Today in the MHSAA: 9/21/18
September 21, 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. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 8 Spring Lake came back from dropping the third and fourth sets to finish a win over honorable mention Grand Rapids Catholic Central – Local Sports Journal
2. Volleyball: Division 4 No. 2 Camden-Frontier ran its winning streak to 13 with a sweep of Hillsdale Academy – Hillsdale Daily News
3. Boys Soccer: Aidan Day scored his 48th career goal to set his school’s record as Alpena tied Petoskey – Alpena News
4. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 7 Hudsonville edged Grand Haven in four sets, winning three by three or fewer points – Grand Haven Tribune
5. Volleyball: Utica Eisenhower downed Macomb Dakota in a matchup of teams that entered undefeated in Macomb Area Conference Red play – Macomb Daily
6. Boys Soccer: Zach Riordan scored five goals for Division 4 No. 5 Adrian Lenawee Christian in its win over Brooklyn Columbia Central – Adrian Daily Telegram
7. Volleyball: Division 2 honorable mention Cadillac swept Traverse City West to finish the first half of the Big North Conference schedule undefeated – Cadillac News
8. Boys Soccer: Will Flewelling scored twice as Division 3 No. 4 Ludington downed Manistee 3-1 – MI Sports Now
9. Volleyball: Marquette remained undefeated with a sweep of rival Escanaba – Escanaba Daily Press
10. Boys Soccer: Walled Lake Northern downed Lakes Valley Conference leader Milford 3-1 – Oakland Press
Today in the MHSAA: 12/9/15
December 9, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Falling school records and a perfect bowling game highlight today's headlines covering a variety of sports across the state.
Girls Basketball
Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart senior center Averi Gamble scored a school-record 40 points, breaking the previous mark of 34 set in 1980, in the Irish’s 67-23 win over Beal City – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Despite 25 points by South Lyon East’s Peyton Jones, Saline hung on for a 47-42 win after leading by only one point with 20 seconds to play – Ann Arbor News
Boys Basketball
Spencer Littleson scored 42 points in arguably the night’s most exciting opener, sinking 18 of 20 free-throw attempts as Rochester Adams outlasted Auburn Hills Avondale 77-69 in overtime – Oakland Press
East Jordan’s Jordan Weber broke his school’s career scoring record of 1,170 points, set in 1986, by upping his total to 1,193 with 24 in a 66-20 win over Mancelona – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Midland trailed Bay City Western by 19 with 11 minutes to play, but knocked down five 3-pointers to climb back for a 53-43 win – Midland Daily News
Battle Creek Central won its first game under new coach Durant Crum in dramatic fashion, on a putback with five seconds to play to beat Jackson 59-58 – Battle Creek Enquirer
Boys Bowling
Wayland senior Cameron Heintzelman rolled his first 300 in a match Monday against Zeeland East, topping his previous high of 289 – Grand Rapids Press
Girls Swimming & Diving
Girls and boys swimming and diving seasons are both in the winter in the Upper Peninsula, and Kingsford’s Peyton Johnson broker her own school record in the 200 individual medley to highlight performances in the Flivvers’ meet with Marquette – Iron Mountain Daily News