Today in the MHSAA: 12/20/17

December 20, 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. Boys Basketball: Grand Haven broke a 10-game losing streak to Muskegon going back to 2012, drilling 10 3-pointers in a 59-51 win – Grand Haven Tribune

2. Girls Basketball: Led by senior Maddie Barrie, Midland broke a seven-game losing streak to rival Dow in handing the Chargers their first loss this season 49-37 – Midland Daily News

3. Boys Basketball: Undefeated McBain went ahead to stay with 2.3 seconds to play in handing reigning Class D runner-up Buckley a 41-40 defeat – Cadillac News

4. Boys Basketball: Reigning champion Flint Beecher got past rival Hamady 49-48 in a matchup of likely two of the state's best again in Class C – Flint Journal

5. Hockey: Some of the state’s best hockey is played at the northern tip of the Upper Peninsula, and No. 7 Houghton won a matchup of two of the best programs in Division 3, 3-2 over No. 3 Calumet – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

6. Boys Basketball: Standout Brandon Johns poured in 51 points as East Lansing downed Lansing Sexton 114-82 – Lansing State Journal

7. Girls Basketball: Dana Schmanske drilled a 3-pointer during the final minute to push Brighton past Northville 37-35 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. Girls Basketball: Ella McKinney’s basket with 34 seconds to play lifted Haslett past Fowlerville 51-49 – Lansing State Journal

9. Boys Basketball: Midland Dow came back from 11 down in the fourth quarter to get past Midland 58-52 in overtime – Midland Daily News

10. Boys Basketball: A last-second 3-pointer sent Gibraltar Carlson and Trenton to overtime, and Carlson prevailed after two extra periods 86-79 – Monroe Evening News

Today in the MHSAA: 10/7/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 7, 2025

1. GIRLS GOLF Avery Manning won a fourth Lower Peninsula Division 2 Regional individual title as her No. 2-ranked Dexter team also was victorious – Ann Arbor News

2. GIRLS GOLF No. 2 Montague edged No. 6 Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian by a stroke to win their Division 4 Regional – Local Sports Journal

3. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Heights Crestwood downed Division 2 No. 9 Melvindale 3-1 to earn a share of the Western Wayne Athletic Conference championship – Southgate News-Herald

4. GIRLS GOLF No. 9 Elk Rapids carded a 364 to win its LPD4 Regional by 29 strokes – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. BOYS SOCCER Warren Mott downed Clawson and got an assist from New Haven to secure the Macomb Area Conference Gold title outright – Macomb Daily

6. BOYS TENNIS Bay City Western ended Essexville Garber’s three-year reign at the Bay County Championship – Bay City Times

7. GIRLS GOLF Owosso edged Alpena by a stroke to win their LPD2 Regional – Petoskey News-Review

8. BOYS SOCCER Asher Clark reached 50 goals for the season in Bay City John Glenn’s 5-3 win over Mount Pleasant – Bay City Times

9. BOYS SOCCER Tecumseh scored during the final minutes to get past Division 3 honorable mention Brooklyn Columbia Central 2-1 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

10. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 10 Hancock continued its successful run with a four-set win over L’Anse – Upper Michigan’s Source