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: 12/14/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 14, 2021
1. BOWLING Freshman Grace Polega was among standouts as Utica Ford’s teams swept Roseville – Macomb Daily
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lake City came back from a halftime deficit to edge Evart 44-40 – Cadillac News
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Reese improved to 3-0 with an 81-48 win over Saginaw Swan Valley – Saginaw News
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Country Day held off Macomb Lutheran North for a 63-53 win – Observer & Eccentric
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Petoskey started fast and finished with a 54-39 win over Cheboygan – Petoskey News-Review
6. BOWLING Mason County Central swept Whitehall, both matches by 28-2 scores – Ludington Daily News
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Oscoda picked up its first win of the season, over Fairview – Bay City Times
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Kalkaska posted an impressive 56-35 win over Kingsley – Up North Live
9. BOWLING Ludington and Muskegon Western Michigan Christian split matches, Ludington’s boys and WMC’s girls victorious – Ludington Daily News
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Fruitport Calvary Christian downed Walker West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science – MuskegonSports.com