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: 9/23/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 23, 2026

1. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 6 Lansing Eastern clinched its first league championship in this sport with a win over St. Johns – Lansing State Journal

2. GIRLS GOLF Muskegon Reeths-Puffer scored a 354 to take back the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championship – Local Sports Journal

3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 2 Roscommon defeated No. 7 Manton in five sets – MI Sports Now

4. GIRLS GOLF Elk Rapids – No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – carded a 363 to win the Harbor Springs Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. CROSS COUNTRY Grosse Pointe South swept Macomb Area Conference White victories – Macomb Daily

6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Baraga won its 15th straight match, in five sets over Painesdale Jeffers – Upper Michigan’s Source

7. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 7 Birmingham Seaholm got past Bloomfield Hills 1-0 – Oakland Press

8. CROSS COUNTRY The New Boston Huron girls and Carleton Airport boys won the first Huron League jamborees – Monroe News

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Madison Vennix served 15 straight points for Big Rapids during its four-set win over Newaygo – Big Rapids Pioneer

10. BOYS TENNIS LPD2 No. 3 Midland Dow continued its undefeated season with a sweep of Midland High – Midland Daily News