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: 5/11/17

May 11, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Michigan’s schools are celebrating the first track & field league championships of 2017 as Regionals draw near beginning a week from Friday.

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.

Baseball

Division 1 No. 18 Brighton clinched its seventh league title in nine seasons, sweeping Grand Blanc to secure the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West championship – Livingston County Daily Press & Argus

Boys Golf

Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 4 Flint Powers Catholic won its Saginaw Valley League jamboree with a 299, led by senior Blaise Vanitvelt’s 67 – Flint Journal

Boys Lacrosse

Division 1 top-ranked Birmingham Brother Rice downed Division 2 No. 4 Detroit Country Day 15-5 in a matchup of two of Michigan’s annual powers – Oakland Press

Girls Soccer

Portage Central, No. 17 in Division 1, downed Division 2 No. 5 Richland Gull Lake 2-0, handing Gull Lake its first Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference loss in four years – Kalamazoo Gazette

Softball

Division 1 No. 8 Howell secured the KLAA West championship with a sweep of Milford, its second title in three seasons – Livingston County Daily Press & Argus

Track & Field

Battle Creek St. Philip swept Southern Central Athletic Association West championships, with Colon second in both meets; St. Phil’s boys are ranked No. 5 in LP Division 4 – Battle Creek Enquirer

The Pittsford girls, No. 3 in LP Division 4, and Hillsdale Academy boys won the SCAA East championships – Hillsdale Daily News

The Rock Mid Peninsula girls won their invitational by 33 points over Engadine, while Engadine won the boys meet – Escanaba Daily Press

For the second time in a week, Ithaca thrower Alex VanDeWeghe broke a school record set in 1988, this time in the discus with a toss of 154-10 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Brethren’s boys claimed the West Michigan D League championship – Manistee News Advocate

From Tuesday, Ubly swept the championships at the Laker Rotary Invitational at Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port, edging Bad Axe in both meets – Huron Daily Tribune