Today in the MHSAA: 2/6/20
February 6, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
League championship competition between pairs of statewide title contenders in cheer and wrestling highlighted Wednesday’s high school action as the postseason draws near in a number of sports.
1. Competitive Cheer: Reigning two-time Division 2 champion Gibraltar Carlson claimed the Downriver League meet title ahead of two-time reigning Division 2 runner-up Allen Park – Southgate News-Herald
2. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 7 Stevensville Lakeshore clinched the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference West title with a 49-15 win over No. 10 Niles – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
3. Boys Basketball: Beaverton moved into first place alone in the Jack Pine Conference with a 49-45 win over second-place Sanford Meridian – Midland Daily News
4. Boys Basketball: Mount Clemens standout Javaughn Hannah scored a Macomb County-record 60 points to lead his team past Pontiac Arts & Technology Academy 98-58 – Macomb Daily
5. Boys Basketball: Hannahville Nah Tah Wahsh made 24 3-pointers – third-most in MHSAA boys hoops history – to get past Big Bay de Noc 73-39 – Escanaba Daily Press
6. Hockey: Division 2 No. 4 Hartland got past No. 10 Plymouth 6-3 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. Boys Basketball: Unbeaten Bridgeport continued to soar with a 58-37 win over Unionville-Sebewaing – State Champs Sports Network
8. Boys Basketball: Charlevoix moved to 9-3 with a 55-50 overtime win over Maple City Glen Lake – Petoskey News-Review
9. Hockey: Division 1 No. 2 Saginaw Heritage remained unbeaten in Saginaw Valley League play with a 6-5 win over Midland – ABC 12
10. Hockey: Kalamazoo Eagles held on to a share of first place in the SCHSHL South with a 5-1 win over Portage Central – JoeInsider.com
Today in the MHSAA: 10/9/18
October 9, 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. Boys Soccer: Lincoln Alcona clinched a share of a sixth straight North Star League title with a win over Fairview – Alpena News
2. Cross Country: The Ishpeming Westwood girls and Upper Peninsula Division 2 top-ranked Ishpeming boys won Mid-Peninsula Conference championships – Marquette Mining Journal
3. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 4 Kalamazoo Hackett claimed a second straight outright Southwestern Athletic Conference championship with a 4-3 win over Fennville – JoeInsider.com
4. Boys Soccer: Hillsdale Academy finished a repeat run as Independent Soccer League West champion with a win over Jonesville – Hillsdale Daily News
5. Girls Golf: Myra Becksfort led Hamilton to the Wooden Show Invitational title with her second individual championship at the event – Holland Sentinel
6. Boys Tennis: LPD4 No. 3 Allegan was first and Sturgis second at the Wolverine Conference tournament – Sturgis Journal
7. Boys Tennis: LPD2 No. 6 Midland Dow earned coach Terry Schwartzkopf his 200th career victory in a win over Davison – Midland Daily News
8. Volleyball: Beaverton improved to 33-2-2 with a three-set win over Division 4 No. 10 Onaway – Midland Daily News
9. Volleyball: Petoskey improved to 30-4-1 with a three-set win at Sault Ste. Marie – Petoskey News-Review
10. Volleyball: Escanaba came back after losing the first set to defeat Norway 3-1 – Escanaba Daily Press
Also of note …
Cross Country: Fraser’s boys clinched the Macomb Area Conference Blue dual meet championship with an undefeated record – the first league title of any sort for a Fraser cross country team – C&G Newspapers