Today in the MHSAA: 4/11/16

April 11, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Forget for a minute the snow of the last two days; spring has arrived for high school sports, and a number of teams got started over the weekend.

Baseball

Port Huron Northern pitcher Brett Manis picked up a memorable early highlight with 17 strikeouts in no-hitting Yale on Friday – Port Huron Times Herald

Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse improved to 3-1 with a 6-4 comeback win over Macomb Dakota at the Spring Break Tournament – Macomb Daily

Girls Tennis

Midland Dow opened with an impressive pair of wins over Division 3 powers Detroit Country Day and Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Midland Daily News

Track & Field

Some top Upper Peninsula athletes got off to quick starts as Ironwood competed at the Simpson Invitational in Superior, Wisconsin – Ironwood Daily Globe

Good Reads

The Detroit-area Observer & Eccentric newspapers have been reporting over the last two weeks a number of stories on officials as the MHSAA works to recruit more into the avocation. Below are links to just some from the series.  

Wrestling official Zaim Cunmulaj - KLAA assignor Bob Czech - Football and Basketball official Donta Favors - MHSAA always recruiting

Today In The MHSAA: 12/9/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 9, 2021

1. HOCKEY Howell defeated Hartland for the first time since 2015, 2-1 in overtime – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Taylor Sullivan had a triple-double as Detroit Denby opened with a 56-51 win over Detroit University Prep – Detroit News

3. WRESTLING Muskegon Oakridge fell in both of its Wednesday matches, but they were the first for the program since 1973 – Local Sports Journal

4. HOCKEY Brighton edged Plymouth 6-5, holding on after two late Plymouth goals – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Walled Lake Western came back during the final quarter to defeat Detroit Country day 54-45 – Oakland Press

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Holland West Ottawa moved to 3-0 with another strong defensive performance in a 38-33 win over Zeeland West – Holland Sentinel

7. WRESTLING Clinton opened with a pair of dual wins, over Michigan Center and Napoleon – Adrian Daily Telegram

8. WRESTLING Kingsley swept its matches at an opening quad over Traverse City Central and Benzie Central – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. WRESTLING Wyandotte Roosevelt opened with wins over Dearborn and Riverview – Southgate News-Herald

10. WRESTLING Midland Dow downed Saginaw Heritage and Flint Carman-Ainsworth in its season openers – Midland Daily News