Today In The MHSAA: 2/2/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 2, 2022
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 14 Parma Western moved ahead for good as time expired in a 56-55 win over Division 3 top-ranked Ypsilanti Arbor Prep – Jackson Citizen Patriot
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Madison Heights Madison clinched the Macomb Area Conference Bronze championship with a 54-52 win over Center Line – Macomb Daily
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 4 top-ranked Portland St. Patrick finished a regular-season sweep of No. 3 Fowler, 58-51 – Lansing State Journal
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 5 Ferndale held on to get past Division 1 No. 18 Clarkston 56-52 – MLive-Detroit
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Blissfield defeated Division 4 No. 4 Adrian Lenawee Christian 52-36 – Adrian Daily Telegram
6. SKIING The Harbor Springs girls and Great North Alpine boys won Lake Michigan Conference meets – Petoskey News-Review
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Belleville extended its lead atop the Kensington Lakes Activities Association East with a 62-45 win over second-place Dearborn – Detroit News
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Battle Creek Central opened with an 11-0 run, but Division 2 No. 7 Benton Harbor came back for an 87-79 win – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
9. BOWLING Bronson and Kalamazoo Christian split matches, with the Bronson girls and K-Christian boys victorious – Sturgis Journal
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Undefeated and Division 3 No. 9 Kent City handed Sparta just its second defeat, 43-23 – Local Sports Journal
Today in the MHSAA: 1/19/18
January 19, 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. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 5 Gaylord claimed its 11th straight Big North Conference championship with wins over Alpena and Petoskey – Gaylord Herald Times
2. Boys Swimming & Diving: Lower Peninsula Division 3 top-ranked Holland Christian got past No. 6 Otsego 108-75 in the high school debut of standout Ian Miskelley – Holland Sentinel
3. Boys Basketball: The Northwest Conference title race opened back up Thursday as Maple City Glen Lake handed Frankfort its first loss of the season to create a three-way tie atop the standings – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Girls Basketball: Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central asserted itself in first place in the Huron League with a 52-47 overtime win over New Boston Huron – Monroe Evening News
5. Bowling: The Bay City Western girls won an overtime match over Midland for first place in the Saginaw Valley League, while the Chemics’ boys also remained undefeated in league competition – Midland Daily News
6. Hockey: Petoskey ended an 18-game, eight-year losing streak against Traverse City Central with a 6-1 win over the Trojans – Petoskey News-Review
7. Boys Swimming & Diving: Rockford earned a 167-148 win over Grand Haven in a matchup of LPD1 honorable mentions – Grand Haven Tribune
8. Boys Basketball: Baldwin’s Blake Dockery scored his 1,000th career point in his team’s 77-62 win over Walkerville – Big Rapids News
9. Boys Basketball: Ewen-Trout Creek star Jake Witt grabbed 24 rebounds to go with 24 points and seven blocks in his team’s 63-42 win over Chassell – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
10. Football: Traverse City West coach Tim Wooer has resigned to return as coach at Kingsley; West was 9-2 last season in Wooer’s 10th at the helm, and Kingsley was 1-8 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Also of note …
Cheer: The Battle Creek Enquirer explained one of the most impressive skills in competitive cheer, the back tuck, and why it’s the slam dunk or home run of that sport – Battle Creek Enquirer