Today in the MHSAA: 11/17/16

November 17, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A few more Michigan high school hockey teams faced off for the first time Wednesday, while we waved good-bye to a well-regarded coach and learned about the inspiration behind one of our football finalists.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.

Ice hockey

Cadillac was among the next wave to start its season Wednesday, handing a 9-2 loss to Traverse City-based co-op Bay Area Reps – Cadillac News

Good Reads

Fans watching the MHSAA 8-Player Football Final on Friday will notice a pink ribbon on the backs of Deckerville players’ helmets as they honor someone who has influenced them and the coaches who lead their program – Huron Daily Tribune

Coach Will Cleaver has been a face of high school football in Gaylord for two decades, and has stepped down from the Blue Devils for the second time after previously leading the team to its first playoff berth and more recently back to the postseason – Gaylord Herald Times

Today in the MHSAA: 5/5/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 5, 2023

1. GIRLS SOCCER Division 4 No. 13 Saugatuck clinched its first league title in this sport, defeating No. 12 Holland Black River 3-0 to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference Lakeshore – Holland Sentinel

2. SOFTBALL Division 1 honorable mention Brownstown Woodhaven avenged an earlier loss to No. 3 Allen Park with a 4-3 12-inning win – Southgate News-Herald

3. BASEBALL Unranked Portage Northern swept Division 1 No. 16 Mattawan 4-2, 3-2 – Kalamazoo Gazette

4. GIRLS SOCCER Oxford claimed the Oakland Activities Association White title outright with a 1-1 draw by Lake Orion and Berkley – Oakland Press

5. TRACK & FIELD The Cheboygan girls and Pickford boys won St. Ignace Kiwanis Invitational titles, with Cheboygan’s Keegan Mosher setting his school’s boys 100 record – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

6. BASEBALL Whitmore Lake and Brighton Charyl Stockwell split, with their aces both throwing no-hitters through seven innings in the opener – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. BASEBALL Traverse City Christian threw a pair of no-hitters in sweeping Suttons Bay – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 3 Elk Rapids edged Traverse City St. Francis 2-1 – Up North Live

9. BOYS GOLF Quincy won a second-straight Big 8 Conference jamboree – Coldwater Daily Reporter

10. BASEBALL Rochester earned a 4-3 walk-off win to start a three-game series with Clarkston – Oakland Press