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: 12/11/17

December 11, 2017

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 Basketball: Howell ended Ypsilanti Arbor Prep’s 26-game regular-season winning streak, downing the reigning Class B runner-up 51-41 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. Cheer: Brownstown Woodhaven and Gibraltar Carlson won Competitive Cheer Coaches Association of Michigan Scholarship Meets on Saturday, Carlson ahead of reigning Division 2 champ Allen Park – Southgate News Herald

3. Hockey: Division 3 top-ranked Hancock came back from a two-goal deficit to get past Division 2 No. 4 Birmingham Brother Rice 6-4 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

4. Hockey: Division 1 No. 10 Rochester United held on after seeing a two-goal lead dissolve, downing Division 3 No. 7 Houghton 4-3 in overtime; Houghton had tied Brother Rice on Friday – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

5. Boys Swimming & Diving: Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 7 Novi opened with a dominating finish at the Fenton Relays, finishing ahead of the host Tigers and Lake Orion among the top three – Observer & Eccentric

6. Boys Basketball: Reigning Interstate 8 Athletic Conference champion Marshall edged last season’s runner-up Coldwater 51-46 – Battle Creek Enquirer

7. Hockey: Division 2 No. 3 Plymouth got up four goals and held on for a 4-3 win over Division 3 No. 6 Livonia Churchill – Observer & Eccentric

8. Boys Swimming & Diving: LP Division 1 No. 6 Grand Rapids Forest Hills United added to last year’s perfect regular-season run with a 177-138 opening win over East Kentwood – Grand Rapids Press

9. Boys Basketball: Romeo Weems had a triple double to lead reigning Class B champion New Haven past Warren DeLaSalle at Calihan Hall – Macomb Daily

10. Cheer: Addison set a program record in Round 3 in winning the Homer Invitational – Adrian Daily Telegram