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: 5/7/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 7, 2021
1. Girls Soccer: Pinckney handed Dexter just its third league loss over Dexter’s last 58 league games, 1-0 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. Baseball: Division 4 No. 8 Bark River-Harris handed Escanaba its first loss this season, 11-3 – Escanaba Daily Press
3. Baseball: Division 3 No. 5 Blissfield moved to 16-2 with a 10-1 win over No. 13 Clinton – Adrian Daily Telegram
4. Girls Soccer: Gaylord picked up a big Big North Conference win, 2-0 over Division 2 No. 6 Cadillac – Cadillac News
5. Boys Golf: Ludington won the Benona Invitational led by individual runner-up Ben Zwick – Ludington Daily News
6. Girls Soccer: South Lyon East came back to down Milford 3-2 to remain undefeated – Observer & Eccentric
7. Baseball: Zeeland East finished its sweep of Zeeland West with an eighth-inning walk-off single – Holland Sentinel
8. Softball: Wixom St. Catherine scored seven runs in the seventh inning to come back and defeat Madison Heights Bishop Foley 11-10 – Oakland Press
9. Softball: Spring Lake scored five runs in the seventh inning to come back and defeat Grand Rapids West Catholic, also 11-10 – Local Sports Journal
10. Softball: Owosso continued to pull away in the Flint Metro League with a sweep of Clio – Owosso Argus-Press
Also of note …
Baseball: Steve Hoyle has led Mount Pleasant’s junior varsity to 500 wins – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun