Today in the MHSAA: 11/24/15

November 24, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

With Thanksgiving only a few days away, the following are a pair of stories from communities thankful for special coaches.  

Girls Basketball

Watersmeet is mourning the loss of former girls basketball coach Norm Ellenberger, who led the program the last four seasons – after a career that took him to the NCAA Tournament, NBA and WNBA before bringing him to this Class D school – Ironwood Daily Globe

Football

Good Morning America visited Benton Harbor High School on Monday to surprise football coach Elliot Uzelac and award the school $10,000 for a scholarship in his name – and give his players an expenses-paid trip to Disney World as part of its “Thank You America” series – Good Morning America


Today in the MHSAA: 1/24/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 24, 2025

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Northview downed South Christian 57-55 on a Brady Swartz shot during the closing seconds and after Cam Ryans reached 1,000 career points – Grand Rapids Press

2. HOCKEY Calumet came back from an early deficit to down Hancock 2-1 in overtime – Upper Michigan’s Source

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Reese Gohsman reached 1,000 career points in Millington’s 49-42 win over Caro – Saginaw News

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Flint Powers Catholic’s Kendyl Smith went over 1,000 career points in her team’s big win over Bay City Central – WJRT

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mio won a matchup of leaders in the North Star League Little Dipper, 62-23 – Bay City Times

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills held on to a share of first place in the River Cities Alliance with a 40-28 win over Lowell – Grand Rapids Press

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Clarkston won at Ferndale for the first time in five years, 67-58 – Oakland Press

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Port Huron followed Jaedyn Carswell to a 59-56 win over Warren Woods-Tower – Port Huron Times Herald

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Romeo took its first lead during the final seconds, emerging with a 41-40 victory over Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Marion ended Baldwin’s seven-game winning streak with a 53-45 victory – MI Sports Now