Today in the MHSAA: 1/24/19

January 24, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A relatively quiet Wednesday across the state still saw two of Michigan’s best meet in hockey and a top wrestling program clinch a league championship.

1. Hockey: Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central edged Division 2 No. 2 Trenton 1-0 in a matchup of two of the state’s most successful programs all-time – Oakland Press

2. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 4 Remus Chippewa Hills defeated Grant and Fremont to finish a perfect run through the Central State Activities Association Gold – Big Rapids News

3. Boys Basketball: Unionville-Sebewaing moved into first place alone in the Greater Thumb Conference West with a 46-37 win over Bad Axe – Huron Daily Tribune

4. Hockey: Kyle Hebner scored with 44 seconds remaining in overtime to lead Petoskey past Traverse City Central – Petoskey News-Review

5. Bowling: Ravenna’s teams swept Whitehall, the boys team moving to 11-0 with the victory – Local Sports Journal

6. Girls Basketball: Gaylord St. Mary remained unbeaten in the Ski Valley Conference with a win over Bellaire – WPBN

7. Wrestling: Petoskey edged Traverse City West by two points and also defeated Traverse City Central – MI Sports Now

8. Boys Basketball: Warren Mott got past Grosse Pointe South 77-67 – Macomb Daily

9. Girls Basketball: Pentwater broke open a three-point game at halftime with Mason County Eastern to win 42-28 – Local Sports Journal

10. Hockey: Pontiac Notre Dame Prep earned a 7-2 win over West Bloomfield – Oakland Press

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: From Friday, Johannesburg-Lewiston’s Tyson Claeys went over 1,000 career points against Gaylord St. Mary – WBKB

Today in the MHSAA: 10/16/15

October 16, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

First-time champions are always worth noting, and we found a few in checking out today’s media reports of Thursday action statewide.

Cross Country

The Calumet girls, ranked No. 4 in Upper Peninsula Division 1, and the unranked Houghton boys won the Western Peninsula Athletic Conference finals at Chassell – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Boys Soccer

Grand Rapids Union clinched its first league title since moving from the Grand Rapids City League to the Ottawa-Kent Conference, downing Muskegon 3-0 – Grand Rapids Press

Manchester edged Hillsdale Academy 2-1 to claim its first Independent Soccer League championship after winning only one league game in 2014 – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Volleyball

Class B honorable mention Buchanan downed Class C’s top-ranked team, Bronson, in five sets, and also Class D No. 6 Mendon in five – Niles Daily Star

Class B No. 6 Mount Morris avenged a five-set loss to No. 5 Goodrich in September by sweeping the Martians to improve to 55-5-1 – Flint Journal

Zeeland West claimed its first conference title in this sport, defeating Holland Christian in five sets to claim a share of the O-K Green championship – Holland Sentinel

Good Reads

Longtime Burton Atherton leader Mary Down will become the third volleyball coach inducted into the Greater Flint Area Hall of Fame, having impacted a generation of players and more as a number of former players went on to coach as well – Flint Journal