Today In The MHSAA: 2/11/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 11, 2022

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sanford Meridian clinched its first Jack Pine Conference championship since 2006 with a 46-43 overtime win over Farwell – Midland Daily News

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 4 McBain Northern Michigan Christian’s Trevin Winkle reached 1,000 career points in his team’s outright Highland Conference-clinching win over Lake City – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Erie Mason clinched the Tri-County Conference championship with a 61-54 win over Morenci – Monroe News

4. WRESTLING No. 4 Gaylord secured an 18th-straight District title with a pair of wins in Division 2 – Petoskey News-Review

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Macomb Dakota earned coach Phil McCune his 300th win, 43-41 over Division 1 No. 7 Grosse Pointe North – Macomb Daily

6. WRESTLING No. 4 Union City ran its District title streak to three with a Division 4 championship – Coldwater Daily Reporter

7. WRESTLING Lakeview repeated as a Division 4 District champion, at Carson City-Crystal – Greenville Daily News

8. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Ann Arbor Pioneer, No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, swam to three pool records during its win over LPD2 honorable mention Dexter – We Love Ann Arbor

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Kalamazoo Loy Norrix earned its first win over Kalamazoo Central since 2013, 54-53 on a halfcourt shot – Kalamazoo Gazette

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Stockbridge moved into first place in the Greater Lansing Activities Conference with a 53-35 win over former leader and Division 3 No. 20 Leslie – Jackson Citizen Patriot

Today in the MHSAA: 10/17/17

October 17, 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. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 18 Novi scored the game’s lone goal to upset No. 9 Northville in a District opener – Observer & Eccentric

2. Boys Soccer: Manistee scored the winning goal on a penalty kick in overtime to upset No. 15 Whitehall 2-1 in a Division 3 first-round game – Manistee News-Advocate

3. Boys Soccer: Pontiac won its first District game in program history, downing Armada 3-2 in Division 2 – Oakland Press

4. Boys Soccer: DeWitt took East Lansing to overtime before the Trojans emerged with a 2-1 win in a Division 2 opener – Lansing State Journal

5. Boys Soccer: No. 12 Plymouth also survived a close Division 1 opener, clipping Salem 1-0 – Observer & Eccentric

6. Volleyball: Unranked Lapeer was the big winner of its tri-match, downing Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary and also Class B No. 9 Freeland in five sets – Saginaw News

7. Boys Soccer: Howell broke a tie with Pinckney late to emerge with a 2-1 win in Division 1 after playing the Pirates in overtime two of the last three seasons – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. Football: Coming off Farmington Hills Harrison coach John Herrington tying the MHSAA record for football wins (and since breaking it) held by Birmingham Brother Rice’s Al Fracassa, the Observer & Eccentric interviewed the legends together – Observer & Eccentric

9. Multi-Sport Athletes: Grand Haven athletic director Scott Robertson wrote a guest column for his local paper explaining the benefits of the multi-sport experience, citing a recent star at his school known well by fans statewide – Grand Haven Tribune

10. Mascots: We know our school’s mascot, but do we know why that mascot was chosen? The Tri-County Times dives into the backstories of four schools’ mascots in its area – Tri-County Times