Today in the MHSAA: 2/16/18
February 16, 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. Girls Basketball: Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart clinched its third straight Mid-State Activities Conference title with a 61-14 win over Blanchard Montabella on a night during which it celebrated 50 years of girls basketball – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
2. Boys Basketball: Sault Ste. Marie senior Brandon Paul went over 1,000 career points as his team downed St. Ignace 49-18 to claim the Straits Area Conference title – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
3. Girls Basketball: St. Ignace downed Newberry 68-15 to clinch the Straits Area Conference title as coach Dorene Ingalls earned her 400th victory over 19 seasons – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
4. Boys Basketball: Novi Franklin Road Christian clinched the Michigan Independent Athletic Conference Red title thanks to a last-second tip-in by Christian Banks for a 45-44 win over Allen Park Inter-City Baptist – Observer & Eccentric
5. Girls Basketball: Hillman claimed a fourth-straight North Star League Big Dipper championship with a 51-38 win over Rogers City – Alpena News
6. Girls Basketball: Reigning Class C runner-up Pewamo-Westphalia finished a regular-season sweep of rival Laingsburg 44-20 to claim the Central Michigan Athletic Conference title – Lansing State Journal
7. Boys Basketball: Petoskey clinched an outright Big North Conference title with an 86-60 win over Traverse City Central, combined with Traverse City West’s win over Cadillac – Petoskey News-Review
8. Hockey: Division 3 No. 3 Houghton downed Division 2 No. 7 Marquette 2-1 to give 19-year coach Corey Markham his 300th win – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
9. Girls Basketball: Flushing downed Ortonville Brandon 71-16 to claim a share of the Flint Metro League title – Flint Journal
10. Girls Basketball: Posen’s Cami LaTulip went over 1,000 career points during a 50-18 win over Fairview – Alpena News
Also of note …
Volleyball: Holland Christian hired former Calvin College assistant coach and assistant athletic director Laura Bindon to take over its volleyball program – Holland Sentinel
Today in the MHSAA: 11/4/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 4, 2025
1. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Carrollton won the first two sets but Freeland came back to win in five in a Division 2 District opener – WNEM
2. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Buchanan won the first two sets, lost the next two, but won the fifth to get past Berrien Springs in Division 2 – Niles Daily Star
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Centreville also advanced in five sets over Homer in Division 3 – Sturgis Journal
4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Bay City Western avenged a pair of regular-season losses to Midland with a Division 1 District win – Midland Daily News
5. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Hartland avenged its regular-season loss to Howell, winning in four sets in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Montague lost the first set but won the next three to get past Muskegon Oakridge in Division 2 – Local Sports Journal
7. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Petoskey swept Marquette in a Division 1 District opener – Petoskey News-Review
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Escanaba advanced with a sweep of Gladstone – Escanaba Daily Press
9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Baraga also advanced with a sweep of Chassell in Division 4 – Upper Michigan’s Source
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Utica opened Division 1 District play with a sweep of Sterling Heights Stevenson – Macomb Daily