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: 11/19/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 19, 2025
Division 1 Quarterfinals
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Farmington Hills Mercy will return to Battle Creek after a sweep of Trenton in a Division 1 Quarterfinal – Oakland Press
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Byron Center advanced to the Semifinals for the first time since 1993 with a sweep of Ann Arbor Skyline – Grand Rapids Press
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Bloomfield Hills swept Oxford, with the second set going to 27-25 – Hometown Life
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Rockford continued its impressive run with a sweep of honorable mention Traverse City Central – WOOD TV
Division 2 Quarterfinals
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Grand Rapids Christian and No. 6 Tecumseh traded sets before the Eagles won in the fifth – Grand Rapids Press
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fremont continued its historic run with a five-set win over Ogemaw Heights – Muskegon Chronicle
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Detroit Country Day defeated honorable mention Lake Fenton 3-1 to continue its repeat pursuit – Flint Journal
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 10 Flat Rock swept Ferndale to advance – Monroe News
Division 3 Quarterfinals
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 6 Saginaw Valley Lutheran swept Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest – Saginaw News
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 8 Kalamazoo Christian advanced to the Semifinals for the fourth-straight season, sweeping No. 9 Pewamo-Westphalia – Kalamazoo Gazette
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 5 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central will continue its repeat pursuit after a four-set win over No. 2 Plymouth Christian Academy – Monroe News
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Kingsley finished a season sweep of No. 7 Traverse City St. Francis with a four-set win – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Division 4 Quarterfinals
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 3 Ubly earned its first trip to the Semifinals since 2007 with a five-set win over honorable mention Allen Park Inter-City Baptist – Huron Daily Tribune
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Fowler advanced with a sweep of Traverse City Christian – Lansing State Journal
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL No. 4 Crystal Falls Forest Park will return to Battle Creek after sweeping Atlanta – MyUPNow
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Mendon advanced to the Semifinals with a sweep of honorable mention Hillsdale Academy – WWMT