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: 4/9/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 9, 2026

1. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 9 Bay City Western swept Division 4 No. 2 Beal City – Bay City Times

2. SOFTBALL Sophomore Phoebe Maximiuk starred in Romeo’s 7-2 win over Division 1 honorable mention Lake Orion – Macomb Daily

3. SOFTBALL Utica earned a memorable 10-5 victory over Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily

4. BOYS LACROSSE Traverse City West extended a one-goal halftime lead for a 12-10 win over Traverse City Central

5. TRACK & FIELD The Ida boys got big contributions from swim standouts in a 73-64 win over Petersburg Summerfield – Monroe News

6. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 14 Midland Dow improved to 6-0 with a sweep of Frankenmuth – Midland Daily News

7. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Midland Dow, Midland High and Bay City Western played their first matches in program history – Saginaw News

8. TRACK & FIELD Cadillac swept girls and boys quad meets against Big Rapids, Kingsley and Indian River Inland Lakes – Cadillac News

9. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 8 Williamston’s hitters found their strides in a sweep of DeWitt – WLNS

10. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 2 Hartland’s Michael Bernardi threw five no-hit innings in a 7-2 win over Salem – Livington Daily Press & Argus