Today in the MHSAA: 1/23/18

January 23, 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.

Today's Top 10 

1. Girls Basketball: Grand Rapids Catholic Central lone senior Abigail Tepper saw her final season end almost as it began with a knee injury in her team’s opening game. But she’s contributing in other ways for the first-place Cougars after some substantial health discoveries along the way – FOX17

2. Boys Basketball: Suttons Bay handed Bear Lake its first loss of this season, 72-63 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. Girls Basketball: Chassell continued its impressive start, moving to 11-1 with an 80-58 win over Calumet – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

4. Coaches: Brown City volleyball coach Jenna Welke talks of making the adjustment from player to coach in the latest of Port Huron Times Herald guest columns from local sports personalities – Port Huron Times Herald

5. Girls Basketball: Alliance League leader Fruitport Calvary Christian added a nonleague victory, 61-30 over North Muskegon – Grand Haven Tribune

6. Girls Basketball: Coldwater picked up another key win in the competitive Interstate 8 Athletic Conference, 45-27 over Battle Creek Harper Creek – Coldwater Daily Reporter

7. Boys Basketball: Hillsdale scored the game’s first 11 points on the way to a 55-35 win over Jonesville – Hillsdale Daily News

8. Girls Basketball: Detroit Osborn pushed nearer to .500 with a 59-31 win over Detroit Denby – Detroit News

9. Boys Basketball: Scottville Mason County Central moved to 8-2 with a tight 47-43 win over Manistee – Local Sports Journal

10. Football: Former Lapeer East standout and coach Jake Weingartz has been hired to run Davison’s program – ABC12

Today in the MHSAA: 1/10/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 10, 2024

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s earned a key Catholic League Central win with statewide impact, 70-56 over Detroit Catholic Central – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hartland earned a 50-39 win over Salem, a Division 1 semifinalist last season – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Reigning Division 2 champion Lansing Catholic handed Portland its first defeat, 62-34 – Lansing State Journal

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rockford won a matchup of undefeated rivals, 55-36 over Grand Haven – Grand Rapids Press

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL West Bloomfield broke away late for a 60-37 win over Detroit Country Day – MLIVE-Detroit

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ashley Weller went over 1,000 career points as Jackson Northwest won a key Interstate 8 Athletic Conference matchup 43-35 over Coldwater – Jackson Citizen Patriot

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Flint Beecher edged rival Hamady, 62-58 – WJRT

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL White Lake Lakeland earned its first Lakes Valley Conference win ever over reigning champion South Lyon East, 36-31 – Oakland Press

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Dexter made a strong statement with a 45-43 win over Saline – Ann Arbor News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL St. Ignace delivered Pickford’s first loss this season, 69-51 – MI Sports Now

Also of note ...

BOYS BASKETBALL All-time winningest Michigan boys basketball coach Roy Johnston announced he will retire after this season, his 50th total and 48th at Beaverton – Midland Daily News

SKIING Upper Peninsula teams began their season at the Marquette Invitational – Upper Michigan Source