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: 5/1/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 1, 2026
1. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 11 Hartland defeated No. 12 Salem 2-0 to clinch a shared Kensington Lakes Activities Association West title with Northville – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 20 Mason and Division 2 No. 5 Williamston split a doubleheader, Mason winning 5-2 and Williamston claiming the second game 1-0 – WLNS
3. GIRLS TENNIS Midland Dow – No. 9 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – defeated Midland 7-1, delivering the Chemics their first loss – Midland Daily News
4. GIRLS SOCCER Milford remains in first place in the Lakes Valley Conference thanks to a 1-0 win over South Lyon East – Oakland Press
5. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 11 Okemos downed Grand Ledge 14-4 and 6-5 – Lansing State Journal
6. GIRLS SOCCER Gaylord solidified its Big North Conference lead with a 3-1 win over Petoskey – Petoskey News-Review
7. BOYS GOLF LPD3 No. 8 Essexville Garber carded a 309 to win the 20-team Falcon Invitational – Bay City Times
8. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 9 Traverse City St. Francis came back to defeat Maple City Glen Lake 2-1 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. BOYS LACROSSE Recently-crowned Southwest Michigan Lacrosse Conference champion Mattawan downed Battle Creek Pennfield – WWMT
10. SOFTBALL Macomb L’Anse Creuse North earned a key victory over Sterling Heights Stevenson – Macomb Daily