Today in the MHSAA: 12/10/15

December 10, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Wednesday was the first day of winter in full swing with significant matchups coming in six sports as four got into the heart of their first week of the season. Be sure to check out as well a story on MHSAA officials recruiting efforts.

Girls Basketball

Traverse City St. Francis won an early battle between two of the north’s top small-school teams, downing Frankfort (featured today on Second Half) 76-72 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

A pair of Concord players filled the stat sheet in a 62-56 win over Michigan Center; senior Lindsey Lehmen led with 24 points, five assists, four rebounds and four steals, and sophomore Camryn Ward grabbed 19 rebounds – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Boys Basketball

From Tuesday, Sanford Meridian freshman Lucas Lueder will be among first-year players to watch, if his 18 points in a 65-61 win over Saginaw Nouvel are an indication – Midland Daily News

Boys Bowling

Vandercook Lake could be in line for an exciting season or four after watching freshmen Korey Reichard (278) and Conner Lackey (267) lead the way in a 29-1 win over Grass Lake – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Ice Hockey

Division 3 No. 10 Farmington’s two first-period goals were enough as the Falcons scored a key early-season win over Division 2 No. 4 Berkley – Oakland Press

After finishing regulation tied, Division 2 No. 9 Traverse City Central needed only 14 seconds of overtime to get past Cadillac 4-3 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Boys Swimming & Diving

Chelsea coach Dave Jolly was the mid-Michigan link to Wednesday’s Waverly Relays, the annual event for Lansing-area teams to kick off the season; his Lower Peninsula Division 3 No. 3-ranked team broke Okemos’ five-year hold on the meet championship – Lansing State Journal

Wrestling

No. 3 Davison earned one of the most significant early wins so far this season, 45-27 over No. 4 Brighton, which beat Davison in the Division 1 Semifinals last season – Livingston Daily

Saginaw Swan Valley, No. 8 in Division 3, just escaped Essexville Garber for a 32-30 win – Saginaw News

Good Read

After more than five decades as an official, Dick Kalahar is watching from the stands this season. He is among a growing number of retiring officials the MHSAA is charged with replacing over the next few years, and this piece looks at some of the challenges and opportunities, in part through Kalahar’s eyes – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

Today in the MHSAA: 10/31/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 31, 2022

1. CROSS COUNTRY Ann Arbor Skyline’s No. 8-ranked boys edged reigning Lower Peninsula Division 1 champion and current No. 5 Brighton by two points to claim a Regional title – We Love Ann Arbor

2. BOYS SOCCER Muskegon Western Michigan Christian advanced to this week’s Division 4 Semifinals with a 3-2 win over top-ranked Hartford – MuskegonSports.com

3. BOYS SOCCER Leland finished a Division 4 Regional title run with a 2-0 win over McBain Northern Michigan Christian – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. CROSS COUNTRY The No. 6 Goodrich girls placed all five of their runners among the top 11 placers in winning their LPD2 Regional – Flint Journal

5. CROSS COUNTRY Brighton’s No. 4-ranked girls qualified for the Finals for the 17th-straight season by winning their LPD1 Regional – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. CROSS COUNTRY Romeo swept LPD1 Regional championships; Romeo’s girls are ranked No. 6, and the boys are No. 11 – Macomb Daily

7. CROSS COUNTRY The No. 2 Holland West Ottawa girls placed four among the top 10 in winning their LPD1 Regional – Holland Sentinel

8. CROSS COUNTRY Pinckney’s No. 3-ranked boys won their third-straight LPD2 Regional title – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. CROSS COUNTRY The No. 7 Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest girls put four placers among the top 10 in winning their LPD4 Regional – Oakland Press

10. CROSS COUNTRY The No. 11 Mason County Eastern boys won their LPD4 Regional, and Pentwater advanced to the Finals for the first time since 1999 – Ludington Daily News