Today in the MHSAA: 8/30/17

August 30, 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. Girls Swimming & Diving: Holland West Ottawa, ranked No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, got past honorable mention Zeeland 108-78 – Holland Sentinel

2. Cross Country: The Fremont boys and Allendale girls won races at the Don Anderson Trail Run at Grand Haven, with the host finishing runner-up in both meets – Grand Haven Tribune

3. Volleyball: Bay City Western became the first two-time champion of the fifth-year Bay County Volleyball Championship, downing Essexville Garber in the final – Bay City Times

4. Volleyball: Freeland went 5-0-2 overall in winning its invitational, downing Birch Run in the championship match after splitting with the Panthers earlier – Midland Daily News

5. Volleyball: Pellston is up to No. 7 in the Class D poll and continued to impress with a sweep of Harbor Springs to improve to 7-3-4 – Petoskey News-Review

6. Girls Golf: Midland Dow opened its match season with three wins and a score of 171, led by Alexis Carras’ 39 – Midland Daily News

7. Boys Soccer: Plymouth shut out Grand Blanc, a Division 1 Regional finalist last season, 3-0 – Detroit News

8. Boys Soccer: Buckley, a Division 4 District champ last year, improved to 5-0 with a 3-0 win over Kalkaska – Cadillac News

9. Boys Soccer: Lincoln Alcona, another reigning Division 4 District champ, earned a 5-2 win over Saginaw Nouvel as record-setting keeper Conner McCoy had 25 saves – Alpena News

10. Football: Jack Schugars remains the 20th-winningest coach in MHSAA football history after building a 262-78 record at Muskegon Oakridge from 1979-2010, and he’s back on the sidelines assisting his son Eric at Traverse City Central – Muskegon Chronicle

Today in the MHSAA: 1/30/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 30, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Macomb Dakota won a matchup of co-leaders in the Macomb Area Conference Red, taking sole possession of first place with a 53-43 win over Grosse Pointe North – Macomb Daily

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Belleville moved into first alone in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association East with a 61-50 win over former co-leader Wayne Memorial – MLIVE Detroit

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Ja’Hion Bond went over 1,000 career points in Fenton’s 82-72 win over Flint Kearsley – WJRT

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Baraga became the last team undefeated in Copper Mountain Conference play with a 49-37 win over Lake Linden-Hubbell – Upper Michigan Source

5. COMPETITIVE CHEER Muskegon Reeths-Puffer won its home invitational, with Fruitport finishing runner-up – Ludington Daily News

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Byron Center earned an impressive 50-42 win over Lowell – Grand Rapids Press

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Centreville ran its winning streak to 10 with a 65-50 victory over Hartford – Kalamazoo Gazette

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sanford Meridian remained undefeated with a 54-39 win over Mount Pleasant – Midland Daily News

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Newaygo came back from a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Whitehall 43-40 in overtime – Muskegon Chronicle

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Michigan Center improved to 12-3 with a 64-52 win over Brooklyn Columbia Central – WILX

Also of note …

MEDIA West Michigan and media all over the state are mourning the death of longtime Holland Sentinel sports editor Leo Martonosi – Holland Sentinel