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: 1/28/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 28, 2025
1. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 6 Cadillac defeated Traverse City West and Traverse City Central to clinch its first Big North Conference championship – Cadillac News
2. SKIING Marquette’s girls and boys teams swept their invitational – Marquette Mining Journal
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bailey Allison had a triple-double to lead Lawton past Cassopolis 69-41 – Kalamazoo Gazette
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Jackson Lumen Christi came back multiple times to get past Jackson Northwest 60-55 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Rochester Adams followed Trent LaGarde to a 57-54 win over West Bloomfield – Oakland Press
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Cadillac edged Traverse City Central 55-52 – Up North Live
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Romulus Summit Academy North ran its winning streak to five with a 60-42 victory over Trenton – Southgate News-Herald
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Valley Lutheran pulled away during the second quarter to get past Bay City All Saints 47-36 – Saginaw News
9. HOCKEY Kingsford continued its strong recent play with a 4-1 win over Manistique – Iron Mountain Daily News
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Pinconning held on for a 51-43 victory over Clare – Bay City Times