Today in the MHSAA: 9/13/18
September 13, 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.
1. Girls Golf: Bloomfield Hills, No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, won the Oakland County Tournament for the second straight season, this time ahead of runner-up and No. 5-ranked Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Oakland Press
2. Cross Country: Spring Lake swept the first Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue jamboree of this fall; both Spring Lake teams are ranked No. 3 in LPD2, and boys runner-up Sparta is ranked No. 2 while girls runner-up Allendale is No. 5 – Grand Haven Tribune
3. Boys Tennis: LPD2 No. 5 Detroit U-D Jesuit edged No. 6 Midland Dow to win the Midweek Classic Quad – Midland Daily News
4. Volleyball: Division 1 honorable mention Portage Central came back after dropping the first set to edge rival Portage Northern in five – JoeInsider.com
5. Volleyball: Petoskey held off a Traverse City Central comeback to win 3-2 and improve to 16-2 – Petoskey News-Review
6. Volleyball: Division 2 honorable mention Cadillac battled back from a two-set deficit to get past Alpena in five – Cadillac News
7. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 7 Beaverton improved to 25-1-2 with a sweep of Harrison – MI Sports Now
8. Girls Golf: Ludington edged Manistee by two strokes to win the Lakes 8 Conference jamboree on its home course – Ludington Daily News
9. Volleyball: After navigating a tough nonleague schedule, St. Louis opened Tri-Valley Conference West play with a 3-1 win over Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
10. Boys Soccer: Kallen Wildfong scored four goals in Buckley’s 6-2 win over Kingsley – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Today in the MHSAA: 3/1/18
March 1, 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. Girls Basketball: Samantha Gehrls’ basket with six seconds to play pushed Caledonia past reigning Class A runner-up and undefeated East Kentwood, 46-45; the Falcons had beaten Caledonia by seven and 21 points earlier this season – FOX 17
2. Girls Basketball: Manchester ended Pittsford’s winning streak at 76 straight wins, two short of the MHSAA record, with a 46-45 win in Class C – Hillsdale Daily News
3. Girls Basketball: Big Rapids avenged two losses to league rival Central Montcalm by handing the Hornets their first and only loss of the season, 49-34 in Class B – Big Rapids News
4. Girls Basketball: Ishpeming Westwood avenged two regular-season losses by handing Negaunee its only defeat, 59-44 in Class C – Marquette Mining Journal
5. Girls Basketball: Rogers City broke Hillman’s 19-game winning streak with a 40-38 win in Class D after falling to the Tigers twice during the regular season – Alpena News
6. Girls Basketball: Maple City Glen Lake won its second straight Class C District title, downing Manton 55-48 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. Girls Basketball: Houghton downed L’Anse 46-31 in Class C to win a fourth straight District title – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
8. Girls Basketball: Bronson’s Kiana Mayer scored with 26 seconds to play to lead Bronson past Centreville, 33-32 in Class C, ending Centreville’s season at 20-2 – Coldwater Daily Reporter
9. Girls Basketball: Hartland eliminated Kensington Lakes Activities Association Gold champ Howell with a 40-37 win in Class A – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
10. Girls Basketball: Marshall moved to 11-10 with a 52-42 Class B upset of Comstock, which finished 19-2 – JoeInsider.com
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: Charlevoix sophomore Elise Stuck went over 1,000 career points in leading her team to a 61-25 win over East Jordan in Class C – Petoskey News-Review
Boys Basketball: Grand Rapids Catholic Central’s Marcus Bingham, Jr., Detroit East English’s David DeJulius, East Lansing’s Brandon Johns, Clarkston’s Foster Loyer and Detroit Henry Ford Academy’s Trevion Williams were named candidates for this year’s Mr. Basketball Award – Detroit Free Press