Today in the MHSAA: 10/9/18

October 9, 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. Boys Soccer: Lincoln Alcona clinched a share of a sixth straight North Star League title with a win over Fairview – Alpena News

2. Cross Country: The Ishpeming Westwood girls and Upper Peninsula Division 2 top-ranked Ishpeming boys won Mid-Peninsula Conference championships – Marquette Mining Journal

3. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 4 Kalamazoo Hackett claimed a second straight outright Southwestern Athletic Conference championship with a 4-3 win over Fennville – JoeInsider.com

4. Boys Soccer: Hillsdale Academy finished a repeat run as Independent Soccer League West champion with a win over Jonesville – Hillsdale Daily News

5. Girls Golf: Myra Becksfort led Hamilton to the Wooden Show Invitational title with her second individual championship at the event – Holland Sentinel

6. Boys Tennis: LPD4 No. 3 Allegan was first and Sturgis second at the Wolverine Conference tournament – Sturgis Journal

7. Boys Tennis: LPD2 No. 6 Midland Dow earned coach Terry Schwartzkopf his 200th career victory in a win over Davison – Midland Daily News

8. Volleyball: Beaverton improved to 33-2-2 with a three-set win over Division 4 No. 10 Onaway – Midland Daily News

9. Volleyball: Petoskey improved to 30-4-1 with a three-set win at Sault Ste. Marie – Petoskey News-Review

10. Volleyball: Escanaba came back after losing the first set to defeat Norway 3-1 – Escanaba Daily Press

Also of note …

Cross Country: Fraser’s boys clinched the Macomb Area Conference Blue dual meet championship with an undefeated record – the first league title of any sort for a Fraser cross country team – C&G Newspapers

Today in the MHSAA: 12/13/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 13, 2022

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Mackinaw City downed Ellsworth 71-56, ending the Lancers’ 61-game winning streak in Northern Lakes Conference play – Petoskey News-Review

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Beal City defeated Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart for the first time since 2013-14, 37-30 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Aly Matuza’s pair of late free throws pushed Troy past Farmington 48-47 – Oakland Press

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Taylor Trillium followed DaMaryon and Keymarryon Fishburn to a 71-57 win over Ann Arbor Greenhills – Detroit News

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Lake Leelanau St. Mary continued its dominating start with a 68-34 win over Buckley – Up North Live

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grosse Ile defeated Gibraltar Carlson 64-22 in a matchup of teams that both won 18 games last season – Southgate News-Herald

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bay City Western jumped out to a quick lead and held on to get past Reese 38-31 – Midland Daily News

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Bradley Richards had 25 points and 20 rebounds as Fruitport Calvary Christian got past Pentwater 77-42 – Local Sports Journal

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Milford improved to 3-0 with a 57-24 win over Livonia Churchill – Hometown Life

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage downed Bay City Western 74-34 – WJRT

Also of note …

CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT Menominee, Gladstone and Kingsford will be joining the Western Peninsula Athletic Conference for football in 2023, with changes to include a halt to the football rivalry between Menominee and Escanaba that dates to 1897 – Escanaba Daily Press