Today in the MHSAA: 4/13/17
April 13, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Michigan said good-bye to a longtime basketball coach from the northern Lower Peninsula while top teams competed on the field in baseball and soccer Wednesday.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Baseball
Beau Keathley struck out 11 to lead Taylor Truman past Lincoln Park 3-1 – Detroit News
Division 1 No. 2 Saline downed Dexter in extra innings 3-2 on a walk-off double – Saline Post
Girls Soccer
Birch Run continued its pursuit of a third straight Tri-Valley Conference East championship with a 2-0 win over North Branch – Saginaw News
Two-time reigning Downriver League champion Trenton got past rival Brownstown Woodhaven 3-1 – Southgate News-Herald
Basketball
Longtime Traverse City St. Francis girls and boys coach Keith Haske retired with more than 600 wins after coaching both varsity teams – and also battling cancer – the last two seasons – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Today in the MHSAA: 2/7/20
February 7, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Northern Michigan provided us with our leading headliners Thursday as league races continued to shift especially in girls and boys basketball.
1. Girls Basketball: Sault Ste. Marie improved to 13-1 and handed St. Ignace just its second loss, 43-29 in a major Straits Area Conference matchup – MI Sports Now
2. Girls Basketball: Paige Kohler went over 1,000 career points in Suttons Bay’s 33-28 win at Lake Leelanau St. Mary – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. Girls Basketball: Rochester moved into first place alone in the Oakland Activities Association Blue with a 33-31 win over former co-leader Berkley – Oakland Press
4. Boys Basketball: Traverse City Central pushed back into the Big North Conference race with a 50-37 win over Cadillac – Up North Live
5. Girls Basketball: Davison added a fifth win over its last seven games, 41-40 over reigning Division 3 runner-up Flint Hamady – ABC 12
6. Hockey: Division 2 No. 8 South Lyon Unified scored three goals during the third period to get past Northville 4-1 – Observer & Eccentric
7. Skiing: The Petoskey boys and Traverse City Central girls continued their dominance in the Big North Conference – Petoskey News-Review
8. Girls Basketball: Carney-Nadeau ran its winning streak to nine with a 48-25 win over Rapid River – Escanaba Daily Press
9. Girls Basketball: Pinconning earned the 10th win of its last 11 games, 54-25 over Sanford Meridian – Bay City Times
10. Girls Basketball: Three Rivers welcomed back standout Hadley Miller from injury with a 53-36 win over Otsego – Kalamazoo Gazette