Today in the MHSAA: 10/5/17

October 5, 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. Volleyball: Class A No. 9 Bloomfield Hills Marian took top-ranked Farmington Hills Mercy to five sets before Mercy prevailed by winning the final two – Oakland Press

2. Volleyball: Three of four sets were decided by two points and the fourth was decided by three as Class B honorable mention Freeland edged No. 7 Saginaw Swan Valley to stay in front in the Tri-Valley Conference Central – Saginaw News

3. Volleyball: Class C honorable mention McBain improved to 28-7-7 with a three-set win over No. 8 Traverse City St. Francis and a sweep of Charlevoix – Cadillac News

4. Boys Soccer: Hamtramck broke Dearborn’s 15-game winning and eight-game shutout streaks with a 4-2 victory – Detroit News

5. Cross Country: Bear Lake’s teams swept West Michigan D league titles, the LPD4 honorable mention girls 22 points ahead of the field and the LPD4 No. 8 boys finishing just two better than Walkerville – Manistee News

6. Boys Soccer: Rivals Traverse City West and Central tied for the second time this season, this time preventing West from clinching its eighth straight Big North Conference title – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. Girls Golf: Sturgis won the league tournament by 34 strokes to claim a third straight Wolverine B Conference championship – Sturgis Journal

8. Golf: Zeeland West claimed the Wooden Shoe Invitational title by two strokes ahead of runner-up and neighbor Zeeland East – Holland Sentinel

9. Boys Soccer: Division 1 No. 13 Saline outlasted Ann Arbor Pioneer for a 3-2 win to improve to 6-1-1 – Saline Post

10. Cross Country: Litchfield hosted its first cross country meet in 37 years, welcoming the Southern Central Athletic Association for a jamboree – Hillsdale Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 1/17/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 17, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Karie Keefer scored 33 points in Freeland’s 67-61 win over Chelsea as the Division 2 contenders played in memory of late Falcons coach Tom Zolinski – Saginaw News

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Iron Mountain edged Kingsford 48-47 in a matchup of arguably the top teams in the Upper Peninsula – Upper Michigan Source

3. BOYS BASKETBALL MJ Yeager became Saginaw Nouvel’s all-time leading scorer with 31 more points in his team’s win over Standish-Sterling – Saginaw News

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Goodrich defeated Fenton 66-49 to earn coach Gary Barns his 500th career victory – WJRT

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Braiden Whitaker went over 1,000 career points in Dundee’s 72-63 win over Monroe Jefferson – Monroe News

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Traverse City Central moved into first alone in the Big North Conference with a 51-40 win over second-place Cadillac – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Utica turned back Fraser’s challenge for first in the Macomb Area Conference Blue with a 63-31 win – Macomb Daily

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Mancelona pushed past Bellaire 50-49 in a matchup of Ski Valley Conference leaders – Up North Live

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jackson Northwest maintained its lead in the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference with a 59-44 win over Marshall – Jackson Citizen Patriot

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Big-time scorers matched up as Chelsea edged Saline 59-57 – Ann Arbor News