Today in the MHSAA: 12/7/18

December 7, 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.

The basketball weekend got its start Thursday with a number of games across the state, but make sure to also check out a video look back at a memorable event from the last day of the MHSAA fall season.

1. Girls Basketball: Alpena came back from a 14-point halftime deficit to down Gaylord 48-45 – Alpena News

2. Girls Basketball: Bay City Western earned new coach Brian Merritt his first win, 45-41 over Midland – Bay City Times

3. Boys Basketball: Sanford Meridian improved to 4-0 with a 58-27 win over league rival Beaverton – Saginaw News

4. Girls Basketball: Mackinaw City earned its 10th straight win over rival Pellston, 59-29 – Petoskey News-Review

5. Boys Basketball: McBain won a matchup of annual northern contenders 67-48 over Boyne City – Cadillac News

6. Girls Basketball: North Muskegon outlasted Shelby 46-40 in overtime – Local Sports Journal

7. Girls Basketball: Muskegon Oakridge ran its league winning streak to 79 with a 44-24 victory over Montague – Muskegon Chronicle

8. Girls Basketball: Harbor Beach earned a solid victory over Unionville-Sebewaing, 37-23 – Huron Daily Tribune

9. Girls Basketball: Maple City Glen Lake opened its season with a 47-29 win over Elk Rapids – WPBN

10. Girls Basketball: Walled Lake Northern earned a 47-30 win over North Farmington – Oakland Press

Also of note …

Football: This season’s 11-Player Finals weekend at Ford Field for the first time included an exhibition played by four Special Olympics Unified flag football teams – and Special Olympics Michigan produced a wonderful recap celebrating the day.

Today in the MHSAA: 9/25/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 25, 2026

1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 7 Fruitport moved into first place alone in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Silver with a 1-0 win over Division 3 No. 5 Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian – MuskegonSports.com

2. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Rochester – No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – edged Bloomfield Hills 94-92 – Oakland Press

3. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City Central and Division 1 No. 11 Traverse City West remain tied for the lead in the Big North Conference after a 2-2 draw – Up North Live

4. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 15 Walled Lake Northern edged Walled Lake Western 4-3 – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Traverse City Central’s Erica Heffner reached 1,000 career kills during a sweep of Sault Ste. Marie – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. CROSS COUNTRY The Montrose boys and Frankenmuth girls won team titles at the latter’s invitational – Saginaw News

7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Gibraltar Carlson came back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Brownstown Woodhaven in five – Southgate News-Herald

8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Kingsford improved to 10-1-0 with a sweep of Gladstone – Upper Michigan’s Source

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Macomb L’Anse Creuse North lost the first set but won the next three to down Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse – Macomb Daily

10. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Dexter defeated Temperance Bedford 106-79 – Chelsea Sun Times News

Also of note …

FOOTBALL Longtime Monroe Jefferson coach Marc Cisco died at age 90; he coached Jefferson for 47 years – Monroe News