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: 4/21/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 21, 2021
Every day we play produces a story or a few, and Tuesday’s included a pair of coaching milestones and some regular-season matchups that may have been previews of postseason rematches in June.
1. Baseball: Bay City John Glenn coach Jeff Hartt reached 800 wins with his Division 2 No. 10-ranked team’s sweep of Birch Run – Bay City Times
2. Girls Soccer: Division 1 powers Brighton and Novi finished in a 1-1 draw as the Bulldogs scored with less than a minute to play – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Baseball: Division 2 No. 11 Frankenmuth swept No. 7 Saginaw Swan Valley 5-0 and 9-5, with the first game featuring a pitching matchup of future college teammates – Saginaw News
4. Softball: Division 2 contenders Frankenmuth and Swan Valley split, the Eagles winning the first game 4-0 and the Vikings the second 8-2 – Saginaw News
5. Softball: Frankfort coach Michael Thompson reached 450 career wins with his team’s sweep of Buckley – Up North Live
6. Track & Field: The Salem boys and Northville girls were victorious in snowy duals pitting top teams – Observer & Eccentric
7. Boys Lacrosse: Portage Central scored seven straight goals to come back and defeat Battle Creek Pennfield 9-7 – WWMT
8. Softball: Muskegon Mona Shores shut out Reeths-Puffer 4-0, but Reeths-Puffer came back with an 11-4 win in the second game of the doubleheader – Local Sports Journal
9. Girls Soccer: Laila Sharlow scored four of Waterford Kettering’s goals in a 5-0 win over Walled Lake Western – Oakland Press
10. Boys Lacrosse: Six Troy Athens players scored as the Red Hawks downed rival Troy 16-9 – Oakland Press