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: 5/15/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 15, 2026

1. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 10 Hartland handed No. 3 Northville its first loss, 3-0, to win the overall Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS TENNIS Top-ranked Birmingham Seaholm dominated its Lower Peninsula Division 2 Regional, with No. 6 Groves runner-up – Oakland Press

3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 5 DeWitt downed Mason 5-2 in the Capital Area Activities Conference Gold Cup finale – Lansing State Journal

4. GIRLS TENNIS No. 2 Utica Eisenhower claimed a fourth-straight LPD1 Regional title – Macomb Daily

5. GIRLS TENNIS No. 3 Traverse City St. Francis claimed an LPD4 Regional title, winning seven flights – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. BOYS GOLF Macomb L’Anse Creuse North carded a 321 to claim the Macomb Area Conference Blue championship – Macomb Daily

7. GIRLS TENNIS No. 10 Lansing Catholic in LPD4 and Haslett is LPD3 also won Regional championships – Lansing State Journal

8. BOYS LACROSSE Royal Oak Shrine Catholic earned its first Regional win in this sport, downing Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse 6-5 in Division 2 – Oakland Press

9. BOYS GOLF LPD3 No. 6 Grosse Ile repeated as champion of its Marauder Invitational – Southgate News-Herald

10. SOFTBALL Division 1 top-ranked Hudsonville moved ahead for good in the sixth inning during a 4-3 win over No. 6 Grand Haven – Local Sports Journal