Today in the MHSAA: 9/18/15
September 18, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Volleyball upsets and a close call in boys tennis are among the attention-grabbing headlines this morning from across the state.
Boys Soccer
Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central remained undefeated at 8-0-1 with a 3-0 win over Detroit Catholic League rival and No. 16 Birmingham Brother Rice – Oakland Press
Unranked Grand Haven could take No. 20 Rockford’s spot after shutting out the Rams 3-0 – Grand Haven Tribune
Girls Swimming & Diving
Brighton closed its 40-year-old pool with a 96-87 win over Northville – Livingston Daily
Boys Tennis
Lower Peninsula Division 1 No. 1 Novi earned a 5-4 win over Northville because they counted a fifth doubles match, with Novi winning all doubles flights and unranked Northville winning all four at singles – Observer & Eccentric
Volleyball
Goodrich, an honorable mention team in Class B this week, came back from losing the first set to beat No. 3 Mount Morris 3-2 – Flint Journal
Class D Marine City Cardinal Mooney came back from losing the first two sets and pushed the fifth to 17-15 to down Class B neighbor Marine City – Port Huron Times-Herald
Plainwell, another honorable mention in Class B, handed Vicksburg the latter’s first Wolverine Conference loss since 2012 – Kalamazoo Gazette
Calumet, a Class C honorable mention, held off a challenge from local rival Hancock in a match of two of the best from the norther Upper Peninsula – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Good Reads
Battle Creek St. Philip is playing a senior class that has only experienced 8-player football, and the Enquirer details eight chapters worth of notes from the program's transformation – Battle Creek Enquirer
Today in the MHSAA: 2/22/18
February 22, 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 Skiing: Harbor Springs won its 10th straight Lake Michigan Conference title by claiming the final conference race – Petoskey News-Review
2. Girls Basketball: Trenton downed Wyandotte Roosevelt 35-34 on a final-minute free throw to move into first place alone in the Downriver League – Southgate News Herald
3. Boys Basketball: Manton handed McBain just its second loss, 47-38, to create a first-place tie atop the Highland Conference – Cadillac News
4. Boys Basketball: Cade Peterson went over 1,000 points for his career as Maple City Glen Lake created a three-way tie for first in the Northwest Conference with a 53-47 win over Frankfort – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. Boys Skiing: The Great North Alpine co-op team claimed its side of the Lake Michigan Conference title, by a point over Harbor Springs – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. Hockey: Division 1 No. 3 Brighton will carry plenty of momentum into next week’s playoff opener after a 2-0 win over Division 2 No. 4 Birmingham Brother Rice – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. Girls Basketball: Negaunee closed out a 20-0 regular-season finish with a 72-61 win over Marquette – Marquette Mining Journal
8. Girls Basketball: Onsted’s Taylor Hutchinson went over 1,000 career points in a 73-25 win over Clinton – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. Girls Basketball: Big Rapids Crossroads fell 66-55 to Vestaburg, but Britton Angell went over 1,000 career points in the defeat – Big Rapids News
10. Boys Basketball: Bear Lake fell 58-52 to Onekama, but Kaiden Hejl went over 1,000 points for his career – MI Sports Now