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: 9/24/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 24, 2026

1. BOYS TENNIS Traverse City Central ran its Big North Conference title streak to 23 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. GIRLS GOLF Frankenmuth – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – clinched the Tri-Valley Conference Red title with a win in the final league jamboree – Saginaw News

3. BOYS SOCCER Hemlock clinched the Tri-Valley Conference Blue championship with a 1-0 win over Saginaw Valley Lutheran – WNEM

4. GIRLS TENNIS Marquette repeated as Great Northern Conference Tournament champion – Upper Michigan’s Source

5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 4 Parma Western held on to claim a five-set win over No. 7 Marshall – Jackson Citizen Patriot

6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 10 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central came back from a 2-1 deficit to defeat Division 2 honorable mention Flat Rock in five – Monroe News

7. GIRLS GOLF Alpena carded a 374 to win the Cadillac Invitational – Cadillac News

8. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 5 Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian defeated No. 14  Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 6-0 – WOOD TV

9. BOYS SOCCER Sterling Heights Stevenson extended its lead in the Macomb Area Conference White with a 5-2 win over Clinton Township Chippewa Valley – Macomb Daily

10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Stevensville Lakeshore and St. Joseph traded sets before the Lancers completed the win in five – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium