Today in the MHSAA: 1/31/18

January 31, 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. Boys Basketball: Reigning Class A champion Clarkston handed Hazel Park its first loss of the season, 70-39, in the first of two league matchups this season between the expected statewide contenders – Detroit News

2. Girls Basketball: East Lansing downed Williamston 63-43 in a matchup of highly-ranked teams that were both undefeated entering the night – Lansing State Journal

3. Girls Basketball: Charlevoix’s 58-42 win over Traverse City Central saw Charlevoix’s Elise Stuck score a school-record 43 points and Central’s Margot Woughter go over 1,000 for her career – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. Hockey: Teddy Randell returned from an injury to score twice for Division 3 top-ranked Hancock in a 3-1 win over No. 3 Calumet – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

5. Hockey: Division 2 No. 4 Hartland’s goal with 4:33 to play pushed it past Division 1 No. 3 Brighton 2-1 in a matchup of Kensington Lakes Activities Association powers – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. Boys Basketball: Marine City Cardinal Mooney downed Detroit Cristo Rey 74-66 to claim its first league title since 2009 – Port Huron Times Herald

7. Girls Basketball: Muskegon held off Grand Haven 39-37 in a matchup of top Class A teams from the west side of the state – Local Sports Journal

8. Girls Basketball: Haley Griffin scored 15 points in a 46-30 win over Grand Rapids Wellspring to set Holland Black River’s career scoring record – Holland Sentinel

9. Girls Basketball: St. Johns’ Maddie Maloney went over 1,000 career points in her team’s 52-38 win over Grand Ledge – Lansing State Journal

10. Girls Basketball: Eighth-place Roscommon upset Jack Pine Conference leader Gladwin 54-50 – Midland Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 10/9/18

October 9, 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.

1. Boys Soccer: Lincoln Alcona clinched a share of a sixth straight North Star League title with a win over Fairview – Alpena News

2. Cross Country: The Ishpeming Westwood girls and Upper Peninsula Division 2 top-ranked Ishpeming boys won Mid-Peninsula Conference championships – Marquette Mining Journal

3. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 4 Kalamazoo Hackett claimed a second straight outright Southwestern Athletic Conference championship with a 4-3 win over Fennville – JoeInsider.com

4. Boys Soccer: Hillsdale Academy finished a repeat run as Independent Soccer League West champion with a win over Jonesville – Hillsdale Daily News

5. Girls Golf: Myra Becksfort led Hamilton to the Wooden Show Invitational title with her second individual championship at the event – Holland Sentinel

6. Boys Tennis: LPD4 No. 3 Allegan was first and Sturgis second at the Wolverine Conference tournament – Sturgis Journal

7. Boys Tennis: LPD2 No. 6 Midland Dow earned coach Terry Schwartzkopf his 200th career victory in a win over Davison – Midland Daily News

8. Volleyball: Beaverton improved to 33-2-2 with a three-set win over Division 4 No. 10 Onaway – Midland Daily News

9. Volleyball: Petoskey improved to 30-4-1 with a three-set win at Sault Ste. Marie – Petoskey News-Review

10. Volleyball: Escanaba came back after losing the first set to defeat Norway 3-1 – Escanaba Daily Press

Also of note …

Cross Country: Fraser’s boys clinched the Macomb Area Conference Blue dual meet championship with an undefeated record – the first league title of any sort for a Fraser cross country team – C&G Newspapers