Today in the MHSAA: 8/22/17

August 22, 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

Football: Livonia Clarenceville is preparing for Saturday’s ceremony to rename its stadium after former star Tim Shaw, a continuing program supporter who went on to play at Penn State and in the NFL and is fighting Lou Gehrig’s disease – Observer & Eccentric

2. Boys Tennis: Reigning Lower Peninsula Division 2 runner-up Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central and Traverse City St. Francis (tied for third in LPD4 in 2016) tied for the Elliott Pearce Invitational title at Forest Hills Central – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. Girls Golf: Division 1 power Traverse City West won the Grayling Invitational, but by only a stroke over Division 4 contender Harbor Springs – Petoskey News-Review

4. Girls Cross Country: Reigning Lower Peninsula Division 2 champ Kayla Windemuller is flying out of the gate again this fall, winning the Muskegon Orchard View Invitational in 18:23 in leading Holland Christian to the team title – Holland Sentinel

5. Boys Cross Country: Spring Lake dominated the boys Orchard View Invitational, scoring 38 points to finish 47 ahead of the field – Grand Haven Tribune

6. Boys Soccer: Milford scored on a late penalty kick to prevail 3-2 over Waterford Mott in an opener in the new Lakes Valley Conference – Oakland Press

7. Boys Soccer: St. Joseph and Western Michigan University recruit Jaylen Shannon got off to a great start with a 6-0 win over Vicksburg thanks in part to two goals by the future Bronco – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

8. Volleyball: Colon came back from a 2-0 deficit to down Three Oaks River Valley 3-2 – Sturgis Journal

9. Boys Soccer: Gibraltar Carlson improved to 4-0 with a Downriver League opener win over Brownstown Woodhaven – Southgate News Herald

10. Boys Soccer: Petoskey bounced back from an opening 4-0 loss to Ann Arbor Skyline by shutting out Midland 2-0 – Petoskey News-Review

Also of note …

Boys Tennis: From Saturday, Birmingham Brother Rice won a loaded quad; the Warriors placed ahead of Midland Dow, which was second just ahead of Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central and Rockford. Brother Rice finished sixth in LPD1 last season, Rockford was 11th, Dow is the reigning champ in LPD2 and Forest Hills Central was second in LPD2 last year – Midland Daily News

Boys Soccer: Also from Saturday, Detroit Catholic Central downed Walled Lake Northern, Saline and Salem to claim the Balconi Invitational championship at Plymouth-Canton Educational Park – Observer & Eccentric

Today in the MHSAA: 12/13/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 13, 2022

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Mackinaw City downed Ellsworth 71-56, ending the Lancers’ 61-game winning streak in Northern Lakes Conference play – Petoskey News-Review

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Beal City defeated Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart for the first time since 2013-14, 37-30 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Aly Matuza’s pair of late free throws pushed Troy past Farmington 48-47 – Oakland Press

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Taylor Trillium followed DaMaryon and Keymarryon Fishburn to a 71-57 win over Ann Arbor Greenhills – Detroit News

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Lake Leelanau St. Mary continued its dominating start with a 68-34 win over Buckley – Up North Live

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grosse Ile defeated Gibraltar Carlson 64-22 in a matchup of teams that both won 18 games last season – Southgate News-Herald

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bay City Western jumped out to a quick lead and held on to get past Reese 38-31 – Midland Daily News

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Bradley Richards had 25 points and 20 rebounds as Fruitport Calvary Christian got past Pentwater 77-42 – Local Sports Journal

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Milford improved to 3-0 with a 57-24 win over Livonia Churchill – Hometown Life

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage downed Bay City Western 74-34 – WJRT

Also of note …

CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT Menominee, Gladstone and Kingsford will be joining the Western Peninsula Athletic Conference for football in 2023, with changes to include a halt to the football rivalry between Menominee and Escanaba that dates to 1897 – Escanaba Daily Press