Today in the MHSAA: 2/15/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 15, 2022
1. SKIING Petoskey swept Division 2 Regional championships at Nub’s Nob, the girls team winning its fifth straight – Petoskey News-Review Girls | Boys
2. BOWLING Wyandotte Roosevelt’s girls and boys teams finished up Downriver League championship runs – Southgate News-Herald
3. SKIING Cadillac’s boys repeated as Division 2 Regional champions and East Grand Rapids’ girls won as well at Caberfae Peaks – Cadillac News
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Oscoda avenged an earlier loss to Alcona with a 55-21 win to clinch a share of the North Star League Big Dipper championship – Bay City Times
5. BOWLING The Division 2 No. 8 Allegan girls and Niles boys won Wolverine Conference Tournament championships – JoeInsider.com
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Aiyanna Tanksley had 50 points and 20 rebounds to lead Detroit Cody to a big Public School League Tournament win over Detroit Southeastern – Detroit News
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Niles Brandywine extended its winning streak to nine with a 38-28 win over Sturgis – Niles Daily Star
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Monroe Jefferson earned its first league win since 2018-19, 39-24 over Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – Monroe News
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mason County Central improved to 11-5 with a 43-33 win over Ravenna – Ludington Daily News
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Portland St. Patrick moved to 17-0 with a 64-39 win over Saranac – Ionia Sentinel-Standard
Also of note …
FOOTBALL Longtime Clarkston coach Kurt Richardson announced his retirement, concluding with a record of 274-98 to rank 17th in MHSAA history for wins – Oakland Press
Today in the MHSAA: 8/31/15
August 31, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The final weekend of August was a giant weekend for MHSAA volleyball contenders, with some of the top regular-season events this fall providing opportunities for the best to see how they might match up when playoffs begin in two months.
Below are headlines for some of the key high school reports from across the state; the weekend’s football round-up will publish later this afternoon.
Cross Country
Muskegon Reeths-Puffer’s Maryssa Depies set a course record of 18:11.3 to win the Big Red Invitational at McGraft Park – Muskegon Chronicle
Flint Powers Catholic’s top individual finisher came in ninth, but the Chargers girls as a team were first at the Lansing Catholic Invitational – Flint Journal
The reigning Lower Peninsula Division 2 champion Grand Rapids Christian boys repeated as winner of the prestigious Benzie Central Invitational, finishing ahead of Traverse City West and Central, while Central senior Anthony Berry won individually in 15:24 – Grand Rapids Press
Boys Soccer
Tawas, a Division 3 semifinalist last season, finished first from an Elk Rapids Invitational field that included Berkley and Saginaw Nouvel – Bay City Times
Volleyball
Lake Odessa Lakewood, last season’s Class B runner-up and the second-ranked team in that class this week, eliminated Class A No. 6 Grand Rapids Christian to win the West Michigan Volleyball Officials Association tournament for the first time in a decade – Grand Rapids Press
Class A No. 4 Grand Haven continued its perfect run at its outdoor Battle of the Boardwalk tournament, sweeping three opponents to remain undefeated through the event's third year – Grand Haven Tribune
Battle Creek Harper Creek, No. 9 in Class B, improved to 17-0 by winning the Cereal City Tournament at Pennfield with a 2-1 championship match win over Temperance Bedford, an MHSAA semifinalist last season in Class A – Battle Creek Enquirer
Good Reads
The Holland Sentinel introduced its top female athletes in that area’s history Sunday, and highlighted nationally-known softball star Kathy Arendsen and her successes during one of the MHSAA’s first Softball Finals – Holland Sentinel
Anyone who follows high school football history will enjoy going through the Muskegon Chronicle’s sampling of top-20 moments from that area’s football past – Muskegon Chronicle
More than 60 former Shepherd High School players from the last 25 seasons returned for an alumni doubleheader Sunday to honor coach Jack Nartker, who will retire after this spring – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun