Today in the MHSAA: 1/29/20

January 29, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

As anticipated, this week already has been full of standings and rankings-rocking results on the basketball court – plus a big one Tuesday in the pool.

1. Boys Basketball: Iron Mountain downed Negaunee 69-51 in a matchup of undefeated rivals in front of a capacity crowd in the Miners’ gym – Escanaba Daily Press

2. Girls Basketball: Bloomfield Hills Marian avenged its earlier loss to rival Farmington Hills Mercy, 36-29 – State Champs Sports Network

3. Boys Swimming & Diving: Holland Christian – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – edged No. 6 Hamilton 97-88 – Holland Sentinel

4. Girls Basketball: Chelsea downed Tecumseh 42-28 in a matchup of top-ranked Division 2 teams – Chelsea Sun Times News

5. Girls Basketball: Southfield Arts & Technology delivered Flint Carman-Ainsworth’s first defeat, 59-47 – Flint Journal

6. Boys Basketball: Whitehall handed Fremont its first loss of this season, 68-66 – Local Sports Journal

7. Girls Basketball: Ann Arbor Huron came back from a 10-point deficit to get past Saline 60-56 – Saline Post

8. Boys Basketball: Hudsonville held on to continue its undefeated start with a 53-49 win over Holland West Ottawa – FOX 17

9. Boys Basketball: Goodrich came out on top in a matchup of Flint Metro League leaders, 46-44 over Linden – ABC 12

10. Boys Basketball: Beal City earned a 51-49 upset of McBain – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: Gabby Fogarty went over 1,000 career points in Marsyville’s 49-46 win over Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse – Macomb Daily

Boys Basketball: Coldwater fell to Grand Ledge 65-48, but Dylan Targgart went over 1,000 career points – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Girls Basketball: Aubrie Zeunen became Temperance Bedford’s career assist leader during a 55-22 win over Ann Arbor Skyline – Monroe News

Today in the MHSAA: 10/30/17

October 30, 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. Cross Country: Lansing Catholic swept girls and boys Division 2 Regional titles; both teams are ranked No. 1, and the Cougars girls finished just ahead of No. 4 DeWitt – Lansing State Journal

2. Cross Country: Harbor Springs’ boys (No. 15 in LPD3) won their fourth straight Regional title, while No. 5 Traverse City St. Francis won the girls championship – Petoskey News-Review

3. Cross Country: Ann Arbor Pioneer swept a pair of Division 1 Regional titles; Pioneer’s girls are ranked No. 1 and the boys are No. 2 and came in ahead of No. 4 Saline – Saline Post Girls | Boys

4. Cross Country: The No. 5 St. Clair boys continued dominating with a Division 2 Regional title, while the Marysville girls won their first in more than a quarter century – Port Huron Times Herald

5. Cross Country: Northville’s girls (No. 3 in LPD1) won a Regional title ahead of runner-up No. 8 Salem – Observer & Eccentric

6. Cross Country: Pewamo-Westphalia also swept Regional titles in Division 3, the No. 6-ranked girls ahead of runner-up Byron and the No. 5 boys ahead of honorable mention Ithaca – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

7. Volleyball: Manton downed Lake City, McBain Northern Michigan Christian, Leroy Pine River and Beal City to claim the Highland Conference championship for the first time – Cadillac News

8. Boys Soccer: No. 7 Coldwater scored the game’s lone goal to claim a Division 2 Regional title over Stevensville Lakeshore – Coldwater Daily Reporter

9. Cross Country: Milford’s girls (tied for No. 10 in LPD1) edged Waterford Mott by three points to claim a Division 1 Regional title, while No. 5 White Lake Lakeland dominated the boys race – Observer & Eccentric Girls | Boys

10. Volleyball: Class A honorable mention Midland claimed the overall Saginaw Valley League championship by avenging its lone league loss to Davison at the league tournament – Midland Daily News

Also of note …

Cross Country: Sand Creek’s boys (No. 9 in LPD4) edged Hudson’s by five points to win a Regional title, while the No. 5 Hudson girls prevailed as well – Adrian Daily Telegram

Cross Country: The No. 3 Romeo boys and No. 9 Clarkston girls won Division 1 Regional titles at Algonac – Macomb Daily

Cross Country: The Brighton girls (LPD1 honorable mention) made the MHSAA Finals for the 12th straight year and as a Regional champion, and the Okemos boys (also LPD1 honorable mention) won their Regional title in a tie-breaker – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Boys Soccer: East Lansing downed Petoskey 2-0 to claim a Regional title in Division 2 – Petoskey News-Review

Volleyball: Coldwater added an Interstate 8 Athletic Conference tournament championship to a perfect run through the league this fall – Coldwater Daily Reporter