Today in the MHSAA: 9/24/18
September 24, 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. Cross Country: The Salem girls, No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, and No. 12 Clarkston boys won Jackson Invitational titles ahead of fields loaded with top-ranked teams – Observer & Eccentric
2. Cross Country: Two runners broke the school record as Brighton’s top-ranked LPD1 boys won the Monroe Jefferson Invitational Division 1 race; the Bulldogs swept championships as the No. 10 girls team won in a tie-breaker – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD2 No. 6 Midland Dow won the Tri-Cities Invitational for the eighth straight season – Midland Daily News
4. Boys Tennis: Traverse City Central won its Great Lakes quad with wins over Rochester, LPD4 No. 8 Ludington and Midland, and with Chase Berden winning his 100th match – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD3 No. 5 Milan won the D3 Midseason Invitational ahead of a number of contenders in that division – Holland Sentinel
6. Boys Tennis: Unranked Petoskey made its bid for the polls with a big win over LPD3 No. 9 Haslett and close loss to No. 6 Parma Western – Petoskey News-Review
7. Boys Soccer: Boyne City extended its winning streak to eight with a three-game sweep at the Clare Invitational – Petoskey News-Review
8. Volleyball: Hudson improved to 19-6-3 with six wins and a tie in claiming the Morenci Invitational – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. Boys Soccer: Alpena outscored its opponents 14-1 to win its Huron Shores Invitational – Alpena News
10. Cross Country: Petoskey’s teams dominated their invitational in sweeping championships; the girls are ranked No. 5 in LPD2 – Petoskey News-Review
Also of note …
Boys Soccer: From Thursday, Goodrich downed previously-undefeated and Division 4 top-ranked Burton Genesee Christian to earn a share of the Genesee Area Conference championship – WJRT
Today in the MHSAA: 1/11/18
January 11, 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. Wrestling: No. 4 Brighton doubled up No. 6 Hartland in a matchup of two of the top teams in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 3 Remus Chippewa Hills picked up a pair of wins, including the 500th of coach Nate Ethridge’s career – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
3. Girls Basketball: Kingsley remained undefeated while handing Benzonia Benzie Central its first loss, 67-30 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Hockey: Traverse City Central scored three goals over the final six minutes of regulation and then overtime to defeat Cadillac 5-4 – Cadillac News
5. Girls Basketball: Blissfield broke a four-game losing streak by handing a first league loss to Onsted, 53-48 – Adrian Daily Telegram
6. Wrestling: Midland remained undefeated in the Saginaw Valley League with wins over Midland Dow and Bay City Western – Midland Daily News
7. Girls Basketball: Rochester came back in the fourth quarter to edge Troy 42-41 – Detroit News
8. Hockey: Brendan Higgins scored four goals in a big win for Flat Rock over Riverview – Southgate News Herald
9. Football: Lansing Sexton coach Dan Boggan has stepped down after 16 seasons with a 114-59 record and 11 playoff appearances – Lansing State Journal
10. Football: Oscar Olejniczak, after leading Detroit U-D Jesuit to three playoff appearances over five years, will be taking over Royal Oak Shrine’s program – Detroit News