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: 8/24/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 24, 2026
1. CROSS COUNTY The Ann Arbor Pioneer and Traverse City St. Francis girls and Traverse City West and Hart boys won titles at the annual Pete Moss Invitational at Benzie Central – Benzie Record Patriot | Athletic.net
2. CROSS COUNTRY The Rockford girls and Holland Christian boys were victorious at the Portage Central Early Bird Invitational – Grand Haven Tribune | Athletic.net
3. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Kingsford won its annual invitational for the fourth-straight season – Upper Michigan’s Source
4. GIRLS VOLLEYALL Zeeland East swept Cadillac in the final to win the Vikings’ invitational – Cadillac News
5. CROSS COUNTRY The Midland Dow girls and Saginaw Heritage boys were victorious at the Bay City Western Night Light Invitational – Saginaw News
6. BOYS SOCCER Bay City Western shut out all three of its opponents to win the Bay County Championship – Bay City Times
7. CROSS COUNTRY Runners from Northville and Howell ran the fastest individual times at the annual Lamplighter Invitational in Livonia – Saline Post | Athletic.net
8. BOYS SOCCCER McBain Northern Michigan Christian shut out both of its opponents in winning its Comet Cup – Cadillac News
9. BOYS SOCCER Grand Haven shut out Spring Lake 3-0 – Grand Haven Tribune
10. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Jackson Lumen Christi, Holland West Ottawa and Allen Park all hosted outdoor matches – WLNS | Holland Sentinel | Southgate News-Herald