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: 3/1/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 1, 2022
1. SKIING Cadillac’s girls won their first Finals championship since 1990 while Traverse City Central’s girls, Traverse City West’s boys and Petoskey’s boys all repeated as champions – Second Half
2. HOCKEY Romeo advanced with a 4-0 Division 2 Regional championship win over New Baltimore Anchor Bay – Macomb Daily
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL By way of Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart’s 48-46 win over St. Charles, Coleman won a share of the Mid-State Activities Conference title – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Traverse City West upset Big North Conference champion Petoskey 32-18 in a Division 1 District opener – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Farmington and Lake Orion both earned their first District wins in at least a decade – Oakland Press
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL North Muskegon avenged two regular-season losses with a 37-35 Division 3 District win over Shelby – Local Sports Journal
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Phoenix Burden-Smith’s game winner sent Saginaw Arts & Sciences past Midland Calvary Baptist 40-38 in a Division 4 District opener – Saginaw News
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Owen Varnado went over 1,000 career points in Muskegon Western Michigan Christian’s 58-44 win over Manistee – Grand Haven Tribune
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Walled Lake Northern broke a nine-game, four-year losing streak against Walled Lake Central with a 40-37 Division 1 District Win – Spinal Column
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Greenville earned its first District win since 2016, 43-38 over Cedar Springs in Division 2 – Greenville Daily News