Today in the MHSAA: 8/28/20
August 28, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Contenders in girls golf continued to emerge Thursday, as did a possible girls tennis contender in the Upper Peninsula.
1. Girls Golf: Anci Dy led a dominating Traverse City West performance as the Titans won the Midland Dow Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. Girls Golf: St. Joseph and Portage Northern freshman KT Leinwand were the winners at Thursday’s Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference event – WWMT
3. Girls Tennis: Escanaba earned a 4-4 tie with Marquette, the reigning Upper Peninsula Division 1 champion – Escanaba Daily Press
4. Volleyball: Opening night was senior night as well as Manton downed Clare 3-1 – Cadillac News
5. Boys Soccer: Cadillac scored both of its goals during the second half of a 2-1 win over Leland – Up North Live
6. Volleyball: Carney-Nadeau allowed only 26 points over a three-game sweep of Crystal Falls Forest Park – Iron Mountain Daily News
7. Volleyball: Gladwin traveled north and brought home a five-set win over Grayling – Midland Daily News
8. Volleyball: Alpena swept Cheboygan, Hillman and Rogers City in a home quad – Alpena News
9. Volleyball: Mackinaw City opened with a sweep of DeTour – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
10. Girls Golf: Hudsonville Unity Christian shot a 187 to get past Holland Christian in league play – Holland Sentinel
Today in the MHSAA: 3/8/17
March 8, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The Division 2 ice hockey field was cut to four and the girls basketball field to 16 during a Tuesday full of big-time performances and a few upsets as well.
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
Walled Lake Western earned its first Regional win in 34 season, downing Novi 48-42 in a Class A Regional Semifinal – Oakland Press
Kierra Fletcher had 35 points and 13 rebounds in reigning Class A champion Warren Cousino’s 56-44 victory over 20-win Utica Ford – MLive-Detroit
With a heavy heart, Asjia Blanton had 19 points off the bench to lead Midland Dow to a 59-36 win over Marquette – Saginaw News
East Kentwood survived a 28-point night from Muskegon Mona Shores standout Jordan Walker to win 57-43 in their Class A matchup – Grand Rapids Press
Farmington Hills Mercy dealt Hartland only its second – and final – loss this season, 47-42 in a Class A Regional Semifinal – Observer & Eccentric
Blissfield handed 20-win Michigan Center a 48-38 Regional Semifinal loss in Class C – Jackson Citizen Patriot
Kalkaska scored during the final 10 seconds to upend Houghton 58-57 in a matchup of 20+ win teams in Class C – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Bronson contained high-scoring Niles Brandywine 32-22 in Class C – Coldwater Daily Reporter
Pickford ended Hillman’s 21-game winning streak with a 51-45 win in Class D – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Frankfort upset Gaylord St. Mary 47-44 in Class D – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Hockey
Unranked Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern/Eastern advanced to the Division 2 Semifinals for the second straight season with a 3-2 win over unranked Muskegon Mona Shores – Grand Rapids Press
Unranked Saline upset No. 5 Livonia Churchill in double overtime 5-4 to advance – Saline Post
Top-ranked Birmingham Brother Rice eliminated reigning Division 2 champion Romeo, 4-0 – Macomb Daily
No. 2 Hartland shut out No. 4 Livonia Stevenson 3-0 to also move on – Livingston Daily Press & Argus