Today in the MHSAA: 8/25/17

August 25, 2017

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. Head Safety: This report from State Champs! was produced earlier this month and continues to re-air, providing a thorough report on what’s being done to prevent head injuries in Michigan high school athletics.

2. Boys Tennis: Battle Creek Lakeview and No. 1 singles player Jai Banerji both repeated as Battle Creek All-City champions; Lakeview won seven flights – Battle Creek Enquirer

3. Volleyball: Midland won every set it played Thursday against a solid field in claiming the Cadillac Invitational title, downing the host in the final – Midland Daily News

4. Coaching: Traverse City West athletic director Jason Carmien, formerly a soccer coach, writes about how he’ll always be a coach at heart and why others should give it a try – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. Girls Golf: Lake Orion shot a 328 to win the Troy Invitational, nine strokes better than runner-up Midland Dow – Midland Daily News

6. Girls Golf: Saline broke its nine-hole school record with a 149, thanks in part to a hole-in-one by Sydney Page – Saline Post

7. Volleyball: Pittsford, after graduating all-stater Maddie Clark this spring, took a nice step Thursday with wins over Hillsdale and Michigan Center – Hillsdale Daily News

8. Volleyball: Sault Ste. Marie won a key Great Northern Conference match, sweeping Marquette – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

9. Boys Soccer: Port Huron Northern opened its season with an impressive tie with Marysville, which moved to 5-1-1 – Port Huron Times-Herald

10. Boys Soccer: Spring Lake earned its first win this season, downing rival Fruitport 3-1 – Grand Haven Tribune

Today in the MHSAA: 2/5/19

February 5, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Winter Mondays tend to be pretty low-key, but a pair of league champions and one of the state’s top scorers provided plenty of buzz to kick off this week.

1. Boys Basketball: Zach Goodline reached 2,000 career points in leading Coloma past Martin 78-48 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

2. Boys Basketball: Sterling Heights Stevenson earned a share of the Macomb Area Conference Red championship with a 54-45 win over co-leader Roseville on the final night of league play – Macomb Daily

3. Competitive Cheer: Hudson clinched the Lenawee County Athletic Association championship with a win at the final league jamboree – Adrian Daily Telegram

4. Boys Basketball: Cadillac downed Lake Michigan Conference leader Traverse City St. Francis 58-47 in nonleague play – WPBN

5. Girls Basketball: Richland Gull Lake outscored Portage Central 3-2 in overtime for a 45-44 win – JoeInsider.com

6. Boys Basketball: Jordan Benson’s last-second 3-pointer gave Adrian Madison a 58-56 win over Britton Deerfield in a matchup of Tri-County Conference contenders – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. Girls Basketball: Bay City Western earned an impressive 42-24 win over Bay City John Glenn – Bay City Times

8. Boys Basketball: North Muskegon held off Ludington 54-47 to improve to 13-1 – Local Sports Journal

9. Girls Basketball: Gobles improved to 11-0, holding on for a 49-44 win over Saugatuck – WWMT

10. Boys Basketball: Otsego scored the game’s first 16 points and improved to 15-0 with a big win over Allegan – WOODTV

Also of note …

Wrestling: From Saturday, New Boston Huron clinched a second straight outright Huron League championship – Southgate News-Herald