Today in the MHSAA: 2/20/18
February 20, 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. Gymnastics: The “Superior 7” co-op based at Lake Linden-Hubbell won the Upper Peninsula Conference meet by a point ahead of Negaunee – Marquette Mining Journal
2. Girls Basketball: Howell edged Brighton 38-36 in a Kensington Lakes Activities Association semifinal and will face Wayne Memorial in Thursday’s championship game – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Girls Basketball: Wayne came back from a halftime deficit to get past Hartland 45-40 in the other KLAA semifinal – Observer & Eccentric
4. Boys Basketball: Otsego downed Plainwell 61-49 to earned the Wolverine Conference North championship outright and run its winning streak to 15 – FOX17
5. Boys Basketball: Hillsdale Academy handed Bellevue its first loss this season, 56-46 – Hillsdale Daily News
6. Girls Basketball: Brimley handed Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian just its second loss of the season, 57-52 – Petoskey News-Review
7. Girls Basketball: Powers North Central avenged an earlier 17-point loss with a 61-56 overtime upset of Bark River-Harris – Escanaba Daily Press
8. Girls Basketball: Mount Pleasant scored a last-second basket to beat Bay City John Glenn 37-35 and guarantee its best regular-season record in more than a decade – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
9. Boys Basketball: Benton Harbor is mourning the death of longtime successful coach Earl McKee, who died Saturday at age 81 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
10. Officials: Former MHSAA registered official Rob Ford writes about why he took up the whistle – and why it’s worthwhile to give it a try – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Today In The MHSAA: 3/12/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 12, 2021
More league champions in boys swimming & diving and girls and boys basketball top today’s list of Thursday’s headliners.
1. Boys Swimming & Diving: Detroit Martin Luther King earned the Detroit Public School League championship, edging two-time reigning champ Cass Tech by three points – Scholar & Athlete
2. Girls Basketball: Cadillac downed Traverse City Central 47-30 to run its Big North Conference championship streak to three – Cadillac News
3. Boys Basketball: Iron Mountain clinched both the Western Peninsula Athletic Conference and Mid-Peninsula Conference titles with a 72-45 win over Ishpeming Westwood – Iron Mountain Daily News
4. Girls Basketball: Reese clinched a share of the Greater Thumb Conference West title with a 48-21 win over Cass City, and Beaverton claimed a share of the Jack Pine Conference title with a 45-35 win over four-time reigning champ Sanford Meridian – Bay City Times
5. Girls Basketball: St. Clair Shores Lakeview and Grosse Pointe North clinched titles in the Macomb Area Conference Blue and Red, respectively – Macomb Daily
6. Girls Basketball: Clawson defeated Madison Heights Lamphere 45-30 to lock up a second-straight MAC Silver title – Oakland Press
7. Girls Basketball: Megan Crow went over 1,000 career points as Gladstone downed Manistique 59-36 – Escanaba Daily Press
8. Boys Basketball: Benton Harbor ended Schoolcraft’s state-best 33-game winning streak with a 68-49 victory – FOX 17
9. Boys Basketball: The Oakland Activities Association Red title remains up for grabs after North Farmington’s 39-35 win over Ferndale – MLive-Detroit
10. Boys Basketball: Grand Haven kept its league hopes alive with a 35-31 win over Rockford – Grand Haven Tribune