Today in the MHSAA: 1/27/17

January 27, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A scoring milestone reached in girls basketball and a longtime record broken in the pool topped a night full of highlights statewide Thursday.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state. 

Girls Basketball

Tawas junior Morgan Kaniszewski reached the 1,000-point career milestone with 42 in her team’s 64-46 win over Oscoda – Bay City Times

For the first time since 2006, Sault Ste. Marie has swept St. Ignace, claiming the second matchup 49-44 – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

Farmington Hills Mercy avenged its lone Detroit Catholic League Central loss this season, getting past Dearborn Divine Child 46-31 – C&G News

Detroit Mumford edged Detroit Renaissance 58-52 to claim the Detroit Public School League West Division 1 title – Detroit News

Boys Swimming & Diving

Lower Peninsula Division 3 honorable mention St. Clair cleared Marysville by 16 points to win the ForSports Blue Water Swim Classic – Port Huron Times Herald

Drew Panzl broke a Brighton breaststroke record that had stood since 1991 with a 59.26 in a win over Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

LPD3 No. 4 Holland Christian defeated No. 8 Grand Rapids Christian 104-73 in the first “Legacy Trophy” meet in honor of late swimmer Riley Hoeksema – Holland Sentinel

Wrestling

Division 1 No. 4 Macomb Dakota got past No. 10 New Baltimore Anchor Bay in a Macomb Area Conference Red matchup – Macomb Daily

Today in the MHSAA: 10/27/20

October 27, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Volleyball was the name of the only game in Michigan on Monday, with an annual meeting of northern powers topping today’s headliner list.

1. Volleyball: Three teams finished 2-1 at the annual ABCD quad featuring Division 3 No. 8 Traverse City St. Francis, Division 4 No. 2 Leland, Traverse City Central and Kingsley – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 4 Byron Center defeated Division 3 No. 4 North Muskegon 2-0, but the Norse did sweep Allendale – Local Sports Journal

3. Volleyball: Alma’s Alyssa Leister was honored for breaking the school’s kills record the previous Saturday during a Monday sweep of Shepherd – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

4. Volleyball: Corunna earned an emotion-fueled win against Ortonville Brandon – WJRT

5. Volleyball: Rudyard continued its unbeaten run through the Eastern Upper Peninsula Conference with a sweep of Pickford – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

6. Volleyball: Mesick improved to 18-1 with a five-set win over Manton – Cadillac News

7. Volleyball: Goodrich earned a sweep against Lake Fenton – WJRT

8. Volleyball: Brimley came back after losing the first set to win the next three against Engadine – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

9. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 5 Utica Eisenhower downed Romeo 3-1 in Macomb Area Conference Red play – Macomb Daily

10. Volleyball: Buckley swept Brethren as both prepared for the postseason – Manistee News Advocate