Today in the MHSAA: 12/2/16
December 2, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
We love looking back at high school sports history, and events like Midland Dow hockey’s 40th anniversary always draw a crowd – especially when members of the school's original team join the celebration, as they did Thursday.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Girls Basketball
Ann Arbor Huron got its first win under new coach Lindsay Klemmer, 51-28 over Tecumseh – Ann Arbor News
Bay City John Glenn graduated two of its top scorers from last season’s Class B semifinalist team, but returns point guard Kalle Martinez, who starred in a 55-42 win over Davison – Bay City Times
L’Anse – with only six players including three freshmen this season – moved to 2-0 with a 56-32 win over Lake Linden-Hubbell – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Detroit East English’s C’Erra Maholmes scored 34 points to lead her team to a 50-31 win over Detroit Cody – Detroit News
Macomb L’Anse Creuse North got off on the right foot after a down year last season, opening with a 46-35 win over St. Clair – Macomb Daily
Hockey
Painesdale-Jeffers and Kingsford played to a 5-5 tie Thursday, but the Jets forced it by coming back from a 3-0 deficit – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Midland Dow downed Bay Area 5-0 after a 40th anniversary celebration of the school’s first team that saw coach Al Quick and eight players return – Midland Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 10/18/16
October 18, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The Boys Soccer District tournament began Monday, with a pair of upsets by unranked teams over top-five favorites among the most notable results to come in from a full night of action.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Boys Soccer
Unranked Muskegon Reeths-Puffer sent a shockwave through Division 2 with a 2-1 shootout win eliminating No. 2 Spring Lake – Muskegon Chronicle
Unranked Clarkston did the same in Division 1, scoring two second-half goals to eliminate No. 5 Rochester Adams 2-1 – Oakland Press
Division 1 No. 14 Novi won a shootout 4-3 to down No. 10 Detroit Catholic Central 1-0 – Oakland Press
Division 3 No. 16 Wyoming Godwin Heights also won in a shootout, 3-2 over No. 17 West Michigan Aviation Academy – Grand Rapids Press
Division 3 No. 9 Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard moved to 16-4-2 with a 2-0 win over Jackson Lumen Christi – Ann Arbor News
Division 3 No. 6 Grosse Ile got past Detroit Catholic League C-D champion Allen Park Cabrini 5-0 to move on – Southgate News-Herald
Girls Swimming & Diving
Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 8 Midland Dow downed rival Midland High 114-71, with freshman Claire Newman breaking three records including a pool record that had stood for 27 years – Midland Daily News
Volleyball
Class B No. 5 Cadillac downed Petoskey in four sets Monday to go to 8-0 in the Big North Conference and claim a share of the league title – Cadillac News