Today in the MHSAA: 1/13/20

January 13, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A pair of basketball buzzer beaters, an overtime game-winning hockey goal and a first-time achievement in gymnastics were among weekend headliners, topped by a titanic matchup in cheer.

1. Competitive Cheer: Two-time reigning Division 2 Finals runner-up Allen Park outpaced Dearborn Divine Child (fourth in 2019) to win the Division 2 and overall championships at its home invitational – Southgate News-Herald

2. Hockey: Division 1 No. 8 Holland West Ottawa got past Division 3 No. 5 Grand Rapids Catholic Central 3-2 in overtime – FOX 17

3. Gymnastics: Escanaba defeated Marquette and Negaunee and broke 120 points for the fourth time to qualify for Regional competition for the first time – Escanaba Daily Press

4. Girls Bowling: Coldwater defeated Macomb Dakota in the final of the Battle of the Baker – Coldwater Daily Reporter

5. Girls Basketball: Saline won a matchup of unbeaten teams, 40-18 over Dexter – Saline Post

6. Boys Basketball: E.J. Bowman’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer carried Waterford Mott past Grand Blanc 60-57 – State Champs Sports Network

7. Hockey: Traverse Bay Reps beat Macomb Dakota and Davison during the North/South Showcase – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. Boys Basketball: Centreville also was victorious on a last-second 3-pointer, as Dustin Schwenk sank the game-winning shot in a 68-67 overtime win over Marcellus – Sturgis Journal

9. Wrestling: Chelsea defeated Fowlerville, Riverview, Michigan Center, Allen Park and Melvindale to win its home invitational – Chelsea Sun Times News

10. Wrestling: Kingsley took a major step as a program with a championship at the Grayling Team Tournament – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Today in the MHSAA: 1/11/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 11, 2024

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Charlevoix earned a key road win at Traverse City St. Francis, 69-55 – Up North Live

2. WRESTLING Dearborn Heights Crestwood made an impressive move in the Western Wayne Athletic Conference with wins over Melvindale and Garden City – Southgate News-Herald

3. HOCKEY Muskegon Reeths-Puffer avenged an earlier loss to Sparta, 5-2 – FOX 17

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Ann Arbor Huron won impressively over Chelsea, 72-48 – Ann Arbor News

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Mancelona defeated Onaway 68-66 in a matchup of Ski Valley Conference co-leaders – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

6. BOYS BASKETBALL McBain earned a key Highland Conference win over LeRoy Pine River – Big Rapids Pioneer

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland Dow doubled up Lapeer, 54-27 – WNEM

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Manistee came back in the fourth quarter to get past Montague 44-43 – Local Sports Journal

9. WRESTLING Gladstone downed Escanaba 51-30 – Upper Michigan Source

10. WRESTLING New Boston Huron edged Carleton Airport 39-34 – Monroe News