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: 2/5/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 5, 2026

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gracelyn Rockey reached 1,000 career points during Portland St. Patrick’s 51-46 double-overtime win over Fowler – Lansing State Journal

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Unionville-Sebewaing’s Justin Jacobs scored his 1,000th career point during a 45-27 win over Kingston – Huron Daily Tribune

3. WRESTLING Cadillac swept Reed City and Division 4 No. 6 LeRoy Pine River to win the 131 Showdown – Cadillac News

4. ICE HOCKEY Division 2 top-ranked Flint Powers Catholic downed Midland 4-1 in a matchup of contenders in the Saginaw Valley League – Midland Daily News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Michigan Center came back to defeat Hanover-Horton 58-52 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Buckley defeated Frankfort 55-48 in a key Northwest Conference game – Up North Live

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Ishpeming Westwood defeated rival Ishpeming 72-61 – MY UP Now

8. ICE HOCKEY Traverse City West ended a recent cold stretch with a 3-1 win over Cadillac – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse moved into second place in the Macomb Area Conference Gold with a 36-27 win over Marine City – Macomb Daily

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Dearborn Heights Star International downed Detroit Cesar Chavez Academy 56-42 – Detroit News