Today in the MHSAA: 12/19/17

December 19, 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. Hockey: Division 2 No. 8 Midland Dow pulled within a goal of the lead after falling behind by five, but unranked Saginaw Heritage prevailed with a 6-5 victory – Midland Daily News

2. Girls Basketball: Tiffany Senerius went over 1,000 points for her career as Waterford Our Lady got past West Bloomfield 53-44 – Oakland Press

3. Girls Basketball: Autumn Carpenter’s shot as time expired gave Union City a 29-28 win over Climax-Scotts – Coldwater Daily Reporter

4. Boys Basketball: Ewen-Trout Creek downed Wakefield-Marenisco 47-39 in a matchup of unbeaten teams – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

5. Boys Basketball: Benton Harbor Dream Academy opened its season with a win, handing St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic its first loss 54-52 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

6. Boys Basketball: Frankenmuth got past Saginaw Heritage 63-51, led by all-stater Mario Whitley – WNEM

7. Girls Basketball: Calumet’s defense locked down Ontonagon during the final quarter to come away with a 52-38 win – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

8. Girls Basketball: Engadine bounced back from a slow start to get past Rudyard 50-35 – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

9. Football: You won’t find Mike Centala’s name in the record book with high school coaches who have won over the years, but he was plenty successful during 40 as a middle school coach in the Monroe Jefferson districtMonroe Evening News

10. Football: The Central Lake/Ellsworth co-op won the 8-player Division 1 championship last month, and reunited to celebrate the accomplishment before the respective basketball squads faced off – WPBN

Also of note:

Wrestling: Division 2 No. 3 Gaylord won the 21-team Marquette Challenge, finishing ahead of runner-up Sparta and Division 4 No. 2 New Lothrop – Gaylord Herald Times

Today in the MHSAA: 10/23/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 23, 2025

1. FIELD HOCKEY Olivia Rollins scored the game’s only goal in overtime as Ann Arbor Pioneer advanced with a 1-0 Semifinal win over Chelsea – Ann Arbor News

2. FIELD HOCKEY Dexter advanced to the inaugural MHSAA Final with a 4-0 win over Saline – Ann Arbor News

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Essexville Garber clinched its first league title since 1996, downing Saginaw Swan Valley in the Tri-Valley Conference Red – Bay City Times

4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Flat Rock clinched a share of the Huron League championship with a four-set win over Division 3 No. 4 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – Southgate News-Herald

5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Port Huron finished a perfect run through the Macomb Area Conference Blue with a sweep of Clinton Township Chippewa Valley – Macomb Daily

6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 3 Kingsley swept Elk Rapids, Frankfort and honorable mention McBain – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Gladstone lost the first set but won the next three over Marquette – Upper Michigan’s Source

8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Midland Bullock Creek swept Farwell, and Beaverton defeated Standish-Sterling in five sets – Midland Daily News