Today in the MHSAA: 9/1/15
September 1, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The decision to join the high school team by a possible MHSAA golf championship contender leads today’s notable headlines from around the state
Girls Golf
Brighton added standout freshman Annie Pietila this fall, and got another huge boost when junior Julia Dean decided this week to join the high school team; she tied the school record with a 68 on Monday – Livingston Daily
Boys Soccer
Muskegon Mona Shores remained undefeated at 4-0-1 with a 1-0 victory over reigning Division 3 champion Hudsonville Unity Christian – Muskegon Chronicle
Boys Tennis
Traverse City Central doubles player Parker Berden scored his 100th career win as he and partner Austin Wieland defeated No. 1 doubles pairs from Fenton, Grand Blanc and Saginaw Heritage at the Hawks' quad – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Flushing has started 9-0 this season after finishing a program-best eighth at the MHSAA Finals a year ago; it finished first at a three-team meet Monday at Davison – Flint Journal
Volleyball
From Saturday, Crystal Falls Forest Park won its third title in the eight-year history of the Great Eight Classic, going 14-0 against a group including five more Upper Peninsula and two Wisconsin schools – Iron Mountain Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 1/28/19
January 28, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Multiple events over the weekend featured what potentially could end up as multiple MHSAA champions when the postseason gets rolling next month, as titans clashed especially in wrestling, hockey and boys basketball.
1. Wrestling: Division 1 No. 2 Brighton swept the Lowell Super Duals with wins over the Division 2 top-ranked Red Arrows, Division 3 No. 1 Dundee and Division 4 No. 2 New Lothrop – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. Hockey: Division 2 No. 3 Livonia Stevenson broke top-ranked Hartland’s 21-game in-state winning streak with a 3-2 victory – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Boys Basketball: Division 1 Detroit U-D Jesuit edged Division 3 Flint Beecher 70-69 in a matchup of MHSAA championship favorites in their respective divisions – WJRT
4. Gymnastics: Rockford finished first and Forest Hills second at the annual Kenowa Hills Invitational – Coldwater Daily Reporter
5. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 7 Niles finished first, and No. 10 Stevensville Lakeshore was second at the Greater Berrien County Invitational – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
6. Wrestling – Division 2 No. 5 Gaylord had four champions on the way to winning the 30-team Northern Michigan Championships – Gaylord Herald Times
7. Hockey: Division 2 No. 5 Brownstown Woodhaven downed Division 3 No. 5 Detroit Country Day 2-1 in overtime – Southgate News-Herald
8. Competitive Cheer: Division 4 Sanford Meridian posted the highest score of the Alma College Cheer Fest – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
9. Hockey: Unranked L’Anse Creuse United moved into first place in the Macomb Area Conference Red with a 3-2 win over Division 1 No. 9 Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily
10. Wrestling: Division 4 No. 5 Manchester won the 22-team Leslie Todd Stern Invitational – Chelsea Sun Times News
Also of note …
Boys Basketball: New Haven downed Warren Mott 64-37 to clinch the Macomb Area Conference White championship – Macomb Daily
Girls Basketball: Negaunee defeated Iron Mountain, but the Mountaineers’ Riley Poupore scored her 1,000th career point – Iron Mountain Daily News