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: 4/13/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 13, 2023

1. SOFTBALL Reigning Division 3 champion and top-ranked Millington and 2022 Division 4 champion and current No. 1 Unionville-Sebewaing split a doubleheader – WJRT

2. GIRLS SOCCER Midland shut out Division 3 No. 2 Flint Powers Catholic 2-0 – Mid-Michigan Now

3. GIRLS SOCCER Mari DellaVecchia scored both goals as Hamilton downed Division 3 No. 11 Holland Christian 2-1 – Holland Sentinel

4. BASEBALL No. 10 Buchanan won the first game but Dowagiac defeated the reigning Division 3 champion in the second – Niles Daily Star

5. BASEBALL Muskegon Catholic Central also earned a notable split, with Division 3 No. 16 Grand Rapids Covenant Christian – MuskegonSports.com

6. SOFTBALL Clare came back from a 10-run deficit to salvage a split with Ithaca in a matchup of Division 3 honorable mentions – MI Sports Now

7. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 12 St. Joseph improved to 5-0 with a 1-0 win over Division 4 No. 7 Kalamazoo Christian – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

8. TRACK & FIELD Saugatuck’s boys tied Martin at 68 to keep a decade-long unbeaten streak intact – Holland Sentinel

9. TRACK & FIELD Petoskey swept three-team meets with Cadillac and Petoskey St. Michael – Petoskey News-Review

10. TRACK & FIELD Ludington’s girls and boys swept four-team meets – Ludington Daily News