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: 6/4/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 4, 2025

1. BOYS LACROSSE Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice scored the go-ahead goal with 1:24 to play in a 9-8 Division 1 Semifinal win over Rockford – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS SOCCER No. 2 Detroit Country Day avenged a 2024 Semifinal loss with a 2-0 win over top-ranked Grosse Ile in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Southgate News-Herald

3. GIRLS SOCCER No. 4 Kalamazoo Christian advanced in Division 4 with a 1-0 win over top-ranked Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – Kalamazoo Gazette

4. BOYS LACROSSE Detroit Catholic Central will return to the Division 1 Final thanks to a 22-4 win over Grand Ledge – Hometown Life

5. GIRLS SOCCER No. 8 Troy Athens played a player down for nearly half of regulation and emerged with a shootout win over No. 5 Utica Eisenhower in Division 1 – Oakland Press

6. GIRLS SOCCER No. 7 Saginaw Nouvel downed No. 3 Leland 4-0 in Division 4, while Midland Calvary Baptist defeated Shelby and No. 9 DeWitt downed No. 11 Goodrich in Division 2 – WNEM

7. GIRLS SOCCER Laingsburg also advanced in Division 4 with a 2-1 win over No. 8 Adrian Lenawee Christian – WLNS

8. GIRLS SOCCER No. 11 Warren Regina shut down No. 14 Ann Arbor Greenhills 1-0 in Division 3 – Macomb Daily

9. GIRLS SOCCER No. 11 Hartland outscored Oxford in a shootout to move on in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

10. GIRLS SOCCER Alahna Beckett scored three goals to send No. 6 Midland past Mattawan 5-2 in Division 1 – Saginaw News