Today in the MHSAA: 1/25/17

January 25, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A record-setting free-throw run came to an end Tuesday with one of the longest streaks in both Michigan and national high school history, while a northern ski power continued a winning streak as well in the Big North Conference.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state. 

Boys Basketball

Foster Loyer’s record-setting free throw run ended at 119 straight in Clarkston’s 59-39 win over North Farmington; he bested the previous MHSAA record by 17 – Detroit News

Burton Atherton rode Victor McEwen’s 41 points to a 77-64 win over neighbor Burton Bendle – Flint Journal

East Lansing, the leader in the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue, downed CAAC Red first-place St. Johns 62-51 – Lansing State Journal

Holland West Ottawa improved to 9-1 with a 63-41 win over Grandville that gave coach Steve Windemuller his 300th win on the bench – Holland Sentinel

Morley Stanwood’s Nic Huntey went over 1,000 career points in a 65-56 win over Newaygo – Big Rapids News

Girls Basketball

The Ottawa-Kent Conference Black has become one of the most competitive leagues in the state this season, with Muskegon, Reeths-Puffer and Mona Shores all tied for first after the Big Reds’ 51-48 win Tuesday – Muskegon Chronicle

Marysville handed Marine City its first loss this season, 40-35 in Macomb Area Conference Gold play – Clinton Township Voice

Hockey

Division 1 No. 2 Brighton got three goals and two assists from Jake Crespi in an 8-0 win over No. 10 Howell – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Skiing

Petoskey’s boys continued their string of success against the Big North Conference, while Petoskey’s girls beat both Traverse City Central and West in a race for the first time in multiple seasons – Petoskey News-Review

Today In The MHSAA: 5/26/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 26, 2021

1. Baseball: Division 4 top-ranked Beal City clinched its 17th-straight league title by splitting with Evart in the Highland Conference – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

2. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 18 Muskegon Mona Shores downed Division 2 No. 18 Zeeland East 4-1 to lock up fourth-straight league tournament and overall championships, this time in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green – Local Sports Journal

3. Track & Field: Clare’s sweep of Jack Pine Conference championship meets gave the girls an outright league title and the boys a shared championship with Shepherd; both Clare teams are ranked No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, and Shepherd’s boys are No. 7 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

4. Softball: Division 1 No. 6 Farmington Hills Mercy and Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett earned Detroit Catholic League championships – Detroit News

5. Softball: Division 2 No. 5 Gaylord’s sweep of Traverse City Central locked up a shared Big North Conference championship between the Blue Devils and Traverse City West, which swept Cadillac – Petoskey News-Review | Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. Softball: Essexville Garber came back to defeat Alma in extra innings and earn a share of the Tri-Valley Conference East championship – Bay City Times

7. Track & Field: New Lothrop clinched a sweep of Mid-Michigan Activities Conference titles with wins in the third league jamboree – Owosso Argus-Press

8. Track & Field: Centreville swept the Southwest 10 Conference championship meets to clinch both the girls and boys overall league titles – Three Rivers Commercial-News

9. Baseball: Hillman swept Posen to finish its North Star League Little Dipper championship run – Alpena News

10. Softball: Evart and McBain tied for the Highland Conference title with Evart’s sweep of Beal City – Big Rapids News

Also of note …

Baseball: Troy Athens clinched the Oakland Activities Association Blue title with a win over Auburn Hills Avondale – Oakland Press