Today in the MHSAA: 1/6/16
January 6, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Tuesday’s return of a full basketball slate saw a handful of teams do just enough to remain undefeated – and a reigning champion fall for the first time since March 5, 2014.
Boys Basketball
Detroit Renaissance snapped reigning Class A champion Detroit Western International’s 31-game winning streak with a 48-39 victory in Detroit Public School League play – Detroit Free Press
East Lansing won a matchup of arguably the two best teams in the Lansing area, drilling 17 3-pointers to down Williamston 78-37 – Lansing State Journal
Hudsonville remained undefeated thanks to a last-second shot by Jared Blum that gave the Eagles their final 49-47 lead over Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills – Grand Rapids Press
Dowagiac remained undefeated despite 39 points from Niles’ Gavin Rasler, edging the Vikings 61-59 in overtime – Niles Daily Star
Girls Basketball
Saugatuck lost its last game before holiday break, but got back on the winning side thanks to go-ahead basket by Maddie Moore during the closing seconds of a 47-45 win over North Muskegon – Holland Sentinel
Maple City Glen Lake moved to 5-1 while handing Elk Rapids its first defeat of this season, 59-39 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
From Monday, Mackinaw City downed Brimley for the first time in at least seven seasons to move to 5-1 this winter – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Ice Hockey
Ethan Peitz scored a hat trick to bring Saline back from a first-period deficit for a 7-4 win over Ann Arbor Skyline – Ann Arbor News
Football
Monroe coach Eric Redmond has resigned after six seasons and a combined record of 138-69 over 20 years, with 14 more at Carleton Airport. Before returning to his alma mater, Redmond coached Airport to its first playoff berth and then 11 straight – Monroe Evening News
Today in the MHSAA: 10/7/16
October 7, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Tennis teams joined golf in playing Lower Peninsula Regionals on Thursday, with the top teams in Division 3 matching up for the second week in a row – and this time with a different result.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Cross Country
St. Clair dominated the Marysville Invitational as both the boys (No. 6 in LPD2) and girls (tied for No. 8) won championships, the undefeated boys ahead of No. 12 Croswell-Lexington and the girls ahead of New Baltimore Anchor Bay – Port Huron Times Herald
Four top-ranked teams won titles at the Gladstone Invitational: the Negaunee boys and Marquette girls in Division 1 and Ishpeming boys and girls in Division 2 – Escanaba Daily Press
Girls Golf
Division 1 No. 7 Lake Orion edged No. 4 Bloomfield Hills by nine strokes to win with 344 – Oakland Press
Stevensville Lakeshore advanced to the MHSAA Finals for the first time in six seasons after winning its Division 3 Regional. – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
Boys Soccer
Division 4 No. 16 Harbor Springs scored twice during the final 18 minutes to down Division 3 No. 12 Charlevoix in Lake Michigan Conference play – Petoskey News
Division 1 No. 4 Ann Arbor Skyline improved to 15-0 with a 5-0 win over Monroe after leading 1-0 at the break – Detroit News
Boys Tennis
No. 5 St. Joseph won its 18th Regional title in 20 seasons, finishing ahead of No. 10 Coldwater in Division 3 by scoring 31 of a possible 32 points – Kalamazoo Gazette
After falling to No. 2 Detroit Country Day in a dual last week, top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood came back to win their Division 3 Regional – Oakland Press
Volleyball
Unranked Camden-Frontier earned a split with Class D No. 7 Pittsford in Southern Central Athletic Association play – Hillsdale Daily News
Class A No. 10 Macomb Dakota came back from a 2-0 deficit to down Marysville in five games – Clinton Township Voice