Today in the MHSAA: 1/10/18
January 10, 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. Boys Basketball: Grand Ledge handed East Lansing its first loss this season, 59-53, breaking the Trojans 45-game regular-season winning streak – Lansing State Journal
2. Girls Basketball: Coldwater upset previously undefeated Battle Creek Pennfield, one of the top-ranked teams in Class B, 54-45 – Coldwater Daily Reporter
3. Boys Basketball: McBain extended its regular-season winning streak to 52 with a 66-56 win over rival Manton after losing to Manton in last year’s District – Cadillac News
4. Boys Basketball: Reigning champion Buckley handed the first loss this season to Maple City Glen Lake in a matchup of Northwest Conference contenders – Traverse City Record Eagle
5. Boys Swimming & Diving: Grand Haven, an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 1, relied on impressive depth to get past LPD3 No. 4 Spring Lake 105-81 – Grand Haven Tribune
6. Boys Basketball: Olivet handed Perry its first loss this season in a matchup of top teams in the Greater Lansing Activities Conference – Battle Creek Enquirer
7. Girls Basketball: Howell improved to 8-1 with a 48-42 overtime win over rival Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
8. Boys Basketball: Josh Palo’s free throws during the closing seconds gave Howell a 52-50 win over Hartland – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
9. Girls Basketball: Munising improved to 7-1 with a 56-52 win over Bark River-Harris, ending the Broncos’ eight-game winning streak – Marquette Mining Journal
10. Boys Basketball: Brownstown Woodhaven moved to 6-1 with a buzzer-beating win over Lincoln Park, 58-55 – Detroit News
Today in the MHSAA: 10/26/20
October 26, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The first round of the Boys Soccer Tournament concluded over the weekend with first-time District champions in Muskegon Oakridge and Clinton, while the Okemos girls were among those who outraced their ranking in cross country.
1. Boys Soccer: Muskegon Oakridge won its first District title in boys soccer, downing Howard City Tri County in a Division 3 championship game – Local Sports Journal
2. Boys Soccer: Clinton also won its first District soccer championship, downing Grass Lake in Division 3 – Adrian Daily Telegram
3. Boys Soccer: No. 2 (MPR) Traverse City West finished a season sweep of No. 8 Central with a Division 1 District title win – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Cross Country: The Okemos girls – honorable mentions in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – and No. 11 Brighton boys won Pre-Regionals at Huron Meadows – Livingston Daily
5. Boys Soccer: Kalamazoo Christian halted No. 15 (MPR) Hackett Catholic Prep’s District title streak at nine with a 2-1 win in Division 4 – JoeInsider.com
6. Cross Country: Ann Arbor Pioneer swept Division 1 Pre-Regional races; the Pioneers girls are ranked No. 4 and the boys are No. 5 – We Love Ann Arbor
7. Volleyball: Dexter swept Ypsilanti Lincoln, Chelsea and Tecumseh to finish a perfect run through the Southeastern Conference White – Chelsea Sun Times News
8. Boys Soccer: No. 14 (MPR) Leland finished a previously-postponed Division 4 District Final with a 2-0 win over No. 13 Maple City Glen Lake – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. Volleyball: Sault Ste. Marie won three matches to finish a Straits Area Conference championship run – MI Sports Now
10 Boys Soccer: No. 4 (MPR) Petoskey shut out Cadillac 3-0 to finish a Division 2 District title run – Petoskey News-Review