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: 4/20/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 20, 2022
1. BASEBALL Division 1 top-ranked Orchard Lake St. Mary’s swept Division 3 No. 1 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett 7-2 and 8-5 – Detroit News
2. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 14 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek delivered No. 11 Troy’s first defeat this spring, 3-1 – Oakland Press
3. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 2 Stevensville Lakeshore and Portage Central split, Lakeshore coming back late in the second game to earn its victory – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
4. GIRLS SOCCER Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood edged Division 3 No. 15 Detroit Country Day 1-0 – Detroit News
5. GIRLS SOCCER Cadillac delivered Division 3 No. 14 Elk Rapids’ first loss this season, 1-0 – Cadillac News
6. GIRLS SOCCER Addison Booher scored three goals in Traverse City Central’s 6-2 win over Glen Lake – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. TRACK & FIELD Fowlerville’s girls and boys teams swept Haslett’s; Fowlerville’s girls are No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, and the boys are ranked No. 2 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. GIRLS SOCCER Evalyn Cole scored five goals with a pair of assists in Ovid-Elsie’s big win over Montrose – Owosso Argus-Press
9. GIRLS SOCCER Ila Tomko had three goals and two assists as Midland Calvary Baptist downed Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 7-3 – Midland Daily News
10. BASEBALL Ludington moved to 4-0 with a sweep of Muskegon Catholic Central – Ludington Daily News