Today in the MHSAA: 12/20/18
December 20, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
Teams are getting in their final competitions before at least a brief holiday break, and we’re taking one too after today’s list – “Today” will return Jan. 7, although Second Half will continue publishing stories from all over the state during the final week of December and first of January.
1. Boys Basketball: Gaylord St. Mary broke a 31-game, 14-year losing streak to Bellaire with a 29-26 win – Gaylord Herald Times
2. Boys Basketball: Camden-Frontier improved to 7-0 by handing a first loss to Reading, 57-46 – Hillsdale Daily News
3. Hockey: Evan MacDonald had a hat trick as Division 1 No. 5 Brighton downed reigning Division 3 runner-up Livonia Churchill 4-1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. Boys Basketball: Mancelona gave Pellston its first loss of this season, 67-65 – Petoskey News-Review
5. Girls Basketball: Waterford Our Lady made a late run to get past Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 61-56 – Oakland Press
6. Wrestling: Grand Haven came back from a 24-0 deficit to defeat Caledonia 39-33 – Grand Haven Tribune
7. Gymnastics: Escanaba remained undefeated to start the season with wins over Marquette and Negaunee – Escanaba Daily Press
8. Boys Basketball: Portland St. Patrick closed on a 22-5 run to beat Fowler 52-42 – Ionia Sentinel-Standard
9. Hockey: Brendan Pellerito had 34 saves as Mattawan shut out Portage Northern 4-0 – JoeInsider.com
10. Wrestling: Division 4 top-ranked Hudson earned a pair of league wins over Blissfield and Onsted – Adrian Daily Telegram
Also of note …
Hockey: The status of high school hockey is on the rise with talent evaluators at the game’s next levels – Observer & Eccentric
Tennis: Longtime coach Paul Bandrowski retired after leading Traverse City St. Francis’ girls and boys teams to a number of strong MHSAA Finals finishes – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Girls Basketball: From Tuesday, Eaton Rapids came back to stun Jackson Northwest 44-41, but the Mounties’ Sydney Shafer went over 1,000 career points – Jackson Citizen Patriot
Boys Swimming & Diving: From Tuesday, Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 2 Ann Arbor Skyline edged LPD2 top-ranked Dexter 95-90 – We Love Ann Arbor
Today in the MHSAA: 10/2/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 2, 2025
1. GIRLS TENNIS Negaunee in Division 1 and West Iron County in Division 2 won Upper Peninsula Finals championships – MHSAA.com
2. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 top-ranked Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett won the Catholic High School League Cardinal title with a 4-2 clincher over No. 5 Royal Oak Shrine Catholic – Oakland Press
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 3 Detroit Catholic Central clinched the CHSL Bishop championship with a 4-0 win over Division 2 No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Oakland Press
4. GIRLS GOLF Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – won the Monroe County Championship by 18 strokes – Monroe News
5. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 honorable mention Dearborn Edsel Ford ran its Downriver League title streak to four with a clinching 6-2 win over Brownstown Woodhaven – Southgate News-Herald
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 honorable mention Livonia Stevenson downed Northville in a shootout to win the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Tournament – Hometown Life
7. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 6 Fowler lost the first set but won the next three over Division 3 No. 5 Pewamo-Westphalia – Lansing State Journal
8. VOLLEYBALL Saginaw Swan Valley shook up the Tri-Valley Conference Red standings with a sweep of Division 2 No. 10 Frankenmuth – Saginaw News
9. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 honorable mention Brooklyn Columbia Central finished a perfect run through the Cascades Conference with a win over Leslie – Jackson Citizen Patriot
10. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD3 No. 9 Traverse City St. Francis and Bellaire girls and LPD1 honorable mention Traverse City Central and East Jordan boys won at the Mancelona Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle