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: 8/26/20

August 26, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Tuesday saw some of the state’s best from a season ago continue to pick back up where they left off last fall, especially on the volleyball court and golf and cross country courses.

1. Girls Golf: Top-ranked Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern won its invitational with a 326 at The Meadows at Grand Valley State; FHN has won three straight Lower Peninsula Division 2 titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Cross Country: The Hartland boys and Ann Arbor Skyline girls were victorious in dual meets LPD1 championship contenders matched up in the boys race – Livingston Daily

3. Volleyball: Montague swept a powerful field at Cadillac, downing the host, North Branch and Mt. Morris – Local Sports Journal

4. Cross Country: Houghton swept championships at the Painesdale Jeffers Invitational – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

5. Girls Golf: LPD1 No. 9 Ann Arbor Pioneer shot a 177 to get past Saline and Temperance Bedford – Saline Post

6. Girls Golf: Battle Creek Harper Creek claimed the first Interstate 8 Athletic Conference jamboree by two strokes over Coldwater, shooting a 187 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

7. Boys Soccer: Traverse City Central improved to 3-0 with a 3-1 win over Midland – MI Sports Now

8. Volleyball: Grayling won its matches against Onekama and Buckley, both in sweeps, at the Frankfort quad – Petoskey News-Review

9. Volleyball: Traverse City Central swept in quad play for the second-straight day, on Tuesday downing Benzie Central, Kalkaska and Traverse City Christian – Up North Live

10. Boys Tennis: LPD2 No. 4 Midland Dow swept Gibraltar Carlson and Bay City Western – Midland Daily News