Today in the MHSAA: 4/27/17
April 27, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A pair of Mount Pleasant-area schools summoned memories of two decades ago in setting new standards on the track and in the field 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
Brighton rode the pitching and hitting of Cameron Tullar to a sweep of 2015 Division 1 champ Hartland, 6-0, 3-2 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Division 1 No. 5 Sterling Heights Stevenson came back from 4-0 down in the fifth inning to finish a sweep of Clinton Township Chippewa Valley and move to 13-2 – Detroit News
Bronson no-hit New Buffalo over 10 innings to take two five-inning victories – Coldwater Daily Reporter
Girls Tennis
Ludington and Division 3 No. 10 Whitehall tied 4-4 in Coastal Conference play – Ludington Daily News
Lansing Christian got past Hillsdale 5-3 in a key match as it plays for a third-straight league title – Hillsdale Daily News
Track & Field
The six-time reigning Upper Peninsula Division 1 champion Marquette girls got past rival and 2016 Finals runner-up Escanaba 67-65 by winning the day’s final race – Escanaba Daily Press
Breckenridge’s boys won the Mid-State Activities Conference jamboree, their first league jamboree win since 1995 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Farwell’s Lillian Albaugh bested her previous best shot put by more than 14 inches to break a school record set in 1993 – and she got within 28 inches of breaking the discus record set that same year – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Today in the MHSAA: 12/9/16
December 9, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The continuation of an incredible winning streak and breaking of another in girls basketball highlighted the statewide headlines Thursday.
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.
Girls Basketball
Frankenmuth just got past Essexville Garber 36-34 to extend its Tri-Valley Conference East winning streak to 97 – Saginaw News
Millington set a program record for points scored in an 81-40 win over Bridgeport – Saginaw News
Scottville Mason County Central came back from a nine-point deficit heading into the fourth quarter to beat North Muskegon 50-46 – Muskegon Chronicle
Buchanan ended a 14-game losing streak to rival Niles Brandywine with a 32-27 victory – South Bend Tribune
Boys Basketball
Luke Toliver scored nearly half of his 31 points on 3-pointers to lead Paw Paw to a 69-63 win over Vicksburg – Kalamazoo Gazette
Dexter held on through two overtimes to down Brighton 79-74 – Ann Arbor News
L’Anse, which won one game last season – a District Semifinal – evened that total Thursday with a 55-37 victory over Houghton – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Boys Swimming & Diving
After claiming a rare win over Grand Haven last season, Spring Lake made it two straight with a 96-87 victory over the Buccaneers – Grand Haven Tribune