHSAA: 5/11/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 11, 2021

1. Boys Lacrosse: Hartland’s Bo Lockwood set the single-game assist record with 13, upped his single-season assist record to 97 and tied the single-game points record with 19 in the Division 1 No. 3 Eagles’ 28-0 win over Howell – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. Girls Track & Field: Remus Chippewa Hills secured an 18th-straight league title with another win in the Central State Activities Association Gold – Big Rapids News

3. Boys Golf: Individual medalist Daniel Gladki paced Saginaw Heritage to a Saginaw County Invitational championship – Saginaw News

4. Boys Lacrosse: Midland downed Grand Blanc 15-3 to clinch a share of its sixth Saginaw Valley League championship in seven seasons – WJRT

5. Boys Lacrosse: Division 1 No. 4 Saline downed Ann Arbor Huron 25-3 to finish a perfect run through the Southeastern Conference Red – Saline Post

6. Girls Soccer: Division 2 No. 6 Spring Lake scored the lone goal to down Division 1 No. 14 Muskegon Mona Shores 1-0 – Local Sports Journal

7. Baseball: No. 5 Johannesburg-Lewiston swept No. 20 Gaylord St. Mary in a league matchup of top statewide Division 4 teams – MI Sports Now

8. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 20 Midland Dow defeated Midland High for the first time in seven years, 2-0 – Midland Daily News

9. Softball: Norway improved to 13-2 by handing Rapid River its second and third losses this spring, 10-9 and 13-12 – Iron Mountain Daily News

10. Boys Lacrosse: Bowen Sparks scored eight goals for Walled Lake United in its 15-3 win over Huron Valley United – Oakland Press

Also for note:

Track & Field: From Saturday, Ann Arbor Skyline’s Hobbs Kessler (8:54.42) led five runners under nine minutes in the 3,200 at the New Balance Invitational at Farmington – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Volleyball: After leading Schoolcraft to Division 3 runner-up finishes the last two seasons, coach Erin Onken is taking over at Portage Northern – Kalamazoo Gazette

Girls Basketball: Former Lake Michigan College women’s coach Patrick Daniel is bringing winning experience at that level in taking over Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills – FOX 17