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: 10/6/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 6, 2026
1. BOYS TENNIS Imlay City won the Blue Water Athletic Conference Tournament to claim its first league title in this sport since 1984 – Flint Journal
2. GIRLS GOLF Standish-Sterling earned its first Finals appearance in this sport with a runner-up finish at its Lower Peninsula Division 3 Regional – Bay City Times
3. GIRLS GOLF Honorable mention St. Joseph edged No. 9 Plainwell by four strokes to win their LPD2 Regional – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
4. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Edsel Ford locked up a fourth-straight Downriver League title with a scoreless draw against Lincoln Park – Southgate News-Herald
5. BOYS SOCCER Sterling Heights Stevenson completed an outright Macomb Area Conference White championship run with a 4-1 win over Warren Cousino – Macomb Daily
6. BOYS SOCCER Ludington clinched the West Michigan Conference championship in shutting out Shelby 4-0 – Ludington Daily News
7. GIRLS GOLF No. 3 Okemos was first and No. 8 Grand Blanc second at the Lower Peninsula Division 1 Regional at Forest Akers East –Lansing State Journal
8. BOYS TENNIS LPD3 No. 4 Ann Arbor Greenhills handed LPD2 No. 3 Midland Dow its first loss, 6-2 – Midland Daily News
9. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Grosse Ile downed Flat Rock 108-75 to remain first in the Huron League – Southgate News-Herald
10. BOYS SOCCER Big Rapids advanced in the Central State Activities Association Tournament with a 4-0 semifinal win over Newaygo – Big Rapids Pioneer