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
Today In The MHSAA: 5/13/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 13, 2021
1. Girls Soccer: Division 2 No. 17 Ludington clinched its first league championship in this sport with a win over Muskegon Orchard View – Ludington Daily News
2. Girls Soccer: Davison handed Division 1 No. 20 Midland Dow its first league loss, 4-3 – Midland Daily News
3. Boys Golf: Traverse City St. Francis – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – shot a 332 to win its Lake Michigan Conference event by a stroke ahead of LPD4 No. 5 Charlevoix – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Girls Soccer: Morgan Stack’s four goals helped Dearborn Divine Child past Division 3 No. 18 Wixom St. Catherine 8-4 – Oakland Press
5. Baseball: Division 1 No. 12 Lake Orion came back for a 6-4 win over Clarkston to complete a sweep of the Wolves – Oakland Press
6. Boys Golf: Ann Arbor Skyline – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – defeated Huron and Monroe to remain perfect in match play – We Love Ann Arbor
7. Girls Soccer: St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran downed Niles thanks to six goals by Ellie Primerano – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
8. Girls Soccer: Newaygo remains unbeaten in league play after a 3-2 win over Howard City Tri County – MI Sports Now
9. Girls Soccer: Flushing edged Fenton 1-0 to keep pace in its league race – WJRT
10. Softball: Saline’s Abby Kleinschmidt earned an MHSAA record book entry with seven RBI in a big win over Jackson – Saline Post
Also of note …
Football: Derek Pfaff had been among stars of Harbor Beach’s 2012 Division 8 championship team. Less than two years later, he nearly lost his life in an attempted suicide. He is sharing his story in hopes of helping others – and as part of his miraculous survival and recovery, he is a candidate to become the fourth person in U.S. history to receive a facial transplant – Minden City Herald