Today in the MHSAA: 2/12/18
February 12, 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. Hockey: Division 3 No. 4 Houghton scored all four of its goals in the third period to come back from a 3-0 deficit and defeat top-ranked Hancock 4-3 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
2. Boys Basketball: Detroit Edison Public School Academy’s 59-51 win over reigning champion Detroit Cass Tech was the most notable of Detroit Public School League tournament games over the weekend – Detroit News
3. Girls Basketball: Midland Dow avenged a 12-point December loss to rival Midland with a 52-33 rematch win – Midland Daily News
4. Girls basketball: Schoolcraft moved to 17-0 and clinched the Southwestern Athletic Conference Valley title with a 57-39 win over Kalamazoo Hackett – JoeInsider.com
5. Girls Basketball: Posen clinched the North Star League Little Dipper title with a 47-33 win over Whittemore-Prescott – Alpena News
6. Hockey: Traverse City West downed Alpena 1-0 to claim the Big North Conference championship outright – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. Wrestling: No. 6 Hartland advanced all 14 of its wrestlers from Saturday’s Division 1 Individual District – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. Wrestling: Top-ranked Hudson also sent 14 wrestlers on to Regionals in Division 4 action – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. Boys Bowling: Gaylord earned a share of the Northern Michigan Bowling Conference championship with wins over Sault Ste. Marie and St. Ignace – Gaylord Herald Times
10. Hockey: Division 2 No. 6 Saline twice came back from one-goal deficits to tie No. 2 Plymouth 2-2 – Saline Post
Today in the MHSAA: 10/28/15
October 28, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Tuesday may have been the most eventful weekday of the 2015 fall season so far, with ranked teams matchup up all over the Boys Soccer Regional Tournament, league champions crowned in volleyball and two of the state’s major powers in swimming and diving matching up for a history-making finish. And be sure to also check out excellent coverage of the MHSAA’s concussion care efforts this fall.
Boys Soccer
Division 1 No. 10 Portage Northern shut out No. 16 Grand Haven; the shutout was the Huskies’ third straight during the playoffs – Kalamazoo Gazette
Division 1 No. 5 Detroit Catholic Central went to overtime with No. 20 Grand Blanc before scoring their game’s only goal – Mlive-Detroit
Division 2 No. 3 Mattawan edged top-ranked Holland Christian 1-0, handing the Maroons their first and only loss this fall – Kalamazoo Gazette
Reigning Division 2 champion East Lansing, ranked No. 5, edged No. 6 Spring Lake 2-1 as the teams faced off in the tournament for the third straight season – Mlive-Lansing
Division 3 No. 3 Williamston survived a tough challenge from unranked Freeland, knocking out the Falcons 1-0 on a penalty kick – Saginaw News
Division 3 No. 7 Paw Paw ended the season for No. 4 and reigning champion Hudsonville Unity Christian – Kalamazoo Gazette
Division 4 top-ranked Lansing Christian scored three first-half goals to down No. 4 Royal Oak Shrine – Lansing State Journal
Girls Swimming and Diving
Holland Christian, ranked No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, topped LPD2 No. 9 Holland for the first time in this sport in 15 years – Holland Sentinel
Volleyball
Utica Eisenhower earned a share of the Macomb Area Conference White championship with a win over New Baltimore Anchor Bay; both are honorable mentions in Class A – Macomb Daily
Class A No. 3 Grand Haven fell to unranked East Kentwood to start Tuesday, but came back to beat Holland West Ottawa and clinch the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red title, its first league title since 2012 – Muskegon Chronicle
Buchanan, a Class B honorable mention, tied a school record for victories with its 45th win Tuesday – Niles Daily Star
Niles, unranked in Class B, downed Class D No. 2 Battle Creek St. Philip before falling to Class A No. 9 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central in four sets including two decided by two points – Niles Daily Star
Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart defeated Coleman in a matchup of undefeated teams in Mid-State Activities Conference play, but they could meet again at Saturday’s league tournament – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Good Read (and View)
The MHSAA has continued to take significant steps to provide the best possible care when concussions are suspected and treated, and WXYZ in Detroit reported on a few of this fall's developments – WXYZ.com