Today in the MHSAA: 9/10/19

September 10, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

When does a scoreless game become the most notable event of the day? When it’s played between a pair of neighbors considered the best in Michigan in their division.

1. Boys Soccer: The top-ranked teams in Division 3 held each other scoreless, as No. 1 Hudsonville Unity Christian and No. 2 Holland Christian locked up for a 0-0 draw – Holland Sentinel

2. Girls Golf: Big Rapids, No. 6 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, won the team title and Traverse City West’s Anci Dy was the medalist at the Lady Titan Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. Volleyball: Division 3 honorable mention Manistique moved to 9-1-1 with a sweep of Ishpeming – Escanaba Daily Press

4. Boys Soccer: Division 2 No. 13 Alpena upped its winning streak to seven by a combined score of 45-0 with a big win over Harbor Springs – Alpena News

5. Girls Golf: Temperance Bedford shot a 417 to win the Maple Invitational by 29 strokes – Adrian Daily Telegram

6. Boys Soccer: Grand Blanc is off to another solid start and improved to 6-2-1 with a 4-1 win over Davison – Flint Journal

7. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 3 Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep and Kalamazoo Christian both came up with big wins Monday – WWMT

8. Boys Soccer: Brett Waskevich’s three goals helped Midland to a 5-1 win over Mount Pleasant – Midland Daily News

9. Boys Soccer: Utica Eisenhower edged Utica Ford 2-0 – Macomb Daily

10. Boys Soccer: St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran led Lake Michigan Catholic by a goal with 22 minutes to play, and then scored five more to finish with a 7-1 win – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

Also of note …

Volleyball: The Michigan High School Volleyball Coaches Association announced its finalists for this season’s Miss Volleyball Award – MLive

Today in the MHSAA: 3/6/18

March 6, 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.

Today's Top 10

1. Boys Basketball: Detroit Western upset Class A contender Detroit East English 50-48 in a first-round District game – Detroit News

2. Boys Basketball: Alma won a matchup of league champions, downing Big Rapids in Class B 77-44 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

3. Boys Basketball: Dansville avenged two losses to Central Michigan Athletic Conference champion Laingsburg with a 75-54 win over the Wolfpack in Class C – Lansing State Journal

4. Boys Basketball: East Grand Rapids upset Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central in Class A, 66-58 – WZZM

5. Boys Basketball: Bloomfield Hills came back to win 44-40 in Class A over West Bloomfield, a semifinalist a season ago – Oakland Press

6. Boys Basketball: Canton scored the final seven points to hold off Detroit Catholic Central 55-48 in Class A – Observer & Eccentric

7. Boys Basketball: East Lansing came back from a halftime deficit to down DeWitt 53-27 in Class A – Lansing State Journal

8. Boys Basketball: Muskegon Mona Shores got past Muskegon Reeths-Puffer in Class A thanks in part to James Gilbert’s 16 fourth-quarter points – Local Sports Journal

9. Boys Basketball: Chesaning pushed its Class B District opener to overtime with a half-court basket and then downed Perry 58-50 – Owosso Argus-Press

10. Boys Basketball: Amier Gilmore’s free throws with 6.4 seconds to play gave St. Clair Shores South Lake a 60-58 win over Harper Woods Chandler Park in Class B – C&G Newspapers