Today in the MHSAA: 2/16/18

February 16, 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: Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart clinched its third straight Mid-State Activities Conference title with a 61-14 win over Blanchard Montabella on a night during which it celebrated 50 years of girls basketball – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

2. Boys Basketball: Sault Ste. Marie senior Brandon Paul went over 1,000 career points as his team downed St. Ignace 49-18 to claim the Straits Area Conference title – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

3. Girls Basketball: St. Ignace downed Newberry 68-15 to clinch the Straits Area Conference title as coach Dorene Ingalls earned her 400th victory over 19 seasons – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

4. Boys Basketball: Novi Franklin Road Christian clinched the Michigan Independent Athletic Conference Red title thanks to a last-second tip-in by Christian Banks for a 45-44 win over Allen Park Inter-City Baptist – Observer & Eccentric

5. Girls Basketball: Hillman claimed a fourth-straight North Star League Big Dipper championship with a 51-38 win over Rogers City – Alpena News

6. Girls Basketball: Reigning Class C runner-up Pewamo-Westphalia finished a regular-season sweep of rival Laingsburg 44-20 to claim the Central Michigan Athletic Conference title – Lansing State Journal

7. Boys Basketball: Petoskey clinched an outright Big North Conference title with an 86-60 win over Traverse City Central, combined with Traverse City West’s win over Cadillac – Petoskey News-Review

8. Hockey: Division 3 No. 3 Houghton downed Division 2 No. 7 Marquette 2-1 to give 19-year coach Corey Markham his 300th win – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

9. Girls Basketball: Flushing downed Ortonville Brandon 71-16 to claim a share of the Flint Metro League title – Flint Journal

10. Girls Basketball: Posen’s Cami LaTulip went over 1,000 career points during a 50-18 win over Fairview – Alpena News

Also of note …

Volleyball: Holland Christian hired former Calvin College assistant coach and assistant athletic director Laura Bindon to take over its volleyball program – Holland Sentinel

Today in the MHSAA: 5/2/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 2, 2024

1. BOYS GOLF Muskegon Mona Shores ran its championship streak at the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association tournament to five with a 10-stroke victory – Local Sports Journal

2. BASEBALL Division 3 No. 20 Clinton moved above .500 with a 6-1, 10-4 sweep of No. 8 Onsted – Adrian Daily Telegram

3. BASEBALL Marquette downed Division 3 No. 13 Gladstone 9-3 – Upper Michigan Source

4. SOFTBALL Division 2 No. 6 Hudsonville Unity Christian and Byron Center split a doubleheader – Grand Rapids Press

5. TRACK & FIELD Ithaca’s girls and boys teams finished perfect dual meet seasons with wins over Standish-Sterling, Midland Bullock Creek and host Hemlock; Ithaca’s boys are ranked No. 3 and the girls No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

6. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 8 Midland and Grand Blanc played to a scoreless draw – Midland Daily News

7. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 8 Midland Dow and Davison played to a 1-1 draw – Midland Daily News

8. SOFTBALL New Boston Huron handed a first Huron League loss to Division 2 honorable mention Milan, 12-2 – Monroe News

9. BOYS GOLF Griffin Mawson and his Traverse City Central teammates swept Elk Rapids Invitational team and individual titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. GIRLS SOCCER Hadley Fox scored four more goals in Big Rapids’ shutout of Grant – Big Rapids Pioneer