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: 9/1/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 1, 2026

1. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 9 Frankenmuth handed No. 13 Freeland its first loss, 3-0 – Saginaw News

2. GIRLS GOLF Alpena carded a 383 to win the Traverse City West Titan Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. GIRLS GOLF Caledonia finished first as a team and Muskegon Reeths-Puffer placed the top two individuals at the second Ottawa-Kent Conference Green jamboree – Local Sports Journal

4. BOYS SOCCER Maple City Glen Lake downed Traverse City St. Francis 5-2 – MI Sports Now

5. BOYS SOCCER German exchange student Livius Guellmeister debuted with four goals in Milan’s 9-1 win over Carleton Airport – Monroe News

6. GIRLS TENNIS Ishpeming Westwood swept Gladstone – Upper Michigan’s Source

7. BOYS SOCCER Southgate Anderson earned its first Downriver League win this season, 5-2 over Taylor – Southgate News-Herald

8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Flint Powers Catholic swept Birch Run – WNEM

9. BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow opened league play with a 6-1 win over Mount Pleasant – Midland Daily News