Today in the MHSAA: 8/24/18

August 24, 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 Tennis: Traverse City St. Francis may have the initial upper hand in its Regional this fall after winning the Pre-Regional Invitational featuring eight teams that will come back to play each other in the postseason – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Girls Swimming & Diving: Holland West Ottawa defeated rival Holland 108-75; both were top-10 finishers at their respective MHSAA Finals last season – Holland Sentinel

3. Boys Tennis: Ann Arbor Greenhills finished first and St. Joseph second at the Great Eight tournament at Sturgis – Sturgis Journal

4. Boys Tennis: Battle Creek Lakeview swept all eight flight titles to win its third straight All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer

5. Girls Golf: Coldwater edged Sturgis in the finale to win the Sturgis Match Play – Coldwater Daily Reporter

6. Volleyball: Dexter swept Adrian Madison in the title match to win the Tecumseh Invitational Adrian Daily Telegram

7. Girls Golf: Big Rapids shot a school record 339 at the Central State Activities Association jamboree at Holland Lake in Sheridan – Big Rapids News

8. Cross Country – Ypsilanti Lincoln’s boys and Ann Arbor Skyline’s girls won Bert Cebulski Memorial Invitational championships – Adrian Daily Telegram

9. Boys Soccer: Jake McFarren had the shutout as Fruitport Calvary Christian downed Montague 3-0 – Local Sports Journal

10. Volleyball: Alpena swept Cheboygan and Rogers City to improve to 5-0 this fall – Alpena News

Today in the MHSAA: 2/3/20

February 4, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The rapidly-growing Michigan Wrestling Association Girls Championships headlined a weekend full of notable competition as many of the state’s best met, especially on the mat and basketball court.

1. Wrestling: Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central was first and Clinton second at the MWA Girls Championships at Adrian College – WZZM & Adrian Daily Telegram

2. Boys Basketball: Benton Harbor downed Ypsilanti Lincoln 73-51 in one of the most highly-anticipated games of the regular season – FOX 17

3. Gymnastics: Farmington United edged Rockford by just more than a point to win the Canton Invitational – Coldwater Daily Reporter

4. Wrestling: Division 1 No. 3 Brighton downed Division 2 top-ranked Lowell 35-21 in a matchup of MHSAA title contenders – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. Competitive Cheer: Gibraltar Carlson won Division 2 and overall championships at the Grosse Ile Invitational – Southgate News-Herald

6. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 2 Gaylord won the 38-team Northern Michigan Championship – Gaylord Herald Times

7. Wrestling: Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central won 11 weight classes to claim the team title at the Observerland Invitational – Observer & Eccentric

8. Bowling: Hillsdale swept girls and boys championships at the Adrian Madison Baker Bash – Hillsdale Daily News

9. Competitive Cheer: Sturgis scored a school-record 729.52 to win its invitational – Sturgis Journal

10. Boys Basketball: Orchard Lake St. Mary’s handed Hudsonville its first loss, 65-47 – FOX 17