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: 9/12/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 12, 2023

1. GIRLS GOLF Bay City John Glenn won the Bay County championship with a 386, and Kiera Inda was a repeat medalist – Bay City Times

2. GIRLS GOLF Brighton – top-ranked in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – shot a 310 to win its Coach Miller Invitational by 57 strokes – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 top-ranked Hudsonville Unity Christian earned an impressive 4-2 league win over Division 2 No. 8 Fruitport – FOX 17

4. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 7 Traverse City St. Francis earned a close three-set win over Cadillac as part of a quad – Cadillac News

5. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 7 Linden and Flushing played to a 2-2 draw – WJRT

6. GIRLS GOLF Freeland shot a 376 to win the Shark Invitational in St. Louis – Big Rapids Pioneer

7. BOYS SOCCER Gladwin got past Clare 5-2 with three goals from Treyton Siegert – MI Sports Now

8. BOYS SOCCER Kyler Marshall led Niles Brandywine past New Buffalo with three goals – Niles Daily Star

9. BOYS SOCCER Kalkaska set itself up to become part of a league title race with a 5-4 win over Charlevoix – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. BOYS SOCCER Grand Blanc came back from a one-goal deficit to get past Midland 3-1 – Midland Daily News