Today in the MHSAA: 4/18/18
April 18, 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.
1. Girls Soccer: After opening this season 0-2, No. 4 Saline has won the first three games of league play including Tuesday’s over Ann Arbor Pioneer, 3-0 – Saline Post
2. Boys Lacrosse: Lake Orion continued its league dominance with a 15-10 win over Troy – Oakland Press
3. Girls Soccer: Lake Orion remained undefeated in league play on the soccer field as well with a 3-0 win over Royal Oak – Oakland Press
4. Baseball: Chelsea will name its field after former longtime coach and athletic director Wayne Welton – Ann Arbor News
5. Volleyball: Traverse City Central has hired former Benzie Central coach Jen Wright to take over the program; Wright most recently has been coaching the Trojans’ junior varsity – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. Football: Junior varsity coach Jesse Fenstermaker has been promoted to take over Rogers City’s program as varsity leader – Alpena News
7. Football: Hillman promoted defensive coordinator Cody Allen to head coach as it heads into 8-player football for the first time this fall – Alpena News
8. Officials: Longtime sportswriter Al Wright gives his perspective on why it's gotten tougher to recruit officials for high school athletics – Midwest Sports Network
9. MHSAA: As part of its Black History Month features in February, State Champs! Network included a tribute to MHSAA assistant director Nate Hampton, who coordinates football, girls and boys basketball and girls and boys track & field – State Champs!
Today in the MHSAA: 1/21/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 21, 2026
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Vanessa Rodriguez became Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard’s all-time leading scorer during a 56-46 win over Toledo St. Ursula – Ann Arbor News
2. BOYS BASKETBALL North Muskegon handed Ludington its first loss, 63-54 – Muskegon Chronicle
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Croswell-Lexington handed Yale its first defeat, 64-57 in overtime – Port Huron Times Herald
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Clayton Heuker reached 1,000 career points in McBain’s 64-33 win over Traverse City St. Francis – Cadillac News
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Plymouth Christian Academy downed Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest 64-52 in a matchup of Michigan Independent Athletic Conference Blue co-leaders – Oakland Press
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Catholic Central held off Grand Rapids Christian 48-43 – Grand Rapids Press
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Holland West Ottawa upset Grand Haven 68-58 – Holland Sentinel
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Whitmore Lake also downed a ranked opponent, Southfield Christian, 71-68 – Ann Arbor News
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Maple City Glen Lake moved into first place alone in the Northwest Conference with a 71-49 win over Benzie Central – MI Sports Now
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Hartland sits alone in first in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West thanks to a 64-57 victory over Brighton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus