Today in the MHSAA: 11/27/17
November 27, 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. Hockey: Division 3 No. 3 Hancock claimed the Copper Island Classic title with a 12-8 aggregate score after two wins over rival and No. 4-ranked Calumet – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
2. Hockey: Allen Park won its third straight Jaguar Thanksgiving Classic, downing Brownstown Woodhaven 3-2 on Saturday after beating Gibraltar Carlson on Friday – Southgate News Herald
3. Hockey: Cadillac bounced back from a loss to rival Big Rapids with a 4-2 win over Manistee – Cadillac News
4. Hockey: Saline downed Ann Arbor Pioneer 5-3 in their annual Thanksgiving Eve game – Saline Post
5. Hockey: Grand Haven split with Macomb Dakota (losing 4-3 in overtime) and Portage Northern (winning 5-4) over the weekend – Grand Haven Tribune
6. Hockey: Riverview Gabriel Richard got past Alpena 2-1 on Saturday in the second day of the Huron Shores Showcase – Alpena News
7. Hockey: White Lake Lakeland won the Barber’s Cup with a 7-1 victory over Milford – Observer & Eccentric
8. Hockey: Division 1 No. 8 Utica Eisenhower is off to a great start this season, and the Eisenhower hockey family is as well supporting area homeless through Victoria Hall’s Spare Care program – Macomb Daily
9. Football: Canton coach Tim Baechler announced his retirement after leading the Chiefs to a 173-52 record over 20 years – Observer & Eccentric
10. Football: Port Huron assistant coach and longtime athletic director Ken Semelsberger decided this would be his last year on the sidelines, 50 years after coaching his first game – Port Huron Times Herald
Today in the MHSAA: 2/23/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 23, 2024
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage doubled up Flint Powers Catholic to clinch a share of the Saginaw Valley League title for the second time in program history – Saginaw News
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Baldwin clinched the West Michigan D League title with a 57-45 win over Pentwater – Big Rapids Pioneer
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central defeated Jefferson 52-41 to clinch a share of the Huron League title, then ended up with the championship outright as Flat Rock edged co-leader Riverview 46-45 – Monroe News
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Harbor Light Christian downed Mackinaw City 71-32 to claim the Northern Lakes Conference title for the first time since 2011 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Dearborn Edsel Ford and Brownstown Woodhaven are co-champions of the Downriver League after Edsel’s 48-32 win – Southgate News-Herald
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Whitehall finished a perfect regular season and West Michigan Conference Lakes title run with a 75-57 victory over Muskegon Oakridge – Muskegon Chronicle
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Nouvel clinched a repeat Tri-Valley Conference White title with an 81-40 victory over Michigan Lutheran Seminary – WJRT
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard defeated Detroit Renaissance 54-39 to claim the Operation Friendship meeting of league champions – MLIVE-Detroit
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Bay City All Saints finished perfect in the North Central Thumb League Stripes, defeating Carsonville-Port Sanilac – Bay City Times
10. BOWLING Holton and Ravenna’s boys and girls teams advanced to Division 4 Finals, Ravenna finishing first and Holton second for girls and with the order reversed for the boys Regional – Local Sports Journal
Also of note …
BOYS BASKETBALL The Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan announced its Mr. Basketball Award finalists – Detroit Free Press
BOYS BASKETBALL Greg Lawson II became Davison’s all-time leading scorer as his team defeated Saginaw Arthur Hill 68-57 – Mid-Michigan Now
BOYS BASKETBALL Traverse City Central downed Alpena 71-49, but Alpena’s Tucker Bright reached 1,000 career points – Alpena News
HOCKEY No. 2 Marquette defeated Escanaba 7-1 in a Division 3 Regional, giving Marquette coach Doug Garrow his 200th win – Upper Michigan’s Source
GIRLS BASKETBALL Portage Central completed an outright championship run in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference with a 46-36 win over second-place Stevensville Lakeshore – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
BOYS BASKETBALL Portage Central also finished an outright SMAC run on the boys side with a 58-33 win over Lakeshore – Kalamazoo Gazette