Today in the MHSAA: 12/8/17
December 8, 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. Boys Basketball: Powers North Central’s record winning streak ended Thursday at 84, as Rapid River downed the Jets 65-43. It was North Central’s first loss since a Class D Quarterfinal on March 18, 2014 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
2. Boys Basketball: McBain emerged with a 62-50 win over Boyne City in a meeting of annual northern contenders – Cadillac News
3. Boys Basketball: Frankfort also won a matchup of teams usually among the best from the northern Lower Peninsula, edging Traverse City St. Francis 57-56 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Boys Basketball: Port Huron Northern trailed by as many as 17 before coming back to edge New Baltimore Anchor Bay 54-53 – Port Huron Times Herald
5. Girls Basketball: Braquelle Osborne scored with 11 seconds to play to lift Montague past Ravenna 49-47 – Local Sports Journal
6. Boys Basketball: Danny Nesburg’s 3-pointer in the closing seconds gave Charlevoix a dramatic comeback win over Bellaire – Petoskey News-Review
7. Boys Basketball: Posen’s Jared Sharpe scored with two seconds to play to pull his team past Rogers City 38-36 – Alpena News
8. Wrestling: Although only four wrestlers were able to take part, Coleman fielded its first team in more than 20 years Thursday for a home double dual – Midland Daily News
9. Girls Basketball: Muskegon Oakridge ran its West Michigan Conference winning streak to 66 with a 66-33 win over Hart – Local Sports Journal
10. Hockey: Howell handed Ann Arbor Skyline its first loss this winter thanks in part to a pair of short-handed goals by Billy Eskola – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Today In The MHSAA: 5/4/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 4, 2021
1. Girls Soccer: Division 2 No. 5 Linden ran its season-opening shutout streak to 10 with a 4-0 win over Fenton – WJRT
2. Softball: In her second varsity start, sophomore Amber Lamphier pitched Division 1 honorable mention Lapeer to a 1-0 win over No. 2 Grand Blanc – Flint Journal
3. Baseball: Jim Love threw a perfect game as Birmingham Seaholm downed Groves 5-0 – Oakland Press
4. Girls Soccer: Division 3 No. 15 Boyne City moved into a first-place tie in the Lake Michigan Conference with a 7-0 win over co-leader and No. 4-ranked Elk Rapids – Up North Live
5. Baseball: Lake Orion improved to 15-5 with a 3-2 win over Division 1 No. 14 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – State Champs Sports Network
6. Girls Soccer: Division 3 No. 13 Algonac moved into first alone in the Blue Water Area Conference with a 1-0 win over former co-leader Armada – Macomb Daily
7. Softball: Macy Irelan had a combined 29 strikeouts and threw a no-hitter in the second game to lead Owosso past Holly in a doubleheader sweep – Owosso Argus-Press
8. Softball: Watervliet earned an important sweep of Division 3 No. 6 Coloma, 10-0 and 14-10 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
9. Baseball: Flushing got past Lake Fenton 5-4 with three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning – Mid-Michigan Now
10. Track & Field: McBain’s girls and boys teams swept Beal City and Lake City – Cadillac News
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: St. Johns coach Mark Lasceski has stepped down with a 380-177 record over 25 seasons – Lansing State Journal
Boys Basketball: Hanover-Horton coach Chad Mortimer has stepped down with a 453-98 record over 23 seasons – Jackson Citizen Patriot