Today in the MHSAA: 9/25/18
September 25, 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: Big Rapids, No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, shot a 374 to win the Lady Tullymore Invitational ahead of LPD4 No. 5 Kalamazoo Hackett and No. 6 St. Louis – Big Rapids News
2. Girls Golf: LPD1 No. 10 Traverse City West shot a 309 to win the Cheboygan Invitational, as runner-up and LPD4 No. 4 Harbor Springs set a school record with a 326 and Petoskey carded its lowest individual score ever – Petoskey News-Review
3. Girls Golf: Pinckney repeated as Southeastern Conference White champion after finishing second to Ann Arbor Pioneer at the league tournament that included both divisions – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. Girls Golf: LPD1 No. 5 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek shot a 336 to win the Midland Dow Invitational – Midland Daily News
5. Girls Golf: Bay City Central stood against strong winds to win its third straight Bay County championship – Bay City Times
6. Girls Tennis: Reigning UPD2 champion Ishpeming Westwood got a boost from its No. 4 doubles in edging reigning UPD1 runner-up Marquette 5-3 – Marquette Mining Journal
7. Boys Soccer: Brody Hoffman had two goals and three assists in Division 4 No. 9 North Muskegon’s win over Saugatuck – Local Sports Journal
8. Volleyball: Gladstone came back from two sets down to defeat Marquette in five – the last three sets all by two points – Escanaba Daily Press
9. Boys Soccer: Utica Eisenhower downed Utica 4-1 to take control of the Macomb Area Conference Red – Macomb Daily
10. Boys Soccer: Division 3 No. 6 Grand Rapids South Christian held on for a 0-0 tie with East Kentwood – FOX 17
Today in the MHSAA: 2/28/19
February 28, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Wednesday was filled with upsets galore as we kick off the headlines with a pair of Hockey Regional surprises and move into Boys Basketball Districts and a big night for Byron’s girls hoops team.
1. Hockey: Big Rapids upset its second straight ranked opponent this week, downing No. 8 Flint Powers Catholic 8-4 in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Big Rapids News
2. Hockey: No. 6 Detroit Country Day downed No. 3 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 3-1 in another Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Oakland Press
3. Boys Basketball: Grand Rapids Catholic Central came back from a 15-point deficit to defeat Grand Rapids Christin 71-63 in a Division 2 District Semifinal – Grand Rapids Press
4. Hockey: Division 3 No. 11 East Grand Rapids scored the game winner with 16 seconds to play in a 5-4 victory over No. 14 Grand Rapids Catholic Central – WOOD TV
5. Boys Basketball: Unionville-Sebewaing won a Division 3 District matchup of champions from the Greater Thumb Conference, downing Harbor Beach 70-51 – Huron Daily Tribune
6. Boys Basketball: Saline stunned Ann Arbor Pioneer, 63-52 in a Division 1 District Semifinal – Detroit News
7. Boys Basketball: Last place Gaylord upset Big North Conference co-champion Petoskey 49-38 in Division 1 – Gaylord Herald Times
8. Boys Basketball: Canton downed Westland John Glenn 67-61 in a Division 1 matchup showcasing two Mr. Basketball Award finalists – State Champs!
9. Girls Basketball: Byron clinched a share of the Mid-Michigan Activities Conference title, and Maylee Hatt went over 1,000 career points against Durand – Flint Journal
10. Boys Basketball: Schoolcraft avenged its two regular-season losses to Kalamazoo Hackett with a 60-58 win in Division 3 – JoeInsider.com
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: Detroit Edison’s Rickea Jackson, Grosse Pointe North’s Julia Ayrault, Saginaw Heritage’s Moira Joiner and Muskegon’s Alyza Winston were named finalists for the Miss Basketball Award – State Champs!
Boys Basketball: Mason Bakker went over 1,000 career points although Zeeland West fell to Hudsonville in Division 1 – Holland Sentinel
Officiating: Dowagiac’s Randy Melvin will retire from officiating after this week and 46 years serving high school sports – Niles Daily Star
Girls Basketball: From Tuesday, Pittsford claimed its sixth straight Southern Central Athletic Association East title with a 53-45 win over Camden-Frontier – Hillsdale Daily News