Today in the MHSAA: 5/14/18
May 14, 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. Boys Lacrosse: Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central ended No. 6 Birmingham Brother Rice’s 13-season reign in the Detroit Catholic League with an 11-8 victory to clinch its first conference championship – Observer & Eccentric
2. Baseball: Division 4 No. 2 Frankfort took sole possession of the MHSAA record for consecutive shutout innings, running its streak to 45 during a win over Onekama – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. Softball: Division 2 No. 5 Richmond split with Romeo as the Blue Devils’ win put coach Howard Stuart over 1,000 for his career – Macomb Daily
4. Track & Field: Northville’s girls won their sixth straight Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship, while Grand Blanc’s boys (No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 1) won their side of the meet to cap their final season in the league – Observer & Eccentric Girls | Boys
5. Track & Field: Saline’s boys won the Southeastern Conference Red championship for the eighth straight season – Saline Post
6. Track & Field: The Lake Linden-Hubbell girls and Houghton boys continued to dominate this spring with championships at the Houghton County Invitational – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
7. Boys Tennis: Reigning Upper Peninsula Division 1 champion Negaunee claimed the Kingsford Invitational title, winning five flights – Marquette Mining Journal
8. Track & Field: The Highland Milford girls and White Lake Lakeland boys won the inaugural Lakes Valley Conference championship meet titles – Oakland Press
9. Girls Tennis: Fruitport edged Muskegon Mona Shores to win the Ottawa-Kent Conference Black tournament title – Grand Haven Tribune
10. Baseball: Petoskey scored a win over Division 3 No. 10 Reed City on the way to earning the championship at its home invitational – Petoskey News-Review
Today in the MHSAA: 1/10/17
January 10, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The northern Lower Peninsula’s best got running with the first major ski competitions of this season Monday, and we also take a look back at some key competitive cheer events from Saturday in addition to the usual basketball results – plus a news item on a baseball coach retirement.
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
Ishpeming Westwood finished on a 12-0 run to down Bark River-Harris by eight, 58-50 – Marquette Mining Journal
Boys Basketball
Iron Mountain improved to 6-1 in handing Bark River-Harris its first loss, 75-56 – Iron Mountain Daily News
Oxford moved to 6-0 with a 64-58 win over Pontiac Notre Dame Prep after breaking away over the final three minutes – Oakland Press
Pittsford handed Bellevue its first loss this season, 59-49 – Hillsdale Daily News
Competitive Cheer
From Saturday, Brighton won its Brighton’s Best Invitational, besting six-time reigning Division 2 champion Gibraltar Carlson – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Also from Saturday, Portland won its Winterfest by four points over Owosso and 13 over Division 4 power Pewamo-Westphalia – Ionia Sentinel-Standard
Skiing
Petoskey, winners of six straight Division 2 boys championships, was impressive winning both slalom and giant slalom and the overall title at the Harbor-Petoskey Invitational – Petoskey News-Review
Traverse City West edged Harbor Springs by four points to win the Harbor-Petoskey Invitational girls event – Petoskey News-Review
Baseball
Coleman baseball coach Dave Mammel has stepped down after 23 seasons; he's also in his 16th year as athletic director – Midland Daily News