Today in the MHSAA: 8/23/18

August 23, 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. Volleyball: Lake Orion swept Pontiac Notre Dame Prep at the Oxford quad, ending the Irish’s 61-match winning streak; Notre Dame Prep then fell to Clarkston as well – Oakland Press

2. Girls Golf: St. Joseph won its league jamboree as senior Cailey Rooker broke her nine-hole school record with a 32 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

3. Girls Tennis: Marquette earned a notable 6-2 win over reigning Upper Peninsula Division 2 champion Ishpeming Westwood – Marquette Mining Journal

4. Volleyball: Midland Bullock Creek earned wins over Carrollton and Sanford Meridian to equal last season’s overall victory total – Midland Daily News

5. Cross Country: Pittsford followed senior Renee Osborne in winning its home Early Bird Meet, while Jonesville’s Roy Bowman and Concord won the boys championships – Hillsdale Daily News

6. Cross Country: Ishpeming’s boys won their fifth straight Munising Invitational championship; Marinette, Wis., won the girls race followed by Menominee – Iron Mountain Daily News

7. Boys Tennis: Grand Haven claimed its home invitational with 5-3 wins over North Muskegon and Muskegon Mona Shores – Grand Haven Tribune

8. Boys Tennis: Brownstown Woodhaven also swept its early bird quad, downing Belleville, Riverview and Monroe – Southgate News-Herald

9. Volleyball: St. Clair Shores Lakeview followed the strong play of Grace Allor to sweep Yale, Warren Cousino and Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Macomb Daily

10. Boys Soccer: Elk Rapids came back from a shutout loss in its first game with a 3-0 shutout win over Petoskey – MI Sports Now

Today in the MHSAA: 1/14/20

January 14, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A quieter Monday in high school sports across the state still had its share of highlights, topped by a career milestone in girls basketball and meeting of undefeated teams on the boys side.

1. Girls Basketball: Dani Salenbien went over 1,000 career points during Adrian Lenawee Christian’s 56-21 win over Manchester – Adrian Daily Telegram

2. Boys Basketball: Undefeated Oscoda handed Hale its first loss, 64-43 – Alpena News

3. Competitive Cheer: Jonesville posted its highest total score of this season in winning the Springport Invitational just ahead of Hillsdale – Hillsdale Daily News

4. Skiing: The Petoskey boys and Traverse City Central girls won the season’s first Big North Conference meets – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. Girls Basketball: Emily Bayle nearly posted a quadruple-double for Hesperia in its 63-41 win over Pentwater – Local Sports Journal

6. Girls Basketball: Cadillac shut down Bay City Western for a 39-26 win – Cadillac News

7. Boys Basketball: Birmingham Groves broke a four-game losing streak with a 58-36 win over Rochester – Oakland Press

8. Boys Basketball: Harbor Springs followed David Harrell to a 58-37 win over DeTour – MI Sports Now

9. Boys Basketball: Kingsford held off Crystal Falls Forest Park 72-65 – Iron Mountain Daily News

10. Bowling: Chelsea and Temperance Bedford split matches, Bedford’s girls winning 27-3 and Chelsea’s boys victorious 23-7 – Chelsea Sun Times News

Also of note …

Football: Former Benton Harbor coach Elliot Uzelac will take over at Berrien Springs – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium