Today in the MHSAA: 12/20/16

December 20, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Powers North Central jumped a significant hurdle Monday in its run at the boys basketball record of 65 straight victories.

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.

Boys Basketball

Reigning Class D champion Powers North Central won what might end up its toughest game of the regular season, 70-59 over Class B Menominee to extend its winning streak to 59 – Escanaba Daily Press

Girls Basketball

Twins Kaleigh and Lindsey McKee combined for 21 points to lead Ada Forest Hills Eastern to a 48-42 win over Zeeland East – Grand Rapids Press

Lexi Niepoth scored the game-winner at the buzzer to lead Bellaire past Mancelona 44-42 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Bowling

Saline and Temperance Bedford split matches Monday, Saline's boys winning 28-2 and Bedford’s girls earning an 18-12 victory – Saline Post

Hockey

Cadillac got past Gaylord in overtime, 3-2, after taking a 2-0 lead early – Cadillac News

Today in the MHSAA: 10/15/19

October 15, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Boys Soccer Districts rolled on Monday with a number of championship matchups set, but the biggest headlines were made by a few more league champions crowned in girls golf and cross country.

1. Girls Golf: Harbor Springs – top-ranked in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – shot a 358 and edged LPD1 No. 9 Traverse City West on the fifth-score tie-breaker in an event that doubled as an invite and the Big North Conference Tournament, with the Titans emerging as the BNC champion – Petoskey News-Review

2. Cross Country: The UPD2 top-ranked Ishpeming boys and Westwood girls dominated the individual top-10 standings in their races on the way to claiming team titles at the Mid-Peninsula Conference championship meet – Escanaba Daily Press

3. Boys Soccer: Unionville-Sebewaing and Frankenmuth went through six rounds of a shootout before the Patriots emerged with a Division 3 District win – Huron Daily Tribune

4. Boys Soccer: Ludington advanced in Division 3 with a 2-0 overtime win over Big Rapids – Ludington Daily News

5. Boys Soccer: No. 15 Midland Calvary Baptist won its first MHSAA Tournament game, 4-0 over Alcona in a Division 4 District Semifinal – Midland Daily News

6. Boys Soccer: Lake Orion moved on in Division 1 with a 2-0 win over Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily

7. Boys Soccer: No. 6 East Lansing got past St. Johns 2-0 in a Division 2 District Semifinal – Lansing State Journal

8. Boys Soccer: No. 12 New Baltimore Anchor Bay also earned a 2-0 shutout, in Division 1 over Macomb L’Anse Creuse North – Macomb Daily

9. Boys Soccer: Dowagiac moved on in Division 3 with a 3-1 win over Berrien Springs – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

10. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 9 Morley Stanwood swept Big Rapids in its final home match of this season – Big Rapids News

Also of note …

Softball: Muskegon Oakridge coach Joe Coletta stepped down with a 267-122 record over 13 seasons leading the program – Muskegon Chronicle