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: 9/14/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 14, 2023
1. BOYS TENNIS Midland Dow – top-ranked in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – earned shutouts of No. 7 Detroit U-D Jesuit and Flushing and a 6-2 win over No. 5 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central – Midland Daily News
2. GIRLS GOLF Traverse City Central shot a 350 to win the Montague Invitational by 17 strokes – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 8 Dearborn Edsel Ford and Brownstown Woodhaven drew in the latest matchup of Downriver League favorites – Southgate News-Herald
4. BOYS SOCCER Grand Blanc remained undefeated with a 4-0 win over Division 3 No. 4 Flint Powers Catholic – WJRT
5. BOYS SOCCER The Detroit Catholic League Central lead belongs to Toledo St. John’s after its 2-1 win over reigning champion Detroit Catholic Central – Oakland Press
6. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 2 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian edged Grand Haven 2-1 – Local Sports Journal
7. VOLLEYBALL Cadillac went to Traverse City West and returned with a four-set victory – Cadillac News
8. BOYS SOCCER Niles Brandywine maintained its Lakeland Conference lead with a 9-4 win over Dowagiac – Niles Daily Star
9. BOYS SOCCER Kolton Heidrich scored three goals in Grass Lake’s 4-1 win over Brooklyn Columbia Central – Jackson Citizen Patriot
10. VOLLEYBALL Petoskey also went on the road in Big North Conference play and earned a four-set win, at Alpena – Petoskey News-Review