Today in the MHSAA: 10/6/17

October 6, 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. Football: Fox Sports Detroit tells the story behind the inaugural Football Week in Michigan, which will take place Nov. 18-25 and highlight games at the high school, college and professional levels – Fox Sports Detroit

2. Boys Tennis: For the second straight season, Lower Peninsula Division 2 No. 2 Midland Dow swept every flight in winning the Saginaw Valley League tournament; the title was Dow’s 12th straight – Midland Daily News

3. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD1 No. 5 Holland West Ottawa upset No. 4 Rockford 165-150 – Holland Sentinel

4. Volleyball: Unionville-Sebewaing came back from two sets down to upset Class C No. 5 Cass City and avenge an earlier loss – Huron Daily Tribune

5. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD1 No. 2 Saline posted an impressive 120-66 victory over LPD2 No. 3 Dexter – Saline Post

6. Cross Country: The Houghton boys (UPD1 No. 1) and Chassell girls (UPD3 No. 1) continued pulling away from the pack with championships at the Houghton Invitational – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

7. Boys Tennis: Traverse City Central claimed its 11th straight Big North Conference championship with a league tournament win – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. Girls Golf: Portland claimed a share of its second Capital Area Activities Conference White championship ever with its first league tournament win – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

9. Volleyball: In a preview of possible Class B District matchups, honorable mention Spring Lake downed Whitehall and honorable mention Fruitport in a tri-meet – Grand Haven Tribune

10. Volleyball: Rochester Adams finished its Oakland Activities Association White outright championship with a sweep of West Bloomfield – Oakland Press

Today in the MHSAA: 3/6/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 6, 2023

1. WRESTING A record four seniors finished their careers with fourth Individual Wrestling Finals championships at Ford Field, and we talked to all 70 champions across the five divisions – MHSAA.com

2. COMPETITIVE CHEER Croswell-Lexington won its first championship in this sport, Rochester High and Gibraltar Carlson ended rivals’ title runs and Hudson added a fourth-straight Finals victory over two days at Central Michigan University – MHSAA.com

3. BOWLING Eight teams and eight singles claimed championships over the weekend, including Sparta and Taylor Trillium Academy’s girls both for the first time Friday – MHSAA.com

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Goodrich downed undefeated Lake Fenton 54-53 in a Division 2 District Final after having lost to the Blue Devils three times during the regular season – Flint Journal

5. HOCKEY Cameron Duffany scored all of No. 3 Brighton’s goals including the double-overtime winner in a Division 1 Quarterfinal victory over No. 5 Livonia Stevenson – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Negaunee edged Hancock 47-44 in double overtime to clinch a Division 3 District title – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Three Oaks River Valley clinched its first District title since 1998, downing St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran in Division 4 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Farmington Hills Mercy handed North Farmington its lone loss in claiming a fifth-straight District title, in Division 1 – Oakland Press

9. GYMNASTICS Hartland won its second Regional title in four seasons, finishing ahead of runner-up Howell by just three-tenths of a point – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

10. HOCKEY No. 5 Saginaw Heritage downed No. 3 Alpena 4-1 in a Division 2 Quarterfinal – WBKB

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Owosso defeated Durand 34-29 in Division 2 to win its first District championship since 2001 – Mid-Michigan Now