Today in the MHSAA: 1/30/18
January 30, 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.
Today's Top 10
1. Girls Basketball: Monica Williams’ steal and layup during the final minute gave Detroit Mumford a 52-50 win over Cass Tech and a second straight Detroit Public School League West Division 1 championship – Detroit News
2. Skiing: Petoskey’s boys and Traverse City West’s girls won the second Big North Conference race this season – Petoskey News-Review
3. Girls Basketball: Flat Rock came back from a seven-point halftime deficit to upset Carleton Airport 57-53 – Monroe Evening News
4. Girls Basketball: Jenelle Carpenter’s lone basket with 2.2 seconds to play gave Lincoln Alcona a 43-42 win over Posen – Alpena News
5. Girls Basketball: Ski Valley Conference leader Gaylord St. Mary downed Highland Conference second-place Lake City 60-35 – Gaylord Herald Times
6. Boys Basketball: Iron Mountain improved to 11-0 with a 56-46 win over Negaunee – Marquette Mining Journal
7. Boys Basketball: Escanaba came back from a halftime deficit to down Sault Ste. Marie 60-48 and improve to 10-1 – Escanaba Daily Press
8. Health & Safety: Greenville’s Jeff “Doc” Day, said to be one of the first fulltime, school-sponsored trainers in the state, retired after 41 years caring for the school’s athletes – Greenville Daily News
9. Football: Previously successful Holt, Dansville and Eaton Rapids coach Mike Smith will take over at Lansing Everett, where he’s also serving as athletic director – Lansing State Journal
10. Multi-Sport Participation: The MHSAA and school administrators are working to combat specialization and promote multi-sport participation; this report explains some of that effort – State Champs Sports Network
Also of note …
Football: Looking for a Michigan player to follow during the Super Bowl? Check out former Detroit Crockett star Brandon Graham, who plays defensive end and serves as a captain for the Eagles but during high school played offense, defense, kicked and punted (note: Crockett did not win an MHSAA football title, as reported) – Sports Talk Philly
Today in the MHSAA: 10/27/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 27, 2025
1. FIELD HOCKEY Ann Arbor Pioneer claimed the inaugural MHSAA Finals championship with a 2-0 win over Dexter – MHSAA.com
2. BOYS TENNIS Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood edged Detroit Country Day for the Lower Peninsula Division 3 Finals title, joining Troy, Birmingham Seaholm and Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett as this season’s winners – MHSAA.com
3. CROSS COUNTRY The No. 7-ranked Cadillac girls claimed their first Regional title in this sport, winning in LPD2 – Cadillac News
4. CROSS COUNTRY The No. 8 Pinckney girls and No. 11 Fenton boys won LPD2 Regional championships, Fenton ending Pinckney’s five-year boys title run – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
5. CROSS COUNTRY Romeo’s No. 3-ranked girls and boys teams swept LPD1 Regional titles – Macomb Daily Girls | Boys
6. CROSS COUNTRY Gaylord’s Kate Berkshire won her third Regional championship, in Division 2 – Petoskey News-Review
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fremont defeated Ludington in the West Michigan Conference Lakes Tournament championship match to split the overall league title with the Orioles – Ludington Daily News
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 9 Edwardsburg finished a perfect run through the Wolverine Conference with a sweep of Niles – Niles Daily Star
9. CROSS COUNTRY The No. 10 Traverse City St. Francis girls and No. 3 Charlevoix boys claimed LPD3 Regional titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. CROSS COUNTRY Six Saginaw-area runners won Regional individual championships – Saginaw News