Today in the MHSAA: 2/13/18

February 13, 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: Detroit Renaissance ended the six-year run of Detroit Public School League tournament titles for Martin Luther King with a 73-48 semifinal win – Detroit News

2. Girls Skiing: Petoskey earned its first Regional title since 2013, edging Houghton/Hancock by 1.5 points in Division 2 – Petoskey News-Review

3. Hockey: Brenden Tulpa scored his third game-winning goal against Division 1 No. 3 Brighton to lead Division 2 No. 4 Hartland to a 4-2 victory – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. Boys Skiing: Seven-time reigning Division 2 champion Petoskey finished first at a meet Monday it didn’t win last season – its Regional, holding off Harbor Springs – Petoskey News-Review

5. Girls Basketball: Hillman clinched a share of the North Star League Big Dipper title with a 63-50 win over Oscoda – Alpena News

6. Boys Basketball: Southfield Christian clinched its seventh straight Michigan Independent Athletic Conference Blue title with a big win over Auburn Hills Oakland Christian – MLive-Detroit

7. Girls Basketball: Alyza Winston scored 26 points to go over 1,000 for her career in leading Muskegon to a 68-41 win over Grand Rapids Union – Muskegon Chronicle

8. Girls Basketball: Gaylord St. Mary won a matchup of league leaders, 41-29 over Traverse City St. Francis – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. Skiing: Benzonia Benzie Central’s boys and Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central’s girls also won Division 2 Regional titles – Cadillac News

10. Girls Basketball: New Boston Huron won a rematch with Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 52-47 to create a tie atop the Huron League – Monroe News

Also of note …

Hockey: From Saturday, Division 1 No. 1 Detroit Catholic Central downed Division 2 top-ranked Livonia Stevenson 2-0 – Observer & Eccentric

Today in the MHSAA: 1/19/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 19, 2023

1. WRESTLING Division 1 No. 5 Clarkston topped honorable mention Oxford 42-20 to clinch a second-straight Oakland Activities Association Red championship – Oakland Press

2. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 5 Hartland edged No. 3 Livonia Stevenson 4-3 with a late short-handed goal – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. HOCKEY Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central remained undefeated with a 6-3 win over Division 2 No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice – Oakland Press

4. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 4 Brighton came back from three goals down to get past No. 9 Salem 5-3 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Tyler Jamison set a school record with 28 rebounds in Port Huron Northern’s 74-55 win over New Haven – The Sports Report

6. HOCKEY Bryton Thaxton had a first-period hat trick in Gaylord’s 5-1 win over Petoskey – Petoskey News-Review

7. HOCKEY White Lake Lakeland edged Division 3 No. 2 Flint Powers Catholic 2-1 – Mid-Michigan Now

8. HOCKEY Division 2 No. 8 Traverse City Central downed West 3-1 to win the annual McCullough Memorial Challenge Cup – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Cass City won on the final shot for the fourth time this season, this time 47-45 over Caro – Bay City Times

10. SKIING The Benzie/Frankfort girls and Onekama boys won league meets – Benzie Record Patriot

Also of note …

FOOTBALL Coach Elliot Uzelac has resigned from Berrien Springs, his latest stop over a long and successful career – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

FOOTBALL Detroit Catholic Central has hired former captain Justin Cessante as its next coach – Detroit Free Press