Today in the MHSAA: 2/24/16

February 24, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A pair of Michigan’s top scorers earned milestone points Tuesday, while another girls basketball team earned a milestone win for the first time in nearly 30 years.

Girls Basketball

Muskegon Mona Shores junior Jordan Walker, a member of the MHSAA Student Advisory Council, became the fastest player in school history to score 1,000 career points, reaching the milestone with 29 in a 79-54 win over Zeeland East – Muskegon Chronicle

Berkley clinched a share of its first league title since 1988 with a 44-32 win over Birmingham Groves in the Oakland Activities Association Gold – Oakland Press

Boys Basketball

Steven Lloyd became the first player in Clinton Township Chippewa Hills history to score 1,000 career points, adding 17 to his total in a 50-29 win over Macomb L’Anse Creuse North – MLive-Detroit

Lansing Catholic made two free throws with two seconds to play to win a crossover matchup of league co-leaders in the Capital Area Activities Conference, 69-67 over DeWitt – MLive-Lansing

McBain remained undefeated by handing only the second loss this season to Frankfort, 61-54 in overtime – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Holland West Ottawa, which won its first 15 games, lost its second straight, 55-53 to Hudsonville – Grand Rapids Press

Saugatuck’s Blake Dunn scored a school-record 51 points in a 79-52 win over Lawton; girls star Kiri Tiemeyer had a career-high 34 in her team’s 56-31 win over the Blue Devils – Holland Sentinel

Houghton edged Lake Linden-Hubbell 50-48 in a matchup of the two best teams in the northern Upper Peninsula, handing the Lakes their first loss – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Gymnastics

From Saturday, Grand Ledge won its ninth straight Capital Area Activities Conference championship despite trailing Haslett/Williamston/Bath heading into the final rotation – Lansing State Journal

Ice Hockey

Division 1 No. 2 Brighton outlasted No. 8 Utica Eisenhower 6-4 – Livingston Daily

Today in the MHSAA: 8/29/18

August 29, 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. 

1. Girls Golf: Traverse City West shot a 313 to win the Alpena Invitational by 69 strokes Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Girls Swimming & Diving: Holland West Ottawa downed Zeeland by 26 points in a matchup of top programs statewide – Holland Sentinel

3. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 9 Beaverton improved to 20-0 this fall with a pair of victories – Midland Daily News

4. Boys Soccer: Salem stayed undefeated with a scoreless draw against rival Plymouth – Observer & Eccentric

5. Volleyball: Hillsdale Academy won the fifth set 16-14 to take a thriller against rival Hillsdale High – Hillsdale Daily News

6. Boys Soccer: Aidan Day scored four goals to lead Alpena over Sault Ste. Marie – Alpena News

7. Boys Soccer: Rivals Rochester and Rochester Adams played to a 2-2 draw – Oakland Press

8. Girls Swimming & Diving: Although Midland finished 1-2 as a team at the Highland Milford quad, Claire Newsman shined with two individual MHSAA Finals cuts and a third as part of a relay – Midland Daily News

9. Boys Soccer: Saline opened its league schedule with a 2-0 win over Ann Arbor Huron – Saline Post

10. Volleyball: Harrison came back from a 2-1 deficit to edge Lake City in five sets – MI Sports Now