Today in the MHSAA: 2/11/19
February 11, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
League titles were earned in hockey, bowling and basketball over the weekend, and hundreds of Michigan wrestlers took their first steps toward this season’s Individual Finals at Ford Field.
1. Girls Basketball: Detroit Edison edged Saginaw Heritage 41-37, although Edison was missing two starters with injuries and Heritage was without injured star Moira Joiner – MLive-Detroit
2. Hockey: The Division 1 No. 11 Traverse City Bay Reps downed Petoskey 5-4 in overtime to secure the Northern Michigan Hockey League championship – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. Boys Basketball: Linden downed Flushing 48-35 to clinch a share of its first league title since 1996 – WNEM
4. Boys Basketball: Kalamazoo Central won its fifth straight Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference East title with a 73-41 victory over Loy Norrix – JoeInsider.com
5. Girls Basketball: St. Ignace remains undefeated after handing two-loss Kingsley a 68-37 defeat – MI Sports Now
6. Girls Basketball: Hartland handed Brighton its first defeat, 46-35, to move into a first-place tie in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West – State Champs!
7. Wrestling: No. 5 Hartland and No. 2 Brighton both advanced all 14 of their wrestlers from Division 1 Individual District competition – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. Bowling: Midland Bullock Creek locked up both the girls and boys Tri-Valley Conference Central titles – Midland Daily News
9. Competitive Cheer: Sanford Meridian won Division 4 and the overall meet title with a season-high 774.02 at the Houghton Lake Invitational – Midland Daily News
10. Wrestling: Division 4 No. 3 Clinton advanced all 14 of its wrestlers among 56 total from Lenawee County to move on from Individual District competition – Adrian Daily Telegram
Also of note …
Boys Basketball: Morley Stanwood clinched a share of the Central State Activities Association Silver title with a 62-50 win over Kent City – Big Rapids News
Girls Basketball: Ellie Klein scored her 1,000th career point in Essexville Garber’s 53-44 win over Bridgeport – Bay City Times
Boys Basketball: Traverse City Central’s Tobin Schwannecke went over 1,000 career points in his team’s 48-33 win over Traverse City West – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Boys Basketball: Joseph Kimmerer scored 23 points including the 1,000th of his career in Hale’s 54-49 win over AuGres-Sims – WBKB
Boys Basketball: Kinross Maplewood Baptist’s Isaiah May went over 1,000 career points in a 57-43 win over Beaver Island – MI Sports Now
Today in the MHSAA: 11/7/19
November 7, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Wednesday night was the week’s busiest for Volleyball Districts as teams all over the state earned opportunities to play for championships.
1. Volleyball: No. 7 Parma Western moved on to a Division 2 District Final with a four-set win over No. 10 Onsted – Jackson Citizen Patriot
2. Volleyball: After falling to South Lyon in District play the last two seasons, Division 1 honorable mention Brighton avenged with a sweep – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Volleyball: No. 4 Hamilton and No. 9 Holland Christian won Division 2 matches to set up a District Final meeting – Holland Sentinel
4. Volleyball: No. 5 Bronson and No. 8 Centreville swept their Division 3 District Semifinals, setting up a championship match meeting – Three Rivers News
5. Volleyball: No. 6 Kingsley’s Division 2 sweep of Sault Ste. Marie finished a perfect run at home for the Stags’ senior class – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. Volleyball: After winning its first league title since 2009, St. Johns has continued to surge and moved into a District Final with a Division 1 win over DeWitt – Lansing State Journal
7. Volleyball: After splitting the first four sets, No. 9 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek held on in the fifth to get past Rochester Adams in Division 1 – Oakland Press
8. Volleyball: Rapid River ended Munising’s two-year District title run with a Division 4 win – Escanaba Daily Press
9. Volleyball: Honorable mention Montague avenged a city tournament loss to Fruitport in a Division 2 District Semifinal win – Local Sports Journal
10. Volleyball: No. 2 Lowell moved on to a Division 1 District Final with a sweep of Rockford – FOX 17