Today in the MHSAA: 12/19/17
December 19, 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 2 No. 8 Midland Dow pulled within a goal of the lead after falling behind by five, but unranked Saginaw Heritage prevailed with a 6-5 victory – Midland Daily News
2. Girls Basketball: Tiffany Senerius went over 1,000 points for her career as Waterford Our Lady got past West Bloomfield 53-44 – Oakland Press
3. Girls Basketball: Autumn Carpenter’s shot as time expired gave Union City a 29-28 win over Climax-Scotts – Coldwater Daily Reporter
4. Boys Basketball: Ewen-Trout Creek downed Wakefield-Marenisco 47-39 in a matchup of unbeaten teams – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
5. Boys Basketball: Benton Harbor Dream Academy opened its season with a win, handing St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic its first loss 54-52 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
6. Boys Basketball: Frankenmuth got past Saginaw Heritage 63-51, led by all-stater Mario Whitley – WNEM
7. Girls Basketball: Calumet’s defense locked down Ontonagon during the final quarter to come away with a 52-38 win – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
8. Girls Basketball: Engadine bounced back from a slow start to get past Rudyard 50-35 – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
9. Football: You won’t find Mike Centala’s name in the record book with high school coaches who have won over the years, but he was plenty successful during 40 as a middle school coach in the Monroe Jefferson district – Monroe Evening News
10. Football: The Central Lake/Ellsworth co-op won the 8-player Division 1 championship last month, and reunited to celebrate the accomplishment before the respective basketball squads faced off – WPBN
Also of note:
Wrestling: Division 2 No. 3 Gaylord won the 21-team Marquette Challenge, finishing ahead of runner-up Sparta and Division 4 No. 2 New Lothrop – Gaylord Herald Times
Today in the MHSAA: 9/23/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
September 23, 2024
1. CROSS COUNTRY The Romeo and Adrian girls, Livonia Churchill and Sault Ste. Marie boys, and boys Jackson Lumen Christi teams won at the Jackson Invitational; Romeo’s girls are No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, Adrian’s girls are No. 7 in LPD2 and Lumen Christi’s girls are No. 3 in LPD3, with the Churchill boys No. 7 in LPD1, Sault Ste. Marie’s boys No. 3 in Upper Peninsula Division 1 and Lumen Christi’s boys No. 2 in LPD3 – Jackson Citizen Patriot | Athletic.net
2. CROSS COUNTRY The Bay City Western girls, LPD2 No. 12 Flint Powers Catholic boys and both Sanford Meridian teams won Delta Invitational championships – Saginaw News | Athletic.net
3. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Midland Dow dominated again at the Tri-Cities Championships – Bay City Times
4. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 10 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian downed Division 2 No. 7 Allendale 2-1 – Local Sports Journal
5. VOLLEYBALL Midland improved to 16-4 this season with a championship at Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes – Midland Daily News
6. BOYS TENNIS LPD4 No. 10 Allegan was first and Ludington second at the Allegan Invitational – Ludington Daily News
7. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 9 Berkley finished undefeated at the Stoney Creek Classic including defeating the host 4-1 – Oakland Press
8. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD4 No. 12 Ubly girls and honorable mention Harbor Beach boys won at the Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Invitational – Huron Daily Tribune
9. CROSS COUNTRY The Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern and LPD3 No. 5 Lansing Catholic girls, and LPD3 No. 13 Lansing Catholic, LPD2 No. 1 Grand Rapids Christian and Forest Hills Central boys were among varsity champions awarded at the Cougar Falcon Invitational at Calvin University – Athletic.net
10. CROSS COUNTRY The Midland Dow girls, LPD3 No. 1 Traverse City St. Francis boys and both Benzie Central teams won at the Cadillac Veterans Serving Veterans Invitational; Benzie Central’s girls are No. 6 in LPD3 and its boys No. 11 – Traverse City Record-Eagle | Athletic.net