Today in the MHSAA: 3/6/18

March 6, 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 Western upset Class A contender Detroit East English 50-48 in a first-round District game – Detroit News

2. Boys Basketball: Alma won a matchup of league champions, downing Big Rapids in Class B 77-44 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

3. Boys Basketball: Dansville avenged two losses to Central Michigan Athletic Conference champion Laingsburg with a 75-54 win over the Wolfpack in Class C – Lansing State Journal

4. Boys Basketball: East Grand Rapids upset Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central in Class A, 66-58 – WZZM

5. Boys Basketball: Bloomfield Hills came back to win 44-40 in Class A over West Bloomfield, a semifinalist a season ago – Oakland Press

6. Boys Basketball: Canton scored the final seven points to hold off Detroit Catholic Central 55-48 in Class A – Observer & Eccentric

7. Boys Basketball: East Lansing came back from a halftime deficit to down DeWitt 53-27 in Class A – Lansing State Journal

8. Boys Basketball: Muskegon Mona Shores got past Muskegon Reeths-Puffer in Class A thanks in part to James Gilbert’s 16 fourth-quarter points – Local Sports Journal

9. Boys Basketball: Chesaning pushed its Class B District opener to overtime with a half-court basket and then downed Perry 58-50 – Owosso Argus-Press

10. Boys Basketball: Amier Gilmore’s free throws with 6.4 seconds to play gave St. Clair Shores South Lake a 60-58 win over Harper Woods Chandler Park in Class B – C&G Newspapers

Today in the MHSAA: 4/22/19

April 22, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

From track to softball to soccer, big wins and big upsets dominated this weekend as we go back to Thursday night for today’s list of high achievers.

1. Track & Field: Zeeland East’s girls and boys teams are looking like contenders again after sweeping the Grand Rapids Elite Challenge titles – Holland Sentinel

2. Softball: Traverse City West split with Division 2 No. 5 Muskegon Oakridge, earning its win on a walk-off homer – Muskegon Chronicle

3. Softball: Division 4 honorable mention Three Oaks River Valley downed No. 6 Onaway 10-9 in 10 innings to clinch the Holton Invitational title – Alpena News

4. Girls Soccer: No. 11 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek should be moving up in Division 1 after a 2-0 win over No. 4 Troy – Oakland Press

5. Girls Soccer: Top-ranked Novi downed No. 6 Hartland 4-0 in a league matchup of top Division 1 teams statewide – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. Girls Tennis: Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 9 Traverse City Central and No. 7 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central tied for the Twin Bay Quad title – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. Boys Golf: LPD1 No. 8 Clarkston shot a 287 to win the Green/Black/Gold/Orange tournament 19 strokes ahead of runner-up and No. 5 Birmingham Brother Rice – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. Track & Field: Deckerville’s girls and boys swept their home invitational titles – Huron Daily Tribune

9. Track & Field: Midland’s girls edged Traverse City West and Traverse City Central’s boys edged Alpena to win Graves/Swayze Relays titles at Midland Community Stadium – Midland Daily News

10. Softball: Quincy downed Gobles and Niles Brandywine to win Brandywine’s invitational – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: The Detroit Mumford community is mourning the death of former coach and athletic director Sam “Sonny” Taub – Detroit News