Today in the MHSAA: 12/4/17
December 4, 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: Jake Beaune had a hat trick as Division 2 top-ranked Livonia Stevenson downing Division 1 No. 4 Northville 6-3 – Observer & Eccentric
2. Bowling: The Cadillac boys opened their season – and history as a program – with a Big North Conference championship after a slim victory over runner-up Gaylord; Traverse City West won the girls championship – Cadillac News
3. Hockey: Division 1 top-ranked Brighton earned a big early-season win, 5-3 over No. 8 Detroit U-D Jesuit – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. Hockey: Division 2 No. 5 Trenton won a matchup of annual titans, 4-1 over No. 4 Birmingham Brother Rice – Southgate News Herald
5. Hockey: Division 2 No. 2 Hartland finished a weekend trip with a 6-2 win over Division 3 No. 7 Houghton on Saturday after downing Division 3 top-ranked Hancock on Friday – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
6. Hockey: Division 3 No. 9 Grand Rapids Catholic Central jumped to a 4-0 lead on the way to downing No. 5 East Grand Rapids 5-3 – FOX 17
7. Bowling: Adrian Madison’s Isabell Young won her second straight Wildcat Bowling Blast Off, while classmate Anthony Contreras won the boys bracket – Adrian Daily Telegram
8. Girls Basketball: Bronson drilled a last-minute overtime jumper to edge Centreville 38-36; Centreville was 19-2 a year ago – Sturgis Journal
9. Girls Basketball: Escanaba made nearly 50 percent of its shots in a self-admitted upset of Sault Ste. Marie, 38-37 – Escanaba Daily Press
10. Hockey: Division 2 No. 10 Midland Dow improved to 4-0 with a 4-1 win over Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central, which was ranked No. 5 in the Division 3 preseason poll – Midland Daily News
Also of note …
Hockey: The Saginaw area is mourning the death of former Heritage hockey coach Gene Ayotte, who led the Hawks to more than 200 wins and five league titles from 1994-2008 – Saginaw News
Today in the MHSAA: 6/4/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 4, 2024
1. BASEBALL Holland Black River clinched its first District title in this sport, edging Bangor 3-2 in Division 4 – Holland Sentinel
2. SOFTBALL St. Joseph finished a 3-0 Division 2 District title win over honorable mention Stevensville Lakeshore – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
3. BASEBALL Bryce Fox’s eighth-inning home run sent No. 17 Hudsonville past No. 14 Zeeland East in a Division 1 District Final – FOX 17
4. SOFTBALL Honorable mention Hamilton completed a repeat District title run with a 10-4 win over Holland Christian in Division 2 – Holland Sentinel
5. BASEBALL Benzie Central shut out No. 19 Kingsley 6-0 to clinch a Division 3 District championship – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BASEBALL Holland Christian also advanced in Division 2 with a 12-2 win over South Haven – Holland Sentinel
7. BASEBALL No. 8 Watervliet edged Schoolcraft 3-2 to clinch a third-straight District title, in Division 3 – WPSPanthers.com
8. BASEBALL No. 9 Williamston scored in the top of the 10th inning but No. 17 DeWitt scored twice during its final at bats to clinch the 62nd Dean Shippey Capital Diamond Classic title with a 10-9 victory – Lansing State Journal