Today in the MHSAA: 2/17/16

February 17, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

We’re officially two weeks from our MHSAA version of “March Madness,” as basketball teams make final pushes to ready for the tournament while collecting regular-season hardware and memories along the way.

Girls Basketball

Saugatuck’s Kiri Tiemeyer had a triple-double with 31 points, 21 rebounds and 11 blocked shots, and her team needed all of it in avenging a previous loss to Hartford, 53-47 – Holland Sentinel

Class D contender Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart held on to edge Morley Stanwood 45-40 – Big Rapids News

From Monday, Niles Brandywine is surging, following up handing Stevensville Lakeshore its first loss last week by giving St. Joseph only its second defeat of the winter, 52-47 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

Also from Monday, Skyline Central Conference East leader Munising handed West co-leader Bark River-Harris the latter’s first loss this season, 43-31 – Marquette Mining Journal

Boys Basketball

East Lansing remained undefeated and claimed the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue title with a 64-54 win over Grand Ledge – Lansing State Journal

Rochester Hills Stoney Creek needed nearly all of overtime to get past Lake Orion 62-61 and clinch a share of the Oakland Activities Association Blue title – Oakland Press

Kalamazoo Central won a matchup of the top two teams in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference East, clinching the league title with a 55-32 win over second-place Battle Creek Central – Battle Creek Enquirer

Shae Somers went over 1,000 points for his career, becoming the sixth Elk Rapids player to do so, while leading his team to a 60-47 win over Harbor Springs – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Today in the MHSAA: 2/22/18

February 22, 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 Skiing: Harbor Springs won its 10th straight Lake Michigan Conference title by claiming the final conference race – Petoskey News-Review

2. Girls Basketball: Trenton downed Wyandotte Roosevelt 35-34 on a final-minute free throw to move into first place alone in the Downriver League – Southgate News Herald

3. Boys Basketball: Manton handed McBain just its second loss, 47-38, to create a first-place tie atop the Highland Conference – Cadillac News

4. Boys Basketball: Cade Peterson went over 1,000 points for his career as Maple City Glen Lake created a three-way tie for first in the Northwest Conference with a 53-47 win over Frankfort – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. Boys Skiing: The Great North Alpine co-op team claimed its side of the Lake Michigan Conference title, by a point over Harbor Springs – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. Hockey: Division 1 No. 3 Brighton will carry plenty of momentum into next week’s playoff opener after a 2-0 win over Division 2 No. 4 Birmingham Brother Rice – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. Girls Basketball: Negaunee closed out a 20-0 regular-season finish with a 72-61 win over Marquette – Marquette Mining Journal

8. Girls Basketball: Onsted’s Taylor Hutchinson went over 1,000 career points in a 73-25 win over Clinton – Adrian Daily Telegram

9. Girls Basketball: Big Rapids Crossroads fell 66-55 to Vestaburg, but Britton Angell went over 1,000 career points in the defeat – Big Rapids News

10. Boys Basketball: Bear Lake fell 58-52 to Onekama, but Kaiden Hejl went over 1,000 points for his career – MI Sports Now