Today in the MHSAA: 2/7/18
February 7, 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. Boys Basketball: Canton extended its perfect regular season start with a 57-52 win over Wayne Memorial that clinched the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Black championship – Detroit Free Press
2. Boys Basketball: Big Rapids edged reigning Class B runner-up Ludington 43-38 – Big Rapids News
3. Girls Basketball: St. Joseph downed Battle Creek Lakeview 53-39 in a matchup of first-place teams in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference; St. Joseph leads the West and Lakeview the East – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
4. Skiing: Petoskey’s boys finished a sweep of Big North Conference meets, while Traverse City Central’s girls earned a close win ahead of rival West – Petoskey News-Review
5. Boys Basketball: Jacob Boonyasith set the Jenison career scoring record at 1,365 points with 14 in his team’s 85-64 win over Wayland – Grand Rapids Press
6. Girls Basketball: Fruitport Calvary Christian and Muskegon Oakridge clinched shares of their respective leagues’ titles – Muskegon Chronicle
7. Boys Swimming & Diving: Marysville got past St. Clair 102-83 to clinch the Macomb Area Conference Blue championship – Port Huron Times Herald
8. Boys Basketball: Romeo clinched the outright MAC White championship with a 57-47 win over Warren Mott – Macomb Daily
9. Boys Basketball: Unbeaten Iron Mountain downed Escanaba 74-48 in a match-up of the highest-ranked teams by Upper Peninsula media – Iron Mountain Daily News
10. Boys Basketball: Pittsford’s Tanner Mravec went over 1,000 career points in his team’s 59-42 win over Jackson Christian – Hillsdale Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 2/1/18
February 1, 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. 9 Stevensville Lakeshore claimed the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference West title with a 32-31 win over No. 6 Niles decided on the ninth tie-breaker criteria – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
2. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 2 Richmond downed No. 6 Algonac 46-15 to claim the Blue Water Area Conference championship, continuing a string that began in 2005 – Port Huron Times Herald
3. Wrestling: Division 4 No. 3 Mendon improved to 25-1 overall and clinched the Southwest 10 championship with wins over Bloomingdale and Cassopolis – Sturgis Journal
4. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 8 Alma clinched its second straight Tri-Valley Conference Central title with a win over Chesaning – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
5. Girls Basketball: Utica Eisenhower and St. Clair Shores Lakeview locked down championships in their respective Macomb Area Conference divisions – Macomb Daily
6. Boys Basketball: Fowler (10-1) handed Dansville its third loss this season in a league matchup of top teams statewide in Class D and C, respectively – Lansing State Journal
7. Boys Basketball: Reigning West Michigan D League champion Baldwin avenged an earlier loss this season to Bear Lake, winning the rematch 82-70 – Big Rapids News
8. Bowling: Midland swept Lapeer, the boys winning 16-14 to remain undefeated at 11-0 – Midland Daily News
9. Officials: Michigan is in serious need of new high school officials as registrations have dropped and longtime officials are heading toward retirement. MLive and ABC 12 are among those who are helping us get out the word – Grand Rapids Press/ABC12
10. Hockey: Hancock coach Dan Rouleau, Calumet’s Dan Giachino and Houghton’s Corey Markham all have come home to lead teams in Copper Country that are among the highest ranked in Division 3 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Also of note …
Boys Basketball: From Tuesday, Rock Mid-Peninsula’s Terry Brower went over 1,000 career points in a two-point win over Eben Junction Superior Central – Escanaba Daily Press