Today in the MHSAA: 9/12/17
September 12, 2017
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. Football: Saranac coach Andy Lytle, also a first sergeant in the Michigan Army National Guard, has left his team for deployment to Florida to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma – Ionia Sentinel-Standard
2. Girls Swimming & Diving: Longtime West Bloomfield coach John Burch will be the namesake of that school’s natatorium, and he’s continuing to coach for the South Lyon Unified co-op team although he’s been fighting pancreatic cancer for a year – Observer & Eccentric
3. Boys Tennis: Bloomfield Hills’ Andrew Zhang is one of the most highly-regarded junior players in the country, and also is lending his talents to his high school team again this fall after helping the Black Hawks to a shared 2015 LP Division 1 title and 2016 runner-up finish – Observer & Eccentric
4. Boys Soccer: Leland moved to 10-0 by handing Buckley its first loss of the season; Leland is ranked No. 3 in Division 4 – Traverse City St. Francis
5. Girls Tennis: Undefeated Negaunee got its toughest test so far this season, but moved to 8-0 with a 5-3 win over Marquette – Marquette Mining Journal
6. Boys Soccer: Grosse Ile moved to 12-0 this season by handing New Boston Huron its first loss – Southgate News Herald
7. Boys Soccer: Lincoln Alcona’s Jordan Steiner set a school record and earned a spot in the MHSAA record book with eight goals in a win over Whittemore-Prescott – Alpena News
8. Girls Golf: Sturgis shot a 182, its sixth-best nine-hole score ever, to win its sixth straight Wolverine Conference jamboree – Sturgis Journal
9. Boys Soccer: Ovid-Elsie earned its fifth shutout in six games, this time locking down Chesaning – Owosso Argus-Press
10. Girls Golf: LP Division 3 No. 8 Spring Lake extended its Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue lead by shooting a 164 to win Monday’s jamboree by 23 – Grand Haven Tribune
Also of note:
Girls Swimming & Diving: Brighton, No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, earned a 94-92 win over No. 6 Northville last week and then finished second to No. 2 Farmington Hills Mercy at the Fenton Relays over the weekend – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Today In The MHSAA: 3/2/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 2, 2022
1. HOCKEY All seven goals were scored during the third period as No. 4 Grandville claimed a Division 1 Regional title with a 5-2 win over Grand Rapids Christian – Grand Rapids Press
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Hartland secured its first Kensington Lakes Activities Association Tournament title since 2009 with a 42-39 win over Division 1 No. 11 Canton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 9 Williamston finished a perfect regular season and Mason Docks and Jay Wallace both went over 1,000 career points during a 59-55 win over Lansing Everett – Lansing State Journal
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Kalamazoo Central closed the regular season with a 51-46 win over Division 1 No. 9 Muskegon – Kalamazoo Gazette
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Waterford Mott finished an outright title run in the Lakes Valley Conference with a 55-45 win over White Lake Lakeland – Oakland Press
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 11 Standish-Sterling clinched a share of the Tri-Valley Conference 10 title with a 60-20 win over Midland Bullock Creek – Bay City Times
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Northview clinched the Ottawa-Kent Conference White title outright with a 59-55 win over Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central – FOX 17
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Tecumseh downed Chelsea 53-47 to create a shared Southeastern Conference White championship with the Bulldogs and Jackson – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. HOCKEY The Traverse Bay Reps clinched a Division 1 Regional title with a 7-0 win over Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills – Up North Live
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 13 Grand Blanc earned another notable regular-season win, 80-62 over No. 16 River Rouge – Flint Journal
Also of note …
BOYS BASKETBALL Midland’s Drew Barrie scored his 1,000th career point during a 50-27 win over Bay City John Glenn – Midland Daily News
BOYS BASKETBALL Whitehall edged Shelby 43-39 to finish an outright title run in the West Michigan Conference – MuskegonSports.com
BOYS BASKETBALL Jonesville and Concord both won to create a shared Big 8 Conference title between the two – Jackson Citizen Patriot
FOOTBALL Cadillac coach Cody Mallory is leaving to take over at Spring Lake after leading the Vikings to a Division 4 runner-up finish in 2020 – Cadillac News