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: 12/9/19
December 9, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Matchups of a number of the state’s anticipated girls basketball best topped a weekend list full of high achievers with hockey, bowling and swimming & diving also contributing to the headliners.
1. Girls Basketball: Reigning Division 3 champion Pewamo-Westphalia downed last season’s Division 1 runner-up Southfield Arts & Technology 43-31 at the Arbor Prep Ice Breaker Challenge – State Champs Sports Network
2. Girls Basketball: Hart earned its first win since 2004 over eight-time reigning West Michigan Conference champion Muskegon Oakridge, 56-34 – Local Sports Journal
3. Girls Basketball: Hartland handed a 61-40 loss to two-time reigning Division 4/Class D champion Adrian Lenawee Christian at Arbor Prep – Adrian Daily Telegram
4. Hockey: Traverse City Central took wins of 4-3 over Division 3 No. 8 Houghton and 7-2 over No. 9 Hancock during a weekend trip – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. Bowling: Cadillac’s boys and Traverse City West’s girls repeated as Big North Conference champions – Cadillac News
6. Boys Swimming & Diving: Grand Rapids Christian, No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, earned a 108-78 win over No. 6 Hamilton – Holland Sentinel
7. Hockey: Gaylord bounced back from a loss to Traverse City West with a 3-1 road win at Division 1 No. 7 Midland – Gaylord Herald Times
8. Girls Basketball: Midland Dow got past Maple City Glen Lake 45-43 in a game that was tied at the end of each of the first three quarters – Midland Daily News
9. Girls Basketball: East Grand Rapids got past host Kalamazoo Central 66-57 at the Lady Giant West Side Showcase – JoeInsider.com
10. Hockey: Grosse Pointe South scored five first-period goals in a 7-2 win over Traverse Bay Reps – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: Jasmine Clerkley went over 1,000 career points as Okemos got past Haslett 58-51 – Lansing State Journal
Girls Basketball: Muskegon Reeths-Puffer’s Lauren Ross scored her 1,000th career point during a 49-40 win over Greenville – Muskegon Chronicle
Girls Tennis: Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central is mourning the death of retired coach Wayne Asher, who led the girls team to two Division 4 Finals runner-up finishes over 14 seasons – Monroe News
Softball: Longtime Spring Lake coach Bill Core has stepped down with a 642-473 record since taking over the program in 1990 – Grand Haven Tribune