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: 12/8/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 8, 2022
1. WRESTLING Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central opened with a 47-15 win over No. 3 Hartland – Michigan Grappler
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ava Stack scored a school-record 37 points in Utica Eisenhower’s 60-24 win over Sterling Heights Stevenson – Macomb Daily
3. BOYS BOWLING Holton swept Ludington with Tuff Scott rolling a school-record 248 for the boys – Local Sports Journal
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Ambrose Horwath went over 1,000 career points to lead Hudson past Camden-Frontier 64-24 – Adrian Daily Telegram
5. WRESTLING Howard City Tri County edged Belding 39-37 during their match as part of a school assembly – Greenville Daily News
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Landon Klinesmith’s buzzer beater carried Vassar past Harbor Beach 59-57 – Saginaw News
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mackinaw City handed Cedarville/DeTour its first defeat, 57-46 – Petoskey News-Review
8. HOCKEY Traverse City Central scored the game’s lone goal in the second period of its win over Traverse City West – Up North Live
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Loyola scored 14 straight fourth-quarter points to get past Grosse Pointe South 59-56 – Detroit News
10. WRESTLING Reed City opened with wins over Clare and Mount Pleasant – Big Rapids Pioneer