Today in the MHSAA: 1/26/18
January 26, 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: Division 1 No. 3 Brighton clinched the Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship with a 38-25 win over No. 2 Westland John Glenn – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. Boys Skiing: Reigning Division 1 runner-up Traverse City Central and Division 2 seven-time reigning champion Petoskey dominated the Big North Conference opener, with Petoskey winning by half a point – Petoskey News-Review
3. Girls Basketball: A big fourth quarter pushed Detroit Mumford past Detroit Renaissance in a matchup for first place in the Detroit Public School League West Division 1 – Detroit News
4. Girls Basketball: Manton downed McBain Northern Michigan Christian in a matchup of teams that entered tied for first in the Highland Conference – Cadillac News
5. Boys Swimming & Diving: Lower Peninsula Division 1 top-ranked Holland Christian got past No. 7 Grand Rapids Christian 114-63 to claim the Legacy Trophy, named in honor of the late Riley Hoeksema – Holland Sentinel
6. Boys Swimming & Diving: LPD1 honorable mention Grand Haven relied on superior depth to edge Hudsonville 158-156 – Grand Haven Tribune
7. Boys Basketball: Saginaw Swan Valley hung on for a 60-54 win over Ovid-Elsie in a Tri-Valley Conference crossover featuring the first-place teams in the Central and West, respectively – Saginaw News
8. Boys Basketball: Clarkston got past West Bloomfield 61-48 in a matchup of Oakland Activities Association Red powers that also met in the Class A Semifinals last season – Oakland Press
9. Boys Basketball: Scottville Mason County Central, third in the West Michigan Conference, connected on three free throws to force overtime, but second-place Whitehall emerged with a 54-47 victory – Local State Journal
10. Project Unified: The Kensington Lakes Activities Association has partnered with Michigan Special Olympics to form a Project Unified basketball schedule this season, and member school Hartland is featured in this report; the MHSAA provides support and promotes Unified Sports, with teams frequently playing games as part of the March Magic Hoopfest also supported by the Greater Lansing Sports Authority – WHMI
Also of note …
Boys Basketball: From Tuesday, Clinton Township Chippewa Valley downed Macomb L’Anse Creuse North to give coach Kevin Voss his 500th win – Macomb Daily
Today in the MHSAA: 8/28/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 28, 2024
1. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Essexville Garber ran its Bay County championship streak to five with a comeback win over Bay City Western – Bay City Times
2. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 honorable mention Hanover-Horton continued its strong start with a sweep of Division 4 honorable mention Concord – Jackson Citizen Patriot
3. BOYS TENNIS Petoskey won its tri with Traverse City St. Francis and Traverse City Central – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. VOLLEYBALL Negaunee shut out rival Ishpeming Westwood 3-0 – Upper Michigan Source
5. VOLLEYBALL Grosse Ile avenged last season’s loss to Dearborn Edsel Ford with a sweep – Southgate News-Herald
6. VOLLEYBALL Grand Traverse Academy won both of its matches, over Mancelona and Ellsworth – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Alpena edged Cadillac 64-62 in the latter’s season opener – Cadillac News
8. VOLLEYBALL Olivia McSwain had 31 assists in Atlanta’s sweep of Boyne Falls – Alpena News