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: 3/10/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 10, 2026
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Belleville avenged a loss to Howell two weeks earlier with a 58-44 Regional Semifinal win in Division 1 – Detroit News
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Petoskey handed Negaunee just its second loss this season, 49-42 in Division 2 – Petoskey News-Review
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tecumseh got past Haslett 60-44 in Division 2 – Adrian Daily Telegram
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Evart advanced in Division 3 with a 50-36 win over Beaverton – Cadillac News
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kent City came back from a 17-point deficit to defeat Saugatuck in Division 3, 72-67 – Local Sports Journal
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Frankfort advanced in Division 4 with a 65-34 win over Mio – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Utica Eisenhower moved past Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 48-33 in a matchup of ranked teams in Division 1 – Macomb Daily
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Plymouth Christian Academy ended the season for last year’s Division 3 runner-up Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest, 60-55 – Oakland Press
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sandusky downed Genesee 44-27 in Division 3 to advance to a fifth-straight Regional Final – Port Huron Times Herald
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Portland St. Patrick advanced in Division 4 with a 41-20 win over Climax-Scotts – Lansing State Journal
Also of note …
BOYS BASKETBALL East Lansing’s KJ Torbert was named winner of this year’s Mr. Basketball Award – Detroit Free Press