Today in the MHSAA: 12/4/17

December 4, 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. Hockey: Jake Beaune had a hat trick as Division 2 top-ranked Livonia Stevenson downing Division 1 No. 4 Northville 6-3 – Observer & Eccentric

2. Bowling: The Cadillac boys opened their season – and history as a program – with a Big North Conference championship after a slim victory over runner-up Gaylord; Traverse City West won the girls championship – Cadillac News

3. Hockey: Division 1 top-ranked Brighton earned a big early-season win, 5-3 over No. 8 Detroit U-D Jesuit – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. Hockey: Division 2 No. 5 Trenton won a matchup of annual titans, 4-1 over No. 4 Birmingham Brother Rice – Southgate News Herald

5. Hockey: Division 2 No. 2 Hartland finished a weekend trip with a 6-2 win over Division 3 No. 7 Houghton on Saturday after downing Division 3 top-ranked Hancock on Friday – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. Hockey: Division 3 No. 9 Grand Rapids Catholic Central jumped to a 4-0 lead on the way to downing No. 5 East Grand Rapids 5-3 – FOX 17

7. Bowling: Adrian Madison’s Isabell Young won her second straight Wildcat Bowling Blast Off, while classmate Anthony Contreras won the boys bracket – Adrian Daily Telegram

8. Girls Basketball: Bronson drilled a last-minute overtime jumper to edge Centreville 38-36; Centreville was 19-2 a year ago – Sturgis Journal

9. Girls Basketball: Escanaba made nearly 50 percent of its shots in a self-admitted upset of Sault Ste. Marie, 38-37 – Escanaba Daily Press

10. Hockey: Division 2 No. 10 Midland Dow improved to 4-0 with a 4-1 win over Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central, which was ranked No. 5 in the Division 3 preseason poll – Midland Daily News

Also of note …

Hockey: The Saginaw area is mourning the death of former Heritage hockey coach Gene Ayotte, who led the Hawks to more than 200 wins and five league titles from 1994-2008 – Saginaw News

Today in the MHSAA: 4/22/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 22, 2025

1. GIRLS SOCCER Romeo scored with 16 minutes to play to upset Division 1 No. 2 Utica Eisenhower 2-1 – Macomb Daily

2. BASEBALL Dexter came back to win the first game and then finished a sweep of Division 1 No. 7 Saline – Ann Arbor News

3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 4 No. 7 Leland remains undefeated thanks to a 3-1 win over Division 3 No. 7 Traverse City St. Francis – MI Sports Now

4. BOYS GOLF Muskegon Mona Shores won its sixth-straight Greater Muskegon Athletic Association city championship, carding a 315 – Local Sports Journal

5. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 2 Bay City Western and Midland Dow split, Western winning 13-2 and Dow taking the second game 7-4 – Midland Daily News

6. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 8 New Boston Huron handed Division 3 No. 15 Milan its first defeat, 3-1 – Southgate News-Herald

7. SOFTBALL Bay City Western scored 10 runs in the seventh inning to complete a 13-12 comeback win over Midland Dow – Bay City Times

8. SOFTBALL Macomb Dakota followed Kiley Phelan to a 14-4 win over Division 2 No. 6 Richmond – Macomb Daily

9. BASEBALL Okemos swept Holt, taking the second game 15-13 on a walk-off homer – WILX

10. BASEBALL Division 4 top-ranked Portland St. Patrick swept rival Pewamo-Westphalia 5-0, 5-2 – Lansing State Journal