Today in the MHSAA: 2/6/17
February 6, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Wrestling teams across the state finished regular-season competition over the weekend with District meets lined up for this week. We picked out a few that especially stuck out along with the usual highlights from other sports across both peninsulas.
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.
Girls Basketball
Jordan Walker scored a school-record 39 points to lead Muskegon Mona Shores past Muskegon 72-47 – Muskegon Chronicle
Boys Basketball
Bay City All Saints clinched its second league title in program history with a 46-25 win over Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy – Bay City Times
Ypsilanti Community clinched a share of the Southeastern Conference White with an overtime win over Dexter – Ann Arbor News
Howell beat Pinckney 59-51 to clinch a share of its first league title since 1996 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Hockey
Grosse Pointe South, No. 3 in Division 2, downed Division 1 top-ranked Brighton 4-0 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Division 3 No. 5 Calumet edged Division 2 No. 10 Romeo 4-3 at the MIHL Showcase on Saturday – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Skiing
Charlevoix’s girls and boys teams combined to win the Benzie Central Invitational – Petoskey News-Review
Boys Swimming & Diving
Birmingham Brother Rice, No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, claimed the Oakland County championship meet, finishing nearly 50 points ahead of runner-up and No. 4 Novi – Oakland Press
LPD2 No. 4 Warren DeLaSalle claimed the Macomb County meet championship for the fifth straight season, finishing 70 points ahead of second-place Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily
Wrestling
Division 4 No. 3 Springport won its eighth straight Big Eight Conference championship, finishing ahead of Reading – Jackson Citizen Patriot
Ishpeming Westwood won its first Mid-Peninsula Conference tournament title in 13 years – Iron Mountain Daily News
Division 2 No. 4 Niles won its fourth straight Southern Michigan Athletic Conference championship finishing 14.5 points ahead of Stevensville Lakeshore – Niles Daily Star
Today in the MHSAA: 12/13/18
December 13, 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 list is book-ended by wrestling, leading off with a match between two of the state’s best in Division 1 and finishing with a sweep by a Division 4 contender. In between, we’ve got glances at hockey, girls and boys basketball and gymnastics results.
1. Wrestling: No. 5 Hartland edged No. 4 Clarkston 34-29 in a matchup of two of the top-ranked in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. Wrestling: Livonia Franklin edged Churchill 186-183 to clinch its fourth straight City championship – Observer & Eccentric
3. Hockey: Traverse City Central took the first lead and hung on for a 2-1 win over Division 1 No. 15 Traverse City West – WPBN
4. Hockey: Division 1 No. 2 Saginaw Heritage earned a key 6-2 league victory over Division 3 No. 13 Midland Dow – Midland Daily News
5. Girls Basketball: Auburn Hills Avondale moved to 3-0 with a 49-34 win over Pontiac Notre Dame Prep – Oakland Press
6. Boys Basketball: Hanover-Horton moved to 5-0 with a 66-56 win over Michigan Center – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
7. Gymnastics: Escanaba edged Negaunee by a mere 2.4 points in an early-season meet – Escanaba Daily Press
8. Boys Basketball: Pellston moved to 6-0 with a 67-62 win over Johannesburg-Lewiston, the reigning Ski Valley Conference champ – Petoskey News-Review
9. Hockey: Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard hung on for a 3-2 win over Dearborn Divine Child – We Love Ann Arbor
10. Wrestling: Division 4 No. 7 Mendon downed Centreville and White Pigeon in Southwest 10 Conference action – Sturgis Journal