Today in the MHSAA: 12/19/17
December 19, 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: Division 2 No. 8 Midland Dow pulled within a goal of the lead after falling behind by five, but unranked Saginaw Heritage prevailed with a 6-5 victory – Midland Daily News
2. Girls Basketball: Tiffany Senerius went over 1,000 points for her career as Waterford Our Lady got past West Bloomfield 53-44 – Oakland Press
3. Girls Basketball: Autumn Carpenter’s shot as time expired gave Union City a 29-28 win over Climax-Scotts – Coldwater Daily Reporter
4. Boys Basketball: Ewen-Trout Creek downed Wakefield-Marenisco 47-39 in a matchup of unbeaten teams – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
5. Boys Basketball: Benton Harbor Dream Academy opened its season with a win, handing St. Joseph Lake Michigan Catholic its first loss 54-52 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
6. Boys Basketball: Frankenmuth got past Saginaw Heritage 63-51, led by all-stater Mario Whitley – WNEM
7. Girls Basketball: Calumet’s defense locked down Ontonagon during the final quarter to come away with a 52-38 win – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
8. Girls Basketball: Engadine bounced back from a slow start to get past Rudyard 50-35 – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
9. Football: You won’t find Mike Centala’s name in the record book with high school coaches who have won over the years, but he was plenty successful during 40 as a middle school coach in the Monroe Jefferson district – Monroe Evening News
10. Football: The Central Lake/Ellsworth co-op won the 8-player Division 1 championship last month, and reunited to celebrate the accomplishment before the respective basketball squads faced off – WPBN
Also of note:
Wrestling: Division 2 No. 3 Gaylord won the 21-team Marquette Challenge, finishing ahead of runner-up Sparta and Division 4 No. 2 New Lothrop – Gaylord Herald Times
Today in the MHSAA: 5/15/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 15, 2024
1. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Big Rapids clinched a share of a third-straight Central State Activities Association championship with a sweep of Lakeview – Big Rapids Pioneer
2. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 14 Maple City Glen Lake swept Benzie Central to clinch the Northwest Conference title – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 6 Hartland won the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West title for the first time since 2014 with a 2-0 victory over Plymouth – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. BOYS GOLF Pentwater placed five golfers among the top seven finishers in clinching the West Michigan D League championship tournament win – Ludington Daily News
5. BASEBALL Jackson Lumen Christi defeated Division 4 No. 7 Marine City Cardinal Mooney 5-0 to claim the Catholic High School League Cardinal title – WILX
6. SOFTBALL Bronson split with Springport, winning the second game to finish a run to a third-straight outright Big 8 Conference championship – Coldwater Daily Reporter
7. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 13 Mason swept St. Johns to clinch the Capital Area Activities Conference Red title – Lansing State Journal
8. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 6 Allen Park avenged an earlier loss to Division 2 No. 8 Trenton with a 5-4 victory – Southgate News-Herald
9. BASEBALL No. 15 Portage Northern swept No. 8 Mattawan in a league matchup of Division 1 ranked teams – Kalamazoo Gazette
10. BASEBALL No. 10 Frankenmuth won the first game and No. 4 Freeland the second as two of the best in Division 2 faced off in league play – Saginaw News