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: 1/23/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 23, 2025

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Riverview Gabriel Richard won a league matchup of two of the best in Division 3 statewide, downing Jackson Lumen Christi 88-65 – Southgate News-Herald

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit U-D Jesuit drilled a last-second shot to get past Ann Arbor Huron 79-78 – Ann Arbor News

3. WRESTLING No. 2 Brighton won a league dual against another top team statewide in Division 1, 50-24 over No. 4 Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gaylord St. Mary won an overtime matchup for first in the Ski Valley Conference 51-47 over Indian River Inland Lakes – Petoskey News-Review

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Brad Coleman became Millington’s all-time leading scorer during a 56-52 win over Cass City – Saginaw News

6. HOCKEY A third-period goal led to an eventual 1-1 tie between Division 1 No. 3 Howell and No. 2 Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. HOCKEY Division 2 No. 10 Midland Dow finished a regular-season sweep of Midland High with a 3-0 victory – Midland Daily News

8. HOCKEY White Lake Lakeland won its seventh-straight game, 9-5 over South Lyon Unified, with Nate Dell scoring five goals – Oakland Press

9. WRESTLING Dearborn Fordson edged Dearborn High 38-34 – Dearborn Press & Guide

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Paige Ferwerda posted a triple-double in Grand Rapids Christian’s 49-28 win over Forest Hills Central – Grand Rapids Press