Today in the MHSAA: 3/13/18
March 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 Top 10
1. Boys Basketball: Detroit Edison finished a fourth-quarter comeback with a 63-57 Class C Regional Semifinal win over rival Detroit Pershing – Detroit News
2. Boys Basketball: Undefeated Dollar Bay moved on in Class D by holding on against Rapid River, 63-60 – Marquette Mining Journal
3. Boys Basketball: On the other side of that Class D Regional, Carney-Nadeau upset one-loss Ewen-Trout Creek 51-45 – Marquette Mining Journal
4. Boys Basketball: Boyne City, up from Class C this season, eliminated reigning Class B runner-up Ludington 55-44 – Petoskey News-Review
5. Boys Basketball: Grand Rapids Catholic Central came back from 17 points down to defeat Spring Lake in Class B 63-52 – Grand Rapids Press
6. Boys Basketball: Standish-Sterling downed Tri-Valley Conference Central co-champion Alma 52-49 in a Class B Regional Semifinal – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
7. Boys Basketball: Undefeated Cassopolis held on for a 68-64 win over Homer in Class C – South Bend Tribune
8. Boys Basketball: Muskegon eliminated reigning Class A runner-up Grand Rapids Christian 55-46 in a Regional Semifinal – Local Sports Journal
9. Boys Basketball: Novi will play for a Class A Regional title for the second straight season after a 74-55 win over White Lake Lakeland – Observer & Eccentric
10. Boys Basketball: East Lansing took a massive step in Class A with a 70-37 win over annual power Kalamazoo Central – Lansing State Journal
Today in the MHSAA: 8/25/2015
August 25, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A soccer coach celebrated his 1,000th game and a community mourned the passing of a longtime football program leader.
Those and a feature on a member of our Student Advisory Council are among today’s notable headlines and links to coverage below.
Football
Newaygo is mourning the passing of longtime coach Mark Puff, who guided the varsity to 128 wins and seven league titles over 22 seasons before retiring in 2000 – Muskegon Chronicle
Girls Golf
Jackson Lumen Christi went from two returning members last season to 17 golfers total this fall and won its first tournament since 2013 by edging Parma Western by six strokes at Hanover-Horton’s invitational – Jackson Citizen Patriot
Boys Soccer
Fraser coach Thaier Mukhtar coached his 1,000th high school soccer game Monday (boys and girls games combined), guiding his team to a 5-0 win over Romeo. He formerly coached the Warren DeLaSalle boys and leads both teams at Fraser – Macomb Daily
Saginaw Heritage has posted three shutouts during a 4-0 start after finishing 9-10-1 last season; Monday’s was a 4-0 win over Flushing – Saginaw News
Alma’s Brevan Bender is coming off a season during which he set a school record with 30 goals, and Monday he netted five in an 8-0 win over Birch Run – Saginaw News
Volleyball
Left over from Saturday: St. Louis has long been one of the dominant programs in Class C statewide and against all classes in the mid-Michigan area; Ithaca beat the Sharks for the first time since 1993 when they faced off at the Alma Invitational – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Good Read
Muskegon senior Jared Pittman played in last season’s MHSAA Division 3 Football Final, and after his team was defeated handed the trophy to Orchard Lake St. Mary’s as a member of the MHSAA Student Advisory Council. He’ll be a significant contributor to his team and the Council this fall – Detroit Free Press