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: 10/8/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 8, 2026

1. GIRLS GOLF No. 2 Macomb Dakota claimed its first Regional title in this sport, winning in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Macomb Daily

2. GIRLS GOLF No. 5 Clarkston edged No. 4 Rochester Adams by two strokes to win their LPD1 Regional – Oakland Press

3. BOYS SOCCER Buchanan downed Berrien Springs 1-0 to clinch its first league title in this sport since 2003 – Niles Daily Star

4. BOYS TENNIS No. 3 Midland Dow won every flight to claim an 18th-straight Regional title, in LPD2 – Midland Daily News

5. GIRLS GOLF No. 2 Montague carded a 367 to win its LPD3 Regional – Local Sports Journal

6. BOYS SOCCER Ida downed Blissfield 5-0 to clinch a share of a fifth-straight Lenawee County Athletic Association title – Monroe News

7. BOYS SOCCER Mason avenged an earlier loss to DeWitt with a 2-1 win to claim the Capital Area Activities Conference Silver Cup – WLNS

8. CROSS COUNTRY Gaylord swept girls and boys Division 1-2 titles, and the LPD3 No. 9 Lake City and Bellaire girls and Traverse City St. Francis and Mackinaw City boys also were team champions at the Mancelona Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. BOYS SOCCER Riverview Gabriel Richard claimed the City Cup with a 2-0 win over Riverview High – Southgate News-Herald

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Davison defeated Grand Blanc in four sets at their outdoor match – WJRT