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: 8/28/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 28, 2025

1. CROSS COUNTRY Traverse City Central swept girls and boys races at the East Jordan Party in the Park – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 8 Frankenmuth downed reigning Tri-Valley Conference champion Bay City John Glenn 6-0 – Saginaw News

3. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Bay City John Glenn claimed the Bay County championship – Bay City Times

4. BOYS SOCCER Monroe Jefferson/Erie Mason tied Riverview 1-1, its first non-loss in that matchup since at least 2011 – Monroe News

5. VOLLEYBALL Buchanan improved to 4-2 with wins over Saugatuck, Cassopolis and Centreville – Niles Daily Star

6. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Heights Crestwood earned a 1-0 win over Dearborn High – Dearborn Press & Guide

7. VOLLEYBALL Buckley also picked up a sweep, downing Fife Lake Forest Area, Marion and McBain Northern Michigan Christian – Cadillac News

8. BOYS SOCCER Grand Haven downed Rockford 2-1 – Grand Haven Tribune

9. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Fordson edged Allen Park 1-0 – Southgate News-Herald

10. CROSS COUNTRY The Ubly girls and Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker boys were winners at Cass City – Huron Daily Tribune