Today in the MHSAA: 2/2/17

February 2, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A giant upset in Division 1 wrestling Wednesday likely will shake up that sport’s state rankings as we approach the postseason, while an undefeated basketball team fell as another northern power continued to rise.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state. 

Boys Basketball

Petoskey handed Sault Ste. Marie its first loss this season, 63-39 – Petoskey News-Review

Sterling Heights got past Marysville 49-43 to move into first in the Macomb Area Conference Silver as it pursues its first league title since 1993 – Detroit News

Competitive Cheer

Berrien Springs won the Division 3 and overall championships at the Rock the House Invitational with a school record 683.26 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

Wrestling

Division 4 No. 8 Mendon downed White Pigeon 39-24 to claim the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Conference title, its first in any league since 2009 – Kalamazoo Gazette

Reigning Division 1 champion and current No. 3 Hartland was upset 30-27 by unranked Walled Lake Central, which then fell to No. 10 Westland John Glenn in a double dual featuring the four Kensington Lakes Activities Association champions – Oakland Press

Today in the MHSAA: 5/17/16

May 17, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

League and area supremacy was on the line Monday, especially in our diamond sports – where Detroit’s best in baseball extended a title streak to nearly a decade.

Baseball

Detroit Western International claimed its ninth straight Detroit Public School League title, downing Detroit Renaissance in the Mega final 8-6; Detroit Osborn also won its first PSL title in 27 years – Detroit News

Howell edged White Lake Lakeland 4-2 to win the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Lakes title for the first time – Livingston Daily

Girls Soccer

McBain Northern Michigan Christian might be cruising under the radar while unranked this week, but NMC moved to 14-0 with a 3-1 win over Boyne City – Cadillac News

Softball

Walled Lake Northern homered in the sixth inning to take a lead, but Koryn Pennebaker singled home the tying and winning runs in the seventh to lead Milford to a 5-4 win and its first league title, in the KLAA Lakes division – Oakland Press

Surging DeWitt downed Eaton Rapids 7-0 on Monday in the first round of the Lansing Softball Classic; Eaton Rapids has won the title five of the last seven years – Lansing State Journal

Grand Ledge remained undefeated at 22-0 with a 12-7 win over Mason in the second game of Monday’s Softball Classic openers – Lansing State Journal