Today in the MHSAA: 11/16/17

November 16, 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 D No. 8 Rogers City is looking to add another win over a ranked opponent today, this time taking on reigning champion Plymouth Christian Academy in a Semifinal – Alpena News

2. Volleyball: In a separate TV report, Rogers City said the added pressure makes the team even better – MISportsNow

3. Volleyball: A special senior class will take two-time defending Class A champion Novi into the Semifinals for the fourth straight season – Detroit News

4. Girls Swimming & Diving: Honorable mention Spring Lake will send 10 athletes to the Lower Peninsula Division 3 Finals, including three divers – Grand Haven Tribune

5. Girls Swimming & Diving: Hamilton standout Paige Kuhn is banking on a strong finish in the final meet of her high school career – Holland Sentinel

6. Girls Swimming & Diving: Gaylord sophomore Grace Wambier is a school record holder and hopes to add to her accomplishments at the Division 3 Finals – Gaylord Herald Times

7. Girls Swimming & Diving: No. 7 Brighton is aiming to claim the Division 1 team championship with arguably its strongest assemblage of experienced contenders under coach Jason Black – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. Hockey: Allen Park Cabrini enjoyed a productive opener, downing Flat Rock/Airport 6-2 – Southgate News Herald

9. Boys Soccer: Longtime coach Thaier Mukhtar has resigned as Fraser’s boys coach with nearly 600 wins there and at Warren DeLaSalle – MLive-Detroit

10. Boys Basketball: We’ve posted a few girls basketball previews, and this look at Holland West Ottawa is the first boys hoops story we’ve seen this fall; practice began Monday – FOX17

Today in the MHSAA: 12/18/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 18, 2023

1. BOWLING Flint Kearsley swept championships at the Bay City John Glenn Holiday Invitational against fields including several of the state’s top teams – WNEM

2. WRESTLING Division 1 No. 9 Oxford followed three individual champions to an Oakland County team title – Oakland Pres

3. WRESTLING Division 1 No. 10 Westland John Glenn claimed the Wayne County championship – Southgate News-Herald

4. COMPETITIVE CHEER Reigning Division 2 champion Gibraltar Carlson finished less than a point ahead of 2023 Finals runner-up Allen Park to win the Flat Rock Invitational – Southgate News-Herald

5. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 3 Bay City John Glenn won its four Bay County Championship matches by a combined score of 323-6 – Bay City Times

6. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 4 Hartland and goalie Gaige Dieugenio shut out No. 2 Brighton 5-0 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Clio defeated Ortonville Brandon 66-61, but Riley Abney became Brandon’s all-time leading scorer – Oakland Press

8. WRESTLING Fremont won Belding’s John Baum Invitational, and Tee Ward claimed his 150th career victory – CatchMark SportsNet

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Haven’s 56-27 win over Traverse City West gave coach Kim Kowalczyk-Fulmer her 400th career victory – Grand Haven Tribune

10. WRESTLING Division 3 No. 3 Whitehall followed nine individual finalists to the team championship at the Hart Bosse Memorial – CatchMark SportsNet