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 district – Monroe 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: 9/22/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 22, 2025
1. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Grand Blanc won the Genesee County Meet, with Fenton – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – placing second – Flint Journal
2. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 8 Hanover-Horton defeated Division 2 honorable mention Parma Western to clinch the Spring Arbor University Invitational title – Jackson Citizen Patriot
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 4 Elk Rapids downed No. 6 Grand Rapids West Catholic 3-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 5 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood downed No. 13 Dearborn Divine Child 1-0 in their second meeting this fall – Oakland Press
5. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Byron Center defeated Division 2 honorable mention Edwardsburg in three sets to clinch its home invitational title – Niles Daily Star
6. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING LPD2 No. 3 Midland Dow was first and Midland High second at the Tri-Cities Championship – Bay City Times
7. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 14 Fruitport capped a week of shutouts with a 1-0 win over Division 4 No. 3 North Muskegon – MuskegonSports.com
8. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 No. 4 Northville and LPD3 No. 9 Traverse City St. Francis girls and LPD1 No. 8 Traverse City West and LPD4 No. 4 Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart boys won at Cadillac’s Veterans Serving Veterans Invitational – Cadillac News
9. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 8 Crystal Falls Forest Park defeated Munising in the championship match to win its 12-team tournament – Iron Mountain Daily News
10. VOLLEYBALL Midland defeated Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard and then Mason to win the Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes Tournament – Midland Daily News
Also of note …
VOLLEYBALL Cadillac coach Michelle Brines reached 1,000 wins during the Flint Powers Catholic Invitational – Cadillac News