Today in the MHSAA: 12/6/17
December 6, 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. Girls Basketball: East Lansing’s Aazh Nye hit the game-winning shot against DeWitt in last year’s Class A District Final, and did so again Tuesday as the Trojans sank the Panthers 52-51 in a matchup of highly-touted squads – Lansing State Journal
2. Boys Basketball: Following up a major football matchup just a month ago, Canton upset Belleville on the basketball court 65-61 – Observer & Eccentric
3. Girls Basketball: Bay City Western won another matchup of two of the state’s most highly-regarded with a steal and free throws at the end to down Freeland 59-57 – Bay City Times
4. Boys Basketball: Mancelona broke a 43-game losing streak stretching back to the end of 2014-15 with a 50-43 win over East Jordan – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. Boys Basketball: After a winless 2016-17, Fruitport also opened with a victory, 54-28 over Holton – Grand Haven Tribune
6. Girls Basketball: Sandusky downed Unionville-Sebewaing 53-26, delivering coach Al DeMott his 700th career victory – Huron Daily Tribune
7. Boys Basketball: Reigning Class A champion Clarkston opened with a 65-55 win over Wayne Memorial, another anticipated contender this winter – Detroit News
8. Boys Basketball: Benton Harbor opened the season on an 18-0 run on the way to defeating Dowagiac 77-43 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
9. Boys Basketball: Battling a lingering foot injury, Johnny Shields gave Howell a necessary boost in its 74-68 overtime win over Linden – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
10. Girls Basketball: Pittsford down Hillsdale Academy, but the real story was how the two communities worked together to support someone who surely will remain a friend of both programs – Hillsdale Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 9/20/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 20, 2024
1. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 5 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern swept Division 2 No. 2 Grand Rapids Christian – FOX 17
2. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 6 Traverse City St. Francis downed No. 5 Elk Rapids 3-0 – Up North Live
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 2 Fruitport ran its winning streak to 11 and shutout streak to six with a 1-0 win over Division 4 No. 5 Grandville Calvin Christian – MuskegonSports.com
4. GIRLS GOLF Northville – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – remained undefeated in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West with a victory over Plymouth – Hometown Life
5. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City Central swept Traverse City West – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 top-ranked Portage Central downed Portage Northern 3-0 to keep the Portage Derby trophy – Kalamazoo Gazette
7. VOLLEYBALL Allison Deon set a Utica Ford hitting record in her team’s sweep of Utica High – Macomb Daily
8. BOYS SOCCER Bloomfield Brother Rice came back from a 1-0 deficit to defeat Detroit U-D Jesuit 3-1 – Oakland Press
9. GIRLS TENNIS Negaunee improved to 11-0 with victories over Norway and Munising – Upper Michigan’s Source
10. VOLLEYBALL Erie Mason’s Brooklyn Langenderfer provided her 1,000th career assist in a sweep of Morenci – Monroe News