Today In The MHSAA: 1/14/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 14, 2022
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 3 top-ranked Ypsilanti Arbor Prep won a matchup of undefeated teams, 54-51 over Division 2 No. 2 Redford Westfield Prep – Detroit News
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Niles Brandywine delivered Buchanan’s first loss, 53-47 – South Bend Tribune
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Dexter handed Division 3 No. 6 Arbor Prep its first loss, 55-52 – Ann Arbor News
4. WRESTLING A pin in the final match pushed Adrian past Tecumseh 36-34 – Adrian Daily Telegram
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Mason County Eastern came back to hand Baldwin its first loss, 56-51 – Ludington Daily News
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Frankfort dealt Benzie Central its first league loss, 55-32 – Up North Live
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Montague handed Shelby its first league defeat, 57-45 – Local Sports Journal
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 17 Clare held on to first place in the Jack Pine Conference with a 42-32 win over Sanford Meridian – Midland Daily News
9. HOCKEY Dearborn Unified scored four goals during the final period to move past Allen Park 6-4 – Southgate News-Herald
10. HOCKEY Birmingham United scored three third-period goals to get past Bloomfield Hills 4-1 – Oakland Press
Today in the MHSAA: 9/16/19
September 16, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
We’re a month away from the start of the postseason in most sports, but many of the state’s best got looks at the competition this weekend at prestigious invitationals for cross country, volleyball and girls swimming & diving.
1. Cross Country: The Brighton boys – top-ranked in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – finished first, and the LPD2 No. 1 East Grand Rapids girls finished second to a team from Ohio as the top in-state performers in the Elite race at the Spartan Invitational at Michigan State University – Athletic.net
2. Volleyball: Division 1 No. 3 Lowell won the Farmington Hills Mercy Invitational, sweeping the host and top-ranked Marlins in the final – Oakland Press
3. Girls Swimming & Diving: Zeeland claimed the West Michigan Relays title at Grand Haven, edging runner-up and LPD3 No. 1 East Grand Rapids by two points – Swimcloud.com
4. Cross Country: The LPD1 No. 3 Dexter boys and LPD1 No. 5 Salem girls were Division I winners, and Saugatuck swept its division’s races among many at the Holly Invitational – Athletic.net
5. Cross Country: Saline (LPD1 No. 4 girls, No. 6 boys) swept the Division 1 races, while the LPD2 honorable mention Tecumseh girls and Adrian boys also were team champions at the 51st Huron Invitational – Athletic.net
6. Volleyball: Division 3 honorable mention Morley Stanwood repeated as Big Rapids Crossroads Invitational champion, sweeping Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart in the final – Big Rapids News
7. Volleyball: Kingsford continued its tournament success this fall with the championship at the Gladstone Rock Invitational – Iron Mountain Daily News
8. Volleyball: Division 4 No. 5 Mendon lost only one set on the day and defeated Reading in the final in winning the Union City Tournament – Sturgis Journal
9. Volleyball: Manton also lost only one set in claiming its invitational, downing Charlevoix in the final – Cadillac News
10. Cross Country: The LPD1 No. 4 Romeo boys and Sterling Heights Stevenson girls claimed Autumn Classic championships – Macomb Daily