Today in the MHSAA: 1/24/18

January 24, 2018

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. Girls Basketball: Bloomfield Hills Marian finished a Detroit Catholic League Central sweep of rival Farmington Hills Mercy, the reigning champion – Observer & Eccentric

2. Boys Basketball: Ottawa Lake Whiteford downed Petersburg-Summerfield 56-41 in a key Tri-County Conference matchup, earning coach John Rice his 500th win – Monroe Evening News

3. Boys Basketball: Detroit U-D Jesuit took the upper hand in the boys Detroit Catholic League Central with a win over former co-leader Warren DeLaSalle – Macomb Daily

4. Boys Basketball: Coloma won a matchup of unbeaten teams, 58-52 over Kalamazoo Christian – St. Joseph Herald Palladium

5. Girls Basketball: Marysville stayed undefeated in the Macomb Area Conference Gold, downing contender Marine City 51-44 in overtime – Port Huron Times Herald

6. Officials: Battle Creek Police deputy chief Jim Grafton enforces the law in his community – and the rules as an MHSAA official – Battle Creek Enquirer

7. Hockey: Division 3 No. 4 Houghton scored three goals in the third period to come back and beat Kingsford 4-3 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

8. Hockey: Division 2 No. 6 Saline scored three goals in the first period and held on for a 3-2 win over Dexter – Saline Post

9. Boys Basketball: Battle Creek Harper Creek earned its first win ever at Battle Creek Central Fieldhouse, downing the host 54-47 – Battle Creek Enquirer

10. Girls Basketball: Saginaw Swan Valley stretched its lead over the final three quarters in handing Jack Pine Conference leader Gladwin only its second loss, 45-27 – Midland Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 12/16/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 16, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tecumseh got past reigning Division 2 champion Detroit Edison 70-65 in double overtime at the Best of Michigan event – Tecumseh Girls Bball (X)

2. WRESTLING Westland John Glenn ran its streak of Wayne County championships to three – Southgate News-Herald

3. BOYS BASKETBALL East Lansing downed reigning Division 2 champion Warren Lincoln 69-54 at the Moneyball Tip-Off Classic – WLNS

4. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 2 Hartland improved to 9-0 with a 4-2 win over Novi and 3-0 win over Division 2 No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice in the Adam Mitchell KLAA/MIHL Showcase – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL AJ Rickli went over 1,000 career points in Paw Paw’s win over Plainwell – Kalamazoo Gazette

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Avery Lay eclipsed 1,000 points in Chelsea’s 61-58 victory over Grand Blanc – Ann Arbor News

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hamilton’s Kaitlyn Geurink joined the 1,000-point club during her team’s 52-40 loss to Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills – Grand Rapids Press

8. HOCKEY Bay City Wolves shut out Rockford and Chippewa Valley United at the Bay City Showcase – Bay City Times

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Rockford, Byron Center, Hudsonville Unity Christian and Grand Haven won at The Invite at Calvin University – FOX 17

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Aubree Calloway set a Bronson single-game scoring record with 40 points in a big win over Union City – Coldwater Daily Reporter