Today in the MHSAA: 1/25/18
January 25, 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. Wrestling: Dundee downed Hudson 43-15 in a matchup of the top-ranked teams in Divisions 3 and 4, respectively – Monroe Evening News
2. Wrestling: New Haven downed Sterling Heights 39-24 to clinch a share of the Macomb Area Conference Silver championship – its first league title ever in wrestling – Macomb Daily
3. Girls Basketball: Junior Taylor Long scored the 1,000th point of her career as Waldron downed Burr Oak – Hillsdale Daily News
4. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 3 Remus Chippewa Hills finished a perfect run through the Central State Activities Association Gold with a win over Howard City Tri-County – Big Rapids News
5. Cheer: Bay City Central and Division 4 No. 2 Sanford Meridian Early College won titles at Meridian’s 31st Mustang Cheer Corral – Midland Daily News
6. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 5 Gaylord edged Division 3 No. 5 Birch Run 29-27 and defeated Frankenmuth 51-25 – Gaylord Herald Times
7. Hockey: Brenden Tulpa scored twice to lead Division 2 No. 3 Hartland past Division 1 No. 6 Northville 3-0 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. Hockey: Traverse City West downed rival Central 8-3 to move up in the Big North Conference and also secure the McCullough Cup for the first time since the 2009-10 season – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. Boys Basketball: Bark River-Harris picked up a significant 58-53 win over Norway in the Skyline Central Conference – Escanaba Daily Press
10. Girls Basketball: Negaunee remained undefeated with a big win over Escanaba – Marquette Mining Journal
Today in the MHSAA: 9/12/17
September 12, 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. Football: Saranac coach Andy Lytle, also a first sergeant in the Michigan Army National Guard, has left his team for deployment to Florida to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma – Ionia Sentinel-Standard
2. Girls Swimming & Diving: Longtime West Bloomfield coach John Burch will be the namesake of that school’s natatorium, and he’s continuing to coach for the South Lyon Unified co-op team although he’s been fighting pancreatic cancer for a year – Observer & Eccentric
3. Boys Tennis: Bloomfield Hills’ Andrew Zhang is one of the most highly-regarded junior players in the country, and also is lending his talents to his high school team again this fall after helping the Black Hawks to a shared 2015 LP Division 1 title and 2016 runner-up finish – Observer & Eccentric
4. Boys Soccer: Leland moved to 10-0 by handing Buckley its first loss of the season; Leland is ranked No. 3 in Division 4 – Traverse City St. Francis
5. Girls Tennis: Undefeated Negaunee got its toughest test so far this season, but moved to 8-0 with a 5-3 win over Marquette – Marquette Mining Journal
6. Boys Soccer: Grosse Ile moved to 12-0 this season by handing New Boston Huron its first loss – Southgate News Herald
7. Boys Soccer: Lincoln Alcona’s Jordan Steiner set a school record and earned a spot in the MHSAA record book with eight goals in a win over Whittemore-Prescott – Alpena News
8. Girls Golf: Sturgis shot a 182, its sixth-best nine-hole score ever, to win its sixth straight Wolverine Conference jamboree – Sturgis Journal
9. Boys Soccer: Ovid-Elsie earned its fifth shutout in six games, this time locking down Chesaning – Owosso Argus-Press
10. Girls Golf: LP Division 3 No. 8 Spring Lake extended its Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue lead by shooting a 164 to win Monday’s jamboree by 23 – Grand Haven Tribune
Also of note:
Girls Swimming & Diving: Brighton, No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, earned a 94-92 win over No. 6 Northville last week and then finished second to No. 2 Farmington Hills Mercy at the Fenton Relays over the weekend – Livingston Daily Press & Argus