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: 5/12/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 12, 2026
1. GIRLS SOCCER Howard City Tri County's Savanah Thompson became the MHSAA's career goals leader with three more against Reed City – WZZM
2. GIRLS SOCCER New Boston Huron clinched a third-straight Huron League title with a 7-4 win over Carleton Airport – Monroe News
3. LACROSSE Hartland’s boys and Brighton’s girls both locked up Kensington Lakes Activities Association overall titles with wins over Plymouth – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. BOYS GOLF Taleon Guess won the Monroe County championship tournament for the third time and led Temperance Bedford to a second-straight team title – Monroe News
5. GIRLS SOCCER Holland Black River clinched the Southwestern Athletic Conference Lakeshore title with a 2-1 win over South Haven – Holland Sentinel
6. BOYS GOLF Orchard Lake St. Mary’s – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – and Macomb Lutheran North’s Lance Milton were Catholic High School League Bishop champions – Macomb Daily
7. BASEBALL Saline took over first in the Southeastern Conference Red with a sweep of Division 1 No. 11 Dexter – Ann Arbor News
8. BASEBALL Frankenmuth and Division 2 No. 12 Freeland split in the Tri-Valley Conference Red – Saginaw News
9. BASEBALL Division 4 No. 2 Portland St. Patrick swept No. 10 Fowler – Lansing State Journal
10. SOFTBALL Two days after falling to Division 3 honorable mention Gladstone in tournament play, Division 2 honorable mention Escanaba earned a league sweep – Upper Michigan’s Source