Today in the MHSAA: 10/11/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 11, 2023
1. CROSS COUNTRY Buckley’s girls – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – claimed the school’s first Northwest Conference title in any girls sport, and Benzie Central clinched the boys championship while Traverse City St. Francis claimed the final Lake Michigan Conference titles; the St. Francis boys are No. 1 in LPD3, and the girls are No. 2 – Traverse City Record-Eagle | Benzie Record-Patriot
2. CROSS COUNTRY Brighton’s LPD1 No. 3-ranked girls dominated their race with Hartland and Howell to clinch the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West title – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. BOYS SOCCER Bad Axe downed Caro 4-1 to clinch a fifth-straight Greater Thumb Conference West championship – Huron Daily Tribune
4. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 8 Bloomfield Hills Roeper edged Plymouth Christian Academy 1-0 to clinch the Michigan Independent Athletic Conference Blue title – Hometown Life
5. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD2 No. 10 Alma boys and No. 9 Frankenmuth girls finished Tri-Valley Conference Red championship runs – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun | Athletic.net
6. GIRLS GOLF No. 6 Rochester carded a 333 to claim its Lower Peninsula Division 1 Regional title – Oakland Press
7. GIRLS GOLF Ludington edged Remus Chippewa Hills by four strokes to win an LPD3 Regional – Ludington Daily News
8. GIRLS GOLF No. 4 St. Joseph carded a 364 to win an LPD2 Regional championship – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
9. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 10 Holland avenged an early-season loss to Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 4-1 to finish its championship run through the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green – Holland Sentinel
10. VOLLEYBALL Ludington downed Fremont 3-1 in a matchup of co-leaders in the West Michigan Conference Lakes – MI Sports Now
Today in the MHSAA: 1/19/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 19, 2024
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Trenton Taratuta went over 2,000 career points in Hillman’s 70-38 win over Fairview – Alpena News
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Portage Central sits alone in first place in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference West thanks to a 53-44 win over Stevensville Lakeshore – Kalamazoo Gazette
3. BOYS BASKETBALL North Farmington remains undefeated after a 50-35 win over Rochester Adams – Detroit News
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Emma Jones’ 3-pointer at the buzzer pushed Homer past Jonesville 42-41 – Hillsdale Daily News
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Joseph Our Lady of the Lake Catholic defeated St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran for the first time since 2014, 22-20 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Clinton Township Clintondale is tied for first in the Macomb Area Conference Bronze thanks to a 53-39 victory over co-leader Center Line – Macomb Daily
7. HOCKEY Traverse City West posted a 3-2 win over Saline – MI Sports Now
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Alex Jamison set a Port Huron Northern record with eight 3-pointers in his team’s 78-67 win over Grosse Pointe North – Port Huron Times Herald
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grosse Ile continued to shine defensively in a 45-33 win over Flat Rock – Southgate News-Herald
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Mackinaw City kept pace in the Northern Lakes Conference with a 76-43 win over Indian River Inland Lakes – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
Also of note …
FOOTBALL Westland John Glenn coach Jason Mensing, who led a quick turnaround of the program after previously guiding Ottawa Lake Whiteford to the 2017 Division 8 championship, is leaving for a position in Florida – Hometown Life