Today In The MHSAA: 8/27/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 27, 2021

(Thursday’s football games will be included as part of Monday’s “Week 1 in Review.”)

1. GIRLS GOLF Reigning champion St. Joseph won the first round of the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference Tournament, shooting a 350 to finish two strokes better than Battle Creek Lakeview – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

2. BOYS TENNIS Traverse City St. Francis finished first and Ludington second at the Gladiators’ invitational – Ludington Daily News

3. VOLLEYBALL Brethren downed Mason County Central to win the Bear Lake Invitational – Manistee News Advocate

4. CROSS COUNTRY The Tecumseh girls and Adrian boys won championships at the Bert Cebulski Invitational – Coldwater Daily Reporter

5. BOYS SOCCER Brighton moved to 3-0 with a comeback 3-2 win over Salem – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. VOLLEYBALL Menominee swept Gladstone, including edging the Braves by two points in the second set – Escanaba Daily News

7. GIRLS GOLF Sturgis shot a 218 to edge Vicksburg by 11 strokes – Sturgis Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 1/30/19

January 30, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Teams outran the oncoming cold spell Tuesday with a highlight-filled night of basketball across Michigan despite a weather-caused shortened schedule.

1. Boys Basketball: Flint Beecher got past Grand Blanc 81-69 in a matchup of top teams in the Flint area and statewide – WJRT

2. Boys Basketball: Westland John Glenn edged Wayne Memorial 67-63 to create a three-way tie for first in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association East while Joe Moon IV set Glenn’s career scoring record – Observer & Eccentric

3. Boys Basketball: Milford handed Walled Lake Northern its first loss this season, 37-34 – State Champs!

4. Girls Basketball: Gladstone took the final lead with 16 seconds to play in a 43-39 upset of Negaunee – Escanaba Daily Press

5. Hockey: Brighton got past Division 2 No. 9 Howell 1-0 with an overtime goal – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. Boys Basketball: Johannesburg-Lewiston avenged an early loss to Pellston by handing the Hornets their second defeat of the season, 81-65 – MI Sports Now

7. Girls Basketball: Mackinaw City maintained its lead in the Northern Lakes Conference with a 58-24 win over reigning league champion Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian – Petoskey News-Review

8. Girls Basketball: Chelsea improved to 13-0 with a 52-43 win over Jackson – Ann Arbor News

9. Boys Basketball: Marquette downed Ishpeming Westwood 47-39 in a matchup of contenders in their respective leagues – The Upbeat

10. Boys Basketball: Rogers City won its seventh of the last eight games, 59-39 over Posen – WBKB

Also of note …

Battle Creek: The community is mourning the death of Al Leibert, who served as a teacher, principal and/or coach in multiple sports for more than 65 years at Battle Creek Central, Lakeview and St. Philip – Battle Creek Enquirer