Today in the MHSAA: 1/22/16
January 22, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Records fell, stealing the show Thursday night – both puns intended – as bowling and basketball milestones were achieved on both sides for the bridge.
Boys Basketball
St. Ignace’s Gage Kreski had eight steals (to go with 29 points and 17 rebounds) in a 78-40 win over Pickford to extend his career steals total to 366, breaking the MHSAA career record of 363 – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Howard City Tri-County’s Dylan Matulis threatened the single-game MHSAA record for steals for the second time in a week, following up Friday’s 13 against Newaygo with 10 more against Holton; the record is 14 – Grand Rapids Press
From earlier this week, Boyne Falls’ Marcus Matelski became the 35th player in MHSAA boys history to score 2,000 points, breaking that plateau with 38 in an 81-19 win over Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian – Petoskey News
The fight for first in the Cascades Conference came down to the final seconds as Michigan Center beat Hanover-Horton for the first time since 2010, 56-55 – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
A.J. Morgan’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer gave St. Clair Shores South Lake a 57-56 win over Clinton Township Clintondale – Macomb Daily
Bowling
Zeeland’s Christina Scheuerman set two school records in a 28-2 win over Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills with a high game of 279 and series of 481 – Holland Sentinel
Ice Hockey
Zach Leonard’s five goals helped formerly-ranked Berkley to a 6-2 win over Division 1 No. 9 Lake Orion – Oakland Press
Skiing
Cadillac swept both the girls and boys competitions at its invitational at Caberfae Peaks on Thursday – Cadillac News
Today in the MHSAA: 10/27/17
October 27, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
Today's Top 10
1. Boys Soccer: Division 2 No. 7 Coldwater handed No. 2 Dexter its only loss this season in claiming a Division 2 Regional title – Coldwater Daily Reporter
2. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 8 Buckley won its first Regional title in boys soccer with a shootout victory over No. 2 Leland – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. Boys Soccer: No. 8 Holland upset No. 4 Grand Rapids Christian to claim a Division 2 Regional title – Holland Sentinel
4. Wrestling: The National Wrestling Hall of Fame announced its 2018 class Thursday, including longtime Michigan official James McCloughan, who will be inducted as the Medal of Courage recipient – Stillwater (Okla.) News Press
5. Boys Soccer: No. 3 Flint Powers Catholic downed No. 9 Lansing Catholic 3-0 to win a Division 3 Regional title – Lansing State Journal
6. Boys Soccer: Farmington Hills Harrison scored the game’s lone goal against No. 17 Gibraltar Carlson in Division 2 to advance to its first Semifinal since 1987 – Oakland Press
7. Boys Soccer: Auburn Hills Oakland Christian took two-time reigning Division 4 champion and current No. 14 Burton Genesee Christian to overtime before the Soldiers took a 2-1 Regional Final win – Oakland Press
8. Boys Soccer: No. 16 Ludington moved on in Division 3 with a 2-0 win over Big Rapids in their Regional Final – Local State Journal
9. Boys Soccer: No. 4 Grand Rapids South Christian continued its impressive second half run this fall with a Division 3 Regional title win over Dowagiac – Grand Rapids Press
10. Volleyball: Class B honorable mention Cadillac and Traverse City West will share the Big North Conference championship after Cadillac’s sweep of Traverse City Central – Cadillac News
Also noted:
Boys Soccer: Stevensville Lakeshore downed No. 9 Plainwell 2-1 in overtime in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – St. Joseph Herald Palladium
Boys Soccer: Petoskey emerged with a 1-0 shootout win to move on to Saturday’s Division 2 Regional Final in East Lansing – Petoskey News-Review
Volleyball: Trenton swept Wyandotte Roosevelt to finish an outright championship run in the Downriver League – Southgate News Herald
Volleyball: Jenison swept Class B honorable mention Fruitport to claim the O-K Black championship – Grand Haven Tribune
Volleyball: From Tuesday, Port Huron Northern came back from two sets down to defeat Sterling Heights Stevenson and win an outright Macomb Area Conference White championship – Port Huron Times Herald
Baseball: From Monday, former longtime Brownstown Woodhaven baseball coach and basketball official Robert Kloss tied after a fight with leukemia – Detroit News