Today in the MHSAA: 12/14/18

December 14, 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.

Another full weekend is upon us, with hoops, hockey and swim matchups kicking things off Thursday. But the two biggest headlines almost surely were coaching announcements you’ll find in the “Also of note” in this report.  

1. Boys Swimming & Diving: Lower Peninsula Division 3 top-ranked Holland Christian continued to surge with a 107-79 win over LPD1 honorable mention Grand Haven – Holland Sentinel

2. Girls Basketball: Calumet delivered Ishpeming the latter’s first loss this season, 42-38 – The Upbeat

3. Boys Basketball: Beaverton picked up a solid win over Jack Pine Conference contender Clare, 56-46 – Midland Daily News

4. Boys Basketball: Brooklyn Columbia Central held off Hillsdale 43-38 – Hillsdale Daily News

5. Boys Basketball: Dollar Bay edged Ontonagon 56-55 to bounce back from its first loss this winter – The Upbeat

6. Boys Basketball: Carney-Nadeau improved to 4-0 with a 61-43 win over Powers North Central – The Upbeat

7. Boys Basketball: Coleman improved to 3-1 with a 68-67 win over Breckenridge – Midland Daily News

8. Hockey: Jack Luer scored six goals as Bloomfield Hills downed Royal Oak – Oakland Press

9. Girls Basketball: Grand Haven improved to 4-0 with a 52-36 win over Muskegon Mona Shores – Grand Haven Tribune

10. Girls Basketball: Maple City Glen Lake downed Frankfort 53-35 in part by making 21 free throws – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Also of note …

Football: Longtime Grand Ledge coach Matt Bird has taken the same job leading Muskegon Reeths-Puffer – Lansing State Journal

Hockey: Longtime coach Andy Weidenbach announced this will be his final season guiding the Cranes, who he’s led to 10 MHSAA championships – Observer & Eccentric

Today in the MHSAA: 5/10/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 10, 2023

1. GIRLS TENNIS Macomb Dakota followed No. 1 singles champion Eva Stevanovic to the Macomb Area Conference White Tournament championship – Macomb Daily

2. BOYS GOLF Saginaw Swan Valley, No. 12 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, shot a 322 to edge Freeland and LPD4 No. 7 Nouvel by four strokes and win the Saginaw County Championship – Saginaw News

3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 10 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood shut out Division 4 No. 9 Royal Oak Shrine Catholic 3-0 to clinch a share of the Detroit Catholic League AA championship – Oakland Press

4. BASEBALL Division 4 No. 4 Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes claimed a share of the Detroit Catholic League Intersectional title with a split against No. 12 Royal Oak Shrine Catholic – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS SOCCER Lowell edged Division 3 No. 12 Allegan 1-0, handing the Tigers their first defeat – Grand Rapids Press

6. SOFTBALL Division 1 honorable mention Rochester Hills Stoney Creek swept No. 8 Lake Orion 1-0 and 4-0 – Oakland Press

7. TRACK & FIELD Petersburg Summerfield and Morenci split, Summerfield’s boys winning as Brandon Thompson broke the school’s 800 record set in 1976. Summerfield’s boys are No. 8 in LPD4 – Monroe News

8. BOYS LACROSSE Haslett/Williamston moved on to the Capital Area Activities Conference Cup championship game with an 8-7 win over Okemos – Lansing State Journal

9. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 6 Zeeland East swept Muskegon Mona Shores 1-0 and 5-0 – Muskegon Chronicle

10. BASEBALL Byron Center swept Grand Rapids Northview, with Kellen Payne throwing a 1-0 no-hitter in the opener – Grand Rapids Press