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: 10/7/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 7, 2025
1. GIRLS GOLF Avery Manning won a fourth Lower Peninsula Division 2 Regional individual title as her No. 2-ranked Dexter team also was victorious – Ann Arbor News
2. GIRLS GOLF No. 2 Montague edged No. 6 Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian by a stroke to win their Division 4 Regional – Local Sports Journal
3. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Heights Crestwood downed Division 2 No. 9 Melvindale 3-1 to earn a share of the Western Wayne Athletic Conference championship – Southgate News-Herald
4. GIRLS GOLF No. 9 Elk Rapids carded a 364 to win its LPD4 Regional by 29 strokes – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. BOYS SOCCER Warren Mott downed Clawson and got an assist from New Haven to secure the Macomb Area Conference Gold title outright – Macomb Daily
6. BOYS TENNIS Bay City Western ended Essexville Garber’s three-year reign at the Bay County Championship – Bay City Times
7. GIRLS GOLF Owosso edged Alpena by a stroke to win their LPD2 Regional – Petoskey News-Review
8. BOYS SOCCER Asher Clark reached 50 goals for the season in Bay City John Glenn’s 5-3 win over Mount Pleasant – Bay City Times
9. BOYS SOCCER Tecumseh scored during the final minutes to get past Division 3 honorable mention Brooklyn Columbia Central 2-1 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
10. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 10 Hancock continued its successful run with a four-set win over L’Anse – Upper Michigan’s Source