Today in the MHSAA: 9/21/17
September 21, 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. Boys Soccer: A story we’ll certainly be following over the next few weeks, Lincoln Alcona goalkeeper Connor McCoy is 19 saves from setting a national high school record – Alpena News
2. Girls Golf: Bloomfield Hills, ranked No. 8 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, shot a 327 to edge No. 6 Lake Orion by only one stroke and win the Oakland County Division 1 tournament – C&G Newspapers
3. Girls Tennis: Reigning UPD1 co-runner-up Marquette claimed a pair of singles championships on the way to winning the Great Northern Conference tournament – Marquette Mining Journal
4. Girls tennis: Although play will finish today, reigning UPD1 champion Negaunee clinched the Mid-Peninsula Conference tournament title with six flight championships so far – Escanaba Daily Press
5. Boys Tennis: LPD2 No. 5 Birmingham Seaholm edged No. 6 Birmingham Groves by a point by sweeping doubles (the teams played five doubles matches to only four singles matches) – Oakland Press
6. Girls Golf: LPD3 No. 2 Macomb Lutheran North shot a 341 to finish four strokes ahead of second-place Utica Eisenhower and win the Macomb County championship tournament – Macomb Daily
7. Cross Country: Negaunee swept its annual WIN Meet titles with Colton Yesney lowering his course record to 16:19; both Miners teams are ranked No. 3 in UPD1 – Marquette Mining Journal
8. Girls Golf: LPD2 No. 3 St. Joseph clinched its sixth straight league championship by shooting a 176 to win the fourth Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference West jamboree – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
9. Volleyball: Morley Stanwood swept Class C honorable mention White Cloud in a match for first place in the Central State Activities Association Silver – Big Rapids News
10. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 20 Buckley outshot Benzie Central by 19 but had to settle for a 1-1 tie – Cadillac News
Today in the MHSAA: 1/13/16
January 13, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half
Close finishes in girls basketball produced the most exciting headlines from a snowy night that otherwise saw a number of games postponed.
Girls Basketball
Flint Carman-Ainsworth followed freshman Destiny Strother’s 24 points to a 67-64 win over Saginaw Nouvel – Flint Journal
Brianna Young’s 3-pointer at the buzzer gave Rockford a 53-52 win over Grand Rapids Christian – Grand Rapids Press
Addyson Tomczak made two free throws after the regulation buzzer to send Bay City Central’s game against Saginaw Arthur Hill to overtime, and three more to help finish a 57-53 win – Bay City Times
Novi held off South Lyon to remain undefeated with a 40-33 win, the 200th of coach Bill Kelp’s career – Oakland Press
Boys Basketball
Shepherd upset Freeland 47-39 after leading at the end of the first quarter and halftime against the previous one-loss Falcons – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Warren DeLaSalle’s Kevin McKay drained 35 points – on 13 of 17 shooting – to lead the Pilots past West Bloomfield 59-40 – Mlive Detroit
Bowling
Tecumseh’s boys trailed 12-7 heading into the final individual match frame, but emerged with an 18-12 win over rival Adrian – Adrian Daily Telegram
Good Read
Lauren Haines is only 26 and not too far removed from starring at Midland. But she studied athletic training at Alma College, earned a master’s in sports administration from Central Michigan University, and is serving her first school year as both the athletic director and trainer at Gladwin – Midland Daily News