Today in the MHSAA: 8/28/18
August 28, 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. Girls Golf: Northville shot a 307 to best a loaded field at Brighton’s Coach Miller Invitational, while Traverse City West star Anika Dy was the individual medalist – Observer & Eccentric
2. Girls Golf: Clarkston shot a 332 to outpace a similarly strong field at the Lady Falcon Invitational – Oakland Press
3. Girls Golf: Flint Powers Catholic swept team and individual titles at its 25th Charger Invitational – Flint Journal
4. Volleyball: Division 1 honorable mention Grand Haven came back after dropping the first set to defeat Spring Lake and win its invitational – Grand Haven Tribune
5. Volleyball: Bay City Western won its third straight Bay County Championship – Bay City Times
6. Boys Soccer: Buckley moved to 5-0 this fall with a 1-0 win over Harbor Springs – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. Boys Soccer: Fruitport Calvary Christian came back from a two-goal halftime deficit to down Hudsonville 4-2 with a hat trick from Zach Zehr – Local Sports Journal
8. Boys Soccer: Ben Leaman also tallied a hat trick as Boyne City shut out Kingsley 4-0 – Petoskey News-Review
9. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 8 Temperance Bedford handed Saline the latter’s only loss of the Southeastern Conference Red tournament – Saline Post
10. Boys Tennis: St. Joseph held off a challenge from rival Stevensville Lakeshore, 5-3 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
Today in the MHSAA: 1/23/19
January 23, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The last few weeks have been filled with basketball players setting school scoring records or going over 1,000 career points – and Tuesday saw four more join that mix.
1. Girls Basketball: Sophia Wiard scored 30 points and broke the Muskegon Oakridge career record of 1,586 in her team’s big win over Montague – Muskegon Chronicle
2. Boys Basketball: Chris DeRocher broke the Alpena career scoring record of 1,436 points with his 29th and final in a big win over Sault Ste. Marie – Alpena News
3. Boys Basketball: TJ McKenzie scored 23 points to go over 1,000 for his career in North Muskegon’s 69-42 win over Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – Local Sports Journal
4. Girls Basketball: Scout Nelson scored a school-record 43 points to lead Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart past Beal City – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
5. Girls Basketball: Rochester won a matchup of first-place teams in the Oakland Activities Association Blue, 46-33 over Berkley – Oakland Press
6. Boys Basketball: Wyoming Potter’s House Christian improved to 11-1 with a 54-53 win over Alliance League rival Wyoming Tri-unity Christian – FOX17
7. Boys Basketball: Saginaw Swan Valley delivered Alma its first defeat this season, 61-60 in overtime – Saginaw News
8. Boys Basketball: Clinton Township Chippewa Valley upset Macomb Dakota 64-57, knocking Dakota out of a tie for first in the Macomb Area Conference Red – Macomb Daily
9. Girls Basketball: Gladstone held on late for a 40-36 upset of Menominee – Escanaba Daily Press
10. Boys Basketball: Cadillac gave McBain the latter’s second loss of this winter, 44-38 – MI Sports Now