Today In The MHSAA: 2/21/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 21, 2022
1. SWIMMING & DIVING Marquette opened six weekends of winter MHSAA Finals with a sweep of Upper Peninsula swimming & diving championships – Second Half
2. WRESTLING Hartland’s Eliana Bommarito was among headlining champions from the first MHSAA Girls Regionals – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. COMPETITIVE CHEER Rochester Adams won a strong Division 1 District at Rochester High, and Troy Athens set three school records in qualifying fourth for Regionals – Oakland Press
4. COMPETITIVE CHEER For the fifth-straight season, Allen Park was first and Dearborn Divine Child second at their Division 2 District – Southgate News-Herald
5. WRESTLING Lenawee County advanced 35 wrestlers to the MHSAA Individual Finals – Adrian Daily Telegram
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 19 Bloomfield Hills Marian finished a highlight-filled week with a 44-36 win over No. 10 Dearborn Divine Child in the Detroit Catholic League Bishop Final – Observer & Eccentric
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 8 East Lansing clinched the outright Capital Area Activities Conference Blue title with a 68-63 win over Okemos – Lansing State Journal
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 6 Onsted improved to 17-0 and clinched a share of the Lenawee County Athletic Association title with a 67-50 win over Blissfield – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hillman downed Atlanta 55-22 to claim a share of the North Star League Little Dipper title – WBKB
10. BOWLING Bay City John Glenn swept the Bay County Championships; the girls team is ranked No. 7 and the boys No. 6 in Division 2 – Bay City Times
Today in the MHSAA: 10/17/17
October 17, 2017
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. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 18 Novi scored the game’s lone goal to upset No. 9 Northville in a District opener – Observer & Eccentric
2. Boys Soccer: Manistee scored the winning goal on a penalty kick in overtime to upset No. 15 Whitehall 2-1 in a Division 3 first-round game – Manistee News-Advocate
3. Boys Soccer: Pontiac won its first District game in program history, downing Armada 3-2 in Division 2 – Oakland Press
4. Boys Soccer: DeWitt took East Lansing to overtime before the Trojans emerged with a 2-1 win in a Division 2 opener – Lansing State Journal
5. Boys Soccer: No. 12 Plymouth also survived a close Division 1 opener, clipping Salem 1-0 – Observer & Eccentric
6. Volleyball: Unranked Lapeer was the big winner of its tri-match, downing Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary and also Class B No. 9 Freeland in five sets – Saginaw News
7. Boys Soccer: Howell broke a tie with Pinckney late to emerge with a 2-1 win in Division 1 after playing the Pirates in overtime two of the last three seasons – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. Football: Coming off Farmington Hills Harrison coach John Herrington tying the MHSAA record for football wins (and since breaking it) held by Birmingham Brother Rice’s Al Fracassa, the Observer & Eccentric interviewed the legends together – Observer & Eccentric
9. Multi-Sport Athletes: Grand Haven athletic director Scott Robertson wrote a guest column for his local paper explaining the benefits of the multi-sport experience, citing a recent star at his school known well by fans statewide – Grand Haven Tribune
10. Mascots: We know our school’s mascot, but do we know why that mascot was chosen? The Tri-County Times dives into the backstories of four schools’ mascots in its area – Tri-County Times