Today in the MHSAA: 1/14/20

January 14, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A quieter Monday in high school sports across the state still had its share of highlights, topped by a career milestone in girls basketball and meeting of undefeated teams on the boys side.

1. Girls Basketball: Dani Salenbien went over 1,000 career points during Adrian Lenawee Christian’s 56-21 win over Manchester – Adrian Daily Telegram

2. Boys Basketball: Undefeated Oscoda handed Hale its first loss, 64-43 – Alpena News

3. Competitive Cheer: Jonesville posted its highest total score of this season in winning the Springport Invitational just ahead of Hillsdale – Hillsdale Daily News

4. Skiing: The Petoskey boys and Traverse City Central girls won the season’s first Big North Conference meets – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. Girls Basketball: Emily Bayle nearly posted a quadruple-double for Hesperia in its 63-41 win over Pentwater – Local Sports Journal

6. Girls Basketball: Cadillac shut down Bay City Western for a 39-26 win – Cadillac News

7. Boys Basketball: Birmingham Groves broke a four-game losing streak with a 58-36 win over Rochester – Oakland Press

8. Boys Basketball: Harbor Springs followed David Harrell to a 58-37 win over DeTour – MI Sports Now

9. Boys Basketball: Kingsford held off Crystal Falls Forest Park 72-65 – Iron Mountain Daily News

10. Bowling: Chelsea and Temperance Bedford split matches, Bedford’s girls winning 27-3 and Chelsea’s boys victorious 23-7 – Chelsea Sun Times News

Also of note …

Football: Former Benton Harbor coach Elliot Uzelac will take over at Berrien Springs – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

Today In The MHSAA: 3/12/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 12, 2021

More league champions in boys swimming & diving and girls and boys basketball top today’s list of Thursday’s headliners.

1. Boys Swimming & Diving: Detroit Martin Luther King earned the Detroit Public School League championship, edging two-time reigning champ Cass Tech by three points – Scholar & Athlete

2. Girls Basketball: Cadillac downed Traverse City Central 47-30 to run its Big North Conference championship streak to three – Cadillac News

3. Boys Basketball: Iron Mountain clinched both the Western Peninsula Athletic Conference and Mid-Peninsula Conference titles with a 72-45 win over Ishpeming Westwood – Iron Mountain Daily News

4. Girls Basketball: Reese clinched a share of the Greater Thumb Conference West title with a 48-21 win over Cass City, and Beaverton claimed a share of the Jack Pine Conference title with a 45-35 win over four-time reigning champ Sanford Meridian – Bay City Times

5. Girls Basketball: St. Clair Shores Lakeview and Grosse Pointe North clinched titles in the Macomb Area Conference Blue and Red, respectively – Macomb Daily

6. Girls Basketball: Clawson defeated Madison Heights Lamphere 45-30 to lock up a second-straight MAC Silver title – Oakland Press

7. Girls Basketball: Megan Crow went over 1,000 career points as Gladstone downed Manistique 59-36 – Escanaba Daily Press

8. Boys Basketball: Benton Harbor ended Schoolcraft’s state-best 33-game winning streak with a 68-49 victory – FOX 17

9. Boys Basketball: The Oakland Activities Association Red title remains up for grabs after North Farmington’s 39-35 win over Ferndale – MLive-Detroit

10. Boys Basketball: Grand Haven kept its league hopes alive with a 35-31 win over Rockford – Grand Haven Tribune