Today in the MHSAA: 1/6/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 6, 2023
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Trenton Taratuta went over 1,000 career points in Hillman’s 62-47 win over Posen – Alpena News
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bay City All Saints downed Carsonville-Port Sanilac 42-23 in a matchup of North Central Thumb League Stripes co-champions from last season – Bay City Times
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Blanchard Montabella moved into first place alone in the Mid-State Activities Conference with a 59-33 win over Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL West Bloomfield ran its league winning streak to 27 with its latest over Clarkston – Oakland Press
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Flint Powers Catholic led by one at halftime, but Beecher emerged with an 81-57 victory – Mid-Michigan Now
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Croswell-Lexington handed Yale its first loss of the season, 67-52 – Port Huron Times Herald
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Taylor Trillium moved to 5-0 in handing Detroit Northwestern its first loss, 78-57 – Detroit News
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Concord held off Homer’s comeback attempt for a 45-43 win – Jackson Citizen Patriot
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Laingsburg earned a key league win 64-46 over Pewamo-Westphalia – Lansing State Journal
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Levi Schultz scored 31 points to lead Traverse City Christian past Ellsworth 79-61 – Up North Live
Today in the MHSAA: 2/27/18
February 27, 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 Skiing: Petoskey tied an MHSAA boys skiing record with its eighth straight Finals championship, in Division 2, and Marquette won its sixth straight in Division 1 – Second Half
2. Girls Skiing: Marquette claimed its third straight Division 1 title, while Houghton-Hancock made it an Upper Peninsula sweep with a comeback win in Division 2 – Second Half
3. Girls Basketball: Bethany Baldwin went over 2,000 career points with 41 total in Watersmeet’s 64-46 win over Bessemer in a Class D District opener – Ironwood Daily Globe
4. Girls Basketball: Port Huron upset rival Port Huron Northern 52-49 in overtime to kick off their Class A District – Port Huron Times Herald
5. Girls Basketball: Maple City Glen Lake downed Traverse City St. Francis 52-47 in Class C in a matchup of teams that entered a combined 35-5 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. Girls Basketball: Detroit Catholic League Central co-champ Farmington Hills Mercy hung on for a 51-48 Class A win over Birmingham Groves, the co-champ of the Oakland Activities Association White – Oakland Press
7. Hockey: Byron Center took Holland West Ottawa to double overtime before West Ottawa emerged with a 3-2 win in a Division 1 Pre-Regional – Holland Sentinel
8. Girls Basketball: Alycia Patterson’s last second shot got Niles past Buchanan 44-42 in a Class B opener – South Bend Tribune
9. Hockey: Division 1 No. 6 Utica Eisenhower opened its Pre-Regional with a 5-0 win over previously-ranked Rochester United – Macomb Daily
10. Girls Basketball: Big Rapids opened with a 50-28 win over Alma in Class B to set up another matchup with rival Stanton Central Montcalm – Big Rapids News
Also of note ...
Girls Basketball: Wayne Memorial's Camree' Clegg, East Lansing's Jaida Hampton, Ypsilanti Arbor Prep's Lasha Petree and Detroit Country Day's Kaela Webb are candidates for this season's Miss Basketball Award – Detroit Free Press