Today in the MHSAA: 8/27/20

August 28, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Cross Country is one of three sports running all over Michigan this week, and Wednesday saw races in multiple regions of the Lower Peninsula.

1. Cross Country – The Goodrich girls and Flint Powers Catholic boys won Corunna Invitational titles – ABC 12

2. Girls Golf: Montague shot a 370 to win the Whitehall Invitational, while Whitehall’s Karlie VanDuinen was the top individual – Local Sports Journal

3. Cross Country – Charlevoix’s teams swept five-team races on their home course – Petoskey News-Review

4. Cross Country: Concord’s Skylar Thompson was among standouts at the Pittsford Invitational – JTV

5. Boys Soccer: Petoskey shut out league foe Gaylord 3-0 – Petoskey News-Review

6. Girls Golf: Carleton Airport surged to a big win over Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central by shooting 186 – Monroe News

7. Cross Country: Brownstown Woodhaven swept Gibraltar Carlson in season openers – Southgate News-Herald

8. Boys Soccer: McBain Northern Michigan Christian opened league play with a big win over Gladwin – MI Sports Now

9. Boys Tennis: Holland West Ottawa put together a shutout of neighbor Holland High – Holland Sentinel

10. Boys Tennis: Jackson Lumen Christi, No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 4, also won by shutout, over Hillsdale – Hillsdale Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 12/15/16

December 15, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Hockey and girls basketball saw a few key local matchups come out a little differently than the recent past Wednesday night, and take a look as well at a State Champs! video report on the Big Ten’s move to playing football on Friday nights.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.

Girls Basketball

Millington earned its first win in four seasons over Birch Run, 56-49, to set up a Tri-Valley Conference East matchup for first place with Frankenmuth this weekend – Saginaw News

From Tuesday, Negaunee handed Marquette the latter’s first home loss since February 2012, 48-38 – Marquette Mining Journal

Bowling

Battle Creek Pennfield’s girls and boys teams swept the Battle Creek All-City championships, the girls for the eighth straight season and the boys for the sixth straight – Battle Creek Enquirer

Hockey

Flint Powers Catholic avenged last season’s Regional Final loss to Saginaw Heritage with a 4-2 win thanks in part to Brendan Smith’s hat trick – Flint Journal

Wrestling

Brighton, No. 8 in Division 1, clinched a 35-34 win over Division 3 No. 2 Lake Fenton in the night’s second-to-last match – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Unranked Jonesville took Division 4 No. 5 Springport to the final match before Springport prevailed – Hillsdale Daily News