Today in the MHSAA: 5/18/16

May 18, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Girls tennis and softball teams posted "sweeping" performances Tuesday as more championships were earned in multiple sports.

Boys Lacrosse

The MHSAA Regional Tournament started this week, and among early winners was Saginaw Heritage with a 17-7 victory over Swartz Creek – Saginaw News

Girls Soccer

Cadillac avenged its lone loss this season, improving to 13-1-2 with a 2-1 win over Traverse City Central – Cadillac News

Softball

Undefeated Coleman, No. 1 in Division 4, won the Mid-State Activities Conference championship for the second straight season, this time with a sweep of Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Girls Tennis

Traverse City Central won all 24 matches at the Big North Conference Tournament for the seventh time in the league’s history – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Boys Tennis

From Monday, Menominee remained undefeated with a sweep of Iron Mountain – Iron Mountain Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 12/13/18

December 13, 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.

Today’s list is book-ended by wrestling, leading off with a match between two of the state’s best in Division 1 and finishing with a sweep by a Division 4 contender. In between, we’ve got glances at hockey, girls and boys basketball and gymnastics results.

1. Wrestling: No. 5 Hartland edged No. 4 Clarkston 34-29 in a matchup of two of the top-ranked in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. Wrestling: Livonia Franklin edged Churchill 186-183 to clinch its fourth straight City championship – Observer & Eccentric

3. Hockey: Traverse City Central took the first lead and hung on for a 2-1 win over Division 1 No. 15 Traverse City West – WPBN

4. Hockey: Division 1 No. 2 Saginaw Heritage earned a key 6-2 league victory over Division 3 No. 13 Midland Dow – Midland Daily News

5. Girls Basketball: Auburn Hills Avondale moved to 3-0 with a 49-34 win over Pontiac Notre Dame Prep – Oakland Press

6. Boys Basketball: Hanover-Horton moved to 5-0 with a 66-56 win over Michigan Center – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

7. Gymnastics: Escanaba edged Negaunee by a mere 2.4 points in an early-season meet – Escanaba Daily Press

8. Boys Basketball: Pellston moved to 6-0 with a 67-62 win over Johannesburg-Lewiston, the reigning Ski Valley Conference champ – Petoskey News-Review

9. Hockey: Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard hung on for a 3-2 win over Dearborn Divine Child – We Love Ann Arbor

10. Wrestling: Division 4 No. 7 Mendon downed Centreville and White Pigeon in Southwest 10 Conference action – Sturgis Journal