Today in the MHSAA: 8/30/16

August 30, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Close finishes in three sports highlighted Monday’s action, although a reigning MHSAA golf champion’s big win might be the most telling of all the results posted by our media across Michigan. 

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 Golf

Reigining Lower Peninsula Division 1 champion Traverse City West continued its dominating start by winning the Brighton Invitational, shooting a 321 to finish ahead of Saline and Brighton among others – Traverse City Record-Eagle

South Lyon edged Ann Arbor Pioneer on a fifth-player tie-breaker to win the Tecumseh Invitational – Observer & Eccentric

Boys Soccer

Tawas downed Lincoln Alcona 5-3, but Alcona keeper Conner McCoy set a school record with 34 saves – Alpena News

Birmingham Brother Rice’s goal with seven minutes to play was the decider in a 2-1 win over Farmington – Oakland Press

Volleyball

Grand Rapids Christian downed Grand Haven 17-15 in the deciding set of the championship match of the Buccaneers’ home tournament – Grand Haven Tribune

Saline finished 5-0 at the Southeastern Conference jamboree, downing among others Temperance Bedford in two sets – Saline Post

Today in the MHSAA: 2/10/17

February 10, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A 40-year school scoring record fell Thursday as wrestling Team District tournaments finished up 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

Hillman’s Vanessa Schook broke the school scoring record going back to 1977 in a win over Lincoln Alcona – Alpena News

Munising improved to 15-0 with a 53-40 win over Crystal Falls Forest Park in a matchup of Skyline Central Conference division leaders – Iron Mountain Daily News

Bay City Western downed rival Central 31-25 as McKenna Walker scored her 1,000th career point – Midland Daily News

From Tuesday, Niles Brandywine coach Josh Hood earned his 300th win with his team’s 39-29 victory over Bangor – Niles Daily Star

Boys Basketball

Whitehall needed overtime to survive North Muskegon 45-43 and remain undefeated in the West Michigan Conference – Muskegon Chronicle

Boys Bowling

Coldwater capped the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference season undefeated with a win over Jackson Lumen Christi – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Wrestling

Bay City Western earned its eighth straight District title in Division 1 as senior Gabe Bruzewski won his 100th career match – Bay City Times

After finishing just behind Alma in the Tri-Valley Conference Central this season, Chesaning got past the Panthers to win a Division 3 District – Saginaw News

In Division 1, Wyandotte Roosevelt won its first District title since 2006 – Southgate News Herald

No. 2-ranked Richmond won its 19th straight District title, dominating again in Division 3 – Macomb Daily

Football

We mentioned the retirement Thursday of Detroit Catholic Central coach Tom Mach, and here’s more of the coverage of the 41-year leader stepping down – Observer & Eccentric

Good Read

Detroit West Side Academy junior Brian Williams nearly drowned as a child, but has mastered the water to the point of possibly contending at the MHSAA Swimming & Diving Finals – Detroit Free Press