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: 11/10/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 10, 2021
1. VOLLEYBALL Watervliet held on to win the fifth set 15-13 and defeat No. 4 Bronson in a Division 4 Regional Semifinal – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
2. VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Marian advanced to a Division 1 Regional Final with a four-set win over No. 9 Novi – Observer & Eccentric
3. VOLLEYBALL No. 5 North Branch swept No. 10 Essexville Garber to move on in Division 2 – WJRT
4. VOLLEYBALL Elk Rapids swept No. 10 Charlevoix in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Petoskey News-Review
5. VOLLEYBALL Honorable mention Lake Orion twice came back from a set down to defeat White Lake Lakeland in five – Oakland Press
6. VOLLEYBALL Top-ranked Muskegon Western Michigan Christian advanced in Division 3 with a 3-1 win over honorable mention Morley Stanwood – Grand Haven Tribune
7. VOLLEYBALL Portage Northern won a matchup of Division 1 honorable mentions, 3-2 over Byron Center – FOX 17
8. VOLLEYBALL Three Rivers earned a chance to win a first Regional title with a five-set win over Grand Rapids South Christian in Division 2 – Three Rivers Commercial News
9. VOLLEYBALL Brighton advanced to a Regional Final for the first time since 2001 with a sweep of Grand Ledge in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
10. VOLLEYBALL Eben Junction Superior Central advanced in Division 4 with a sweep of Crystal Falls Forest Park – Escanaba Daily Press