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: 6/3/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 3, 2026

1. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Grand Haven swept No. 4 Hudsonville in a Division 1 Quarterfinal – Grand Haven Tribune

2. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Lowell swept No. 2 Grand Rapids Christian in a Division 2 Quarterfinal – WOOD TV

3. GIRLS SOCCER No. 3 Bloomfield Hills Marian advanced in Division 2 with a 2-0 Regional Semifinal win over No. 5 DeWitt – Oakland Press

4. BOYS VOLLEYBALL No. 8 Northville emerged with a couple of close set wins to sweep No. 9 Hartland in a Division 1 Quarterfinal – Hometown Life

5. GIRLS SOCCER Two Eaton Rapids players scored three goals apiece as the Greyhounds defeated No. 15 Grosse Ile 7-2 in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Lansing State Journal

6. GIRLS SOCCER No. 2 Richland Gull Lake downed No. 12 Grand Rapids Christian 1-0 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Battle Creek Enquirer

7. GIRLS SOCCER Saugatuck earned its first Regional victory in program history downing St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran 5-1 in Division 4 – Holland Sentinel

8. GIRLS SOCCER No. 3 Rochester Adams scored during the closing seconds of overtime to get past No. 14 Macomb L’Anse Creuse North 2-1 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Oakland Press

9. GIRLS SOCCER Top-ranked Byron Center downed No. 5 Portage Central 2-0 in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press

10. GIRLS SOCCER Fremont edged No. 12 Freeland 1-0 in Division 3 – Muskegon Chronicle