Today in the MHSAA: 1/9/20
January 9, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A streak-ending upset on the ice and one of the winter’s first big events on the snow highlighted a Wednesday full of headliners indoors and out across Michigan.
1. Hockey: Division 3 No. 6 Grosse Pointe South scored the first goal given up by Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central in more than 17 periods and went on to a 4-3 win – Observer & Eccentric
2. Skiing: Harbor Springs’ girls and Petoskey’s boys paced strong fields in winning Petoskey-Harbor Invitational titles – Petoskey News-Review Girls | Boys
3. Girls Basketball: Unbeaten Manton came back from an 11-point deficit to get past Maple City Glen Lake 58-54 – Cadillac News
4. Boys Basketball: Despite 30 points by Rapid River’s Tyler Sundling, Munising held on 54-50 to remain undefeated – Escanaba Daily Press
5. Girls Basketball: Niles trailed 9-0 early but came back to deliver Buchanan’s first loss, 48-40 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
6. Gymnastics: Coldwater outpaced Saline by more than four points and in the process also qualified for Regional competition – Coldwater Daily Reporter
7. Hockey: Steven Miller scored his final two goals of a hat trick over the final five minutes to help Division 2 No. 8 Howell to a 6-4 win over Canton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. Hockey: Davison edged Flint Powers 3-2 in a matchup of top programs from the Flint area – WJRT
9. Boys Basketball: Niles Brandywine handed Fennville its first loss, 61-49 – FOX 17
10. Boys Basketball: Orchard Lake St. Mary’s rode a big second quarter to a 61-44 win over Ann Arbor Pioneer – We Love Ann Arbor
Today in the MHSAA: 9/27/17
September 27, 2017
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. Volleyball: Class A No. 3 Lake Orion swept rival and No. 6-ranked Clarkston to create a three-way tie for first in the Oakland Activities Association Red with honorable mention Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Oakland Press
2. Girls Golf: Brighton, No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, shot a 306 to finish 24 strokes ahead of runner-up and No. 7 Northville and win the Jim Sander Memorial Tournament – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Cross Country: The Houghton boys (UPD1 No. 1) and Negaunee girls (UPD1 No. 3) won El Harger Memorial Invitational championships in Munising, Houghton’s boys ahead of Ishpeming (UPD2 No. 1) and Negaunee’s girls ahead of Sault Ste. Marie (UPD1 No. 1) – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
4. Boys Soccer: North Farmington goalkeeper Zach Shuk earned his sixth straight shutout in a 2-0 win over Birmingham Seaholm – Detroit News
5. Volleyball: Macomb Dakota stayed undefeated in the Macomb Area Conference Red with a sweep of New Baltimore Anchor Bay; both teams are honorable mentions in Class A – Macomb Daily
6. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD2 No. 10 Byron Center came on strong at the end to edge LPD1 honorable mention Zeeland 96-89 – Holland Sentinel
7. Girls Golf: LPD2 top-ranked Midland Dow shot a 324 to win its own invitational, finishing 20 strokes better than the field – Midland Daily News
8. Girls Golf: LPD2 No. 3 St. Joseph continued its season dominance, winning the Sturgis Invitational with a 354, four strokes ahead of Battle Creek Lakeview – Sturgis Journal
9. Volleyball: Lake Linden-Hubbell has won seven straight league championships and took a big step toward making it eight with a sweep of top challenger Chassell – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
10. Volleyball: Muskegon Reeths-Puffer stopped four-time reigning Ottawa-Kent Conference Black champion Muskegon Mona Shores in five sets – Local Sports Journal