Today in the MHSAA: 8/17/18

August 17, 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 Golf: Muskegon Reeths-Puffer shot a 325 to take a six-stroke lead on Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern during the first round of the annual Lober Classic at Grand Traverse Resort; Forest Hills Northern won Lower Peninsula Division 2 last season, and Reeths-Puffer was third – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Boys Tennis: Traverse City West won the Saginaw Heritage Invitational, followed by Midland; Midland made the LPD1 Finals last fall – Midland Daily News

3. Girls Tennis: Marquette won its second straight match in two days by an 8-0 score, this time over Gladstone; Marquette was the UPD1 runner-up last season – Escanaba Daily Press

Also of note:

Girls Tennis: From Wednesday, Negaunee downed Ishpeming Westwood 7-1 in an opening matchup between annual Upper Peninsula powers; Negaunee has won four straight U.P. Division 1 titles and Westwood has won eight of the last nine in UPD2 – Marquette Mining Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 2/13/18

February 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 Top 10 

1. Girls Basketball: Detroit Renaissance ended the six-year run of Detroit Public School League tournament titles for Martin Luther King with a 73-48 semifinal win – Detroit News

2. Girls Skiing: Petoskey earned its first Regional title since 2013, edging Houghton/Hancock by 1.5 points in Division 2 – Petoskey News-Review

3. Hockey: Brenden Tulpa scored his third game-winning goal against Division 1 No. 3 Brighton to lead Division 2 No. 4 Hartland to a 4-2 victory – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. Boys Skiing: Seven-time reigning Division 2 champion Petoskey finished first at a meet Monday it didn’t win last season – its Regional, holding off Harbor Springs – Petoskey News-Review

5. Girls Basketball: Hillman clinched a share of the North Star League Big Dipper title with a 63-50 win over Oscoda – Alpena News

6. Boys Basketball: Southfield Christian clinched its seventh straight Michigan Independent Athletic Conference Blue title with a big win over Auburn Hills Oakland Christian – MLive-Detroit

7. Girls Basketball: Alyza Winston scored 26 points to go over 1,000 for her career in leading Muskegon to a 68-41 win over Grand Rapids Union – Muskegon Chronicle

8. Girls Basketball: Gaylord St. Mary won a matchup of league leaders, 41-29 over Traverse City St. Francis – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. Skiing: Benzonia Benzie Central’s boys and Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central’s girls also won Division 2 Regional titles – Cadillac News

10. Girls Basketball: New Boston Huron won a rematch with Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 52-47 to create a tie atop the Huron League – Monroe News

Also of note …

Hockey: From Saturday, Division 1 No. 1 Detroit Catholic Central downed Division 2 top-ranked Livonia Stevenson 2-0 – Observer & Eccentric