Today In The MHSAA: 12/7/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 7, 2021

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice opened with an 86-68 win over reigning Division 1 champion Grand Blanc – MLive-Detroit

2. BOYS BASKETBALL DaMarquss Palmreuter keyed Reese’s big opening-night win over Bridgeport – Bay City Times

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Freshman Bradley Richards put up a stunning double-double in his high school debut as Fruitport Calvary Christian defeated Pentwater – MuskegonSports.com

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ryleigh Zinn filled the stat sheet as Genesee edged Bay City All Saints 40-38 – Bay City Times

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Swan Valley came back from a 13-point deficit to defeat Chesaning 61-57 – Saginaw News

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Constantine began its season with a 50-40 win over Berrien Springs – JoeInsider.com

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Hartland opened with a 56-51 win over Saginaw Heritage – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Utica opened with a 55-47 victory over Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Macomb Daily

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Four Ravenna players scored in double figures as the team defeated Grand Rapids West Michigan Aviation Academy 65-50 – MuskegonSports.com

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Braden Hill’s 29 points led Charlotte past Jonesville 69-56 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

Today in the MHSAA: 10/23/17

October 23, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

Today's Top 10

1. Girls Golf: Harbor Springs claimed its first MHSAA Finals championship, and Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern claimed its first since 1982 on Saturday; Traverse City West also won for the second time in three years and Macomb Lutheran North won for the second year in a row but in a new division – Second Half

2. Boys Tennis: Okemos finished undefeated to claim its first MHSAA Finals title in a decade, while Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood and Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett repeated and Bloomfield Hills High School locked down its second title in three seasons – Second Half

3. Boys Cross Country: New champions rose at the Upper Peninsula Finals as Houghton, Bessemer Gogebic and Brimley claimed titles – Second Half

4. Girls Cross Country: Marquette, St. Ignace and Chassell claimed the girls titles at the Upper Peninsula Finals, St. Ignace for the first time in Division 2 and ahead of three-time reigning champion Ishpeming – Second Half

5. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 3 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian claimed a District title with a 2-0 win over top-ranked Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian – Local Sports Journal

6. Boys Soccer: Division 2 No. 7 Coldwater claimed its first District title in boys soccer with a 3-2 overtime win over rival and No. 6-ranked Marshall, which had beaten Coldwater twice this fall – Coldwater Daily Reporter

7. Cross Country: The Traverse City West girls, No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, finished two points ahead of rival and No. 5-ranked Central to win the Northern Michigan Cross Country Championships; West also won the boys title, by 60 points – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. Cross Country: The St. Clair boys, No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, finished off a Macomb Area Conference White championship and also won the overall MAC title finishing ahead of 35 others from the league’s various divisions – Port Huron Times Herald

9. Volleyball: Class D No. 10 Muskegon Catholic Central won its first volleyball league title, downing Ludington and Manistee to claim the Lakes 8 Conference tournament and overall championships – Local State Journal

10. Boys Soccer: Midland Dow improved to 22-3-1 with a 1-0 Division 1 District Final win over Traverse City Central after losing in District Finals the last two seasons – Midland Daily News

Also of note ...

Volleyball: Class C top-ranked Bronson moved into the Big 8 Conference this season and finishing the volleyball league season by winning the conference tournament and outright title – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Volleyball: Whitehall beat Hart and Class C honorable mentions Shelby and Ravenna at the West Michigan Conference tournament to claim the overall league title – Local State Journal