Today in the MHSAA: 1/15/16
January 15, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Thursday provided a substantial appetizer for another big weekend with key basketball games, noteworthy swimming and diving finishes and a milestone wrestling victory.
Boys Basketball
Clarkston earned a key Oakland Activities Association Red edge with a win over similarly state-ranked North Farmington, 60-47 – Oakland Press
Frankfort earned a similarly important win in Northwest Conference play, winning a matchup of Class D ranked teams 65-55 over Buckley – Traverse City Record-Eagle
For the second straight day, a basketball team made an incredible comeback; this time, it was East Jackson building off a 21-2 deficit at the end of the first quarter to beat Napoleon 42-39 – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Olivet junior Delbert Redfield made nine of 11 3-point tries and scored 33 points total to lead the Eagles to a 73-55 win over Lansing Christian – MLive Lansing
Girls Basketball
Warren Cousino handed Grosse Pointe North the latter’s first loss this season, 64-58, to move to 9-1 overall – Macomb Daily
Boys Swimming & Diving
Lower Peninsula Division 3 honorable mention Spring Lake downed No. 4 Hamilton, No. 5 Grand Rapids Christian and Division 2 honorable mention Holland in its best meet of a strong run so far – Grand Haven Tribune
Wrestling
Leslie defeated Olivet (and also lost to Lake Odessa Lakewood) on Thursday, giving Blackhawks coach Todd Stern his 400th career win since taking over as head coach in 1987 – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Good Reads
Battle of the Fans V kicks off tonight with our first visit to Yale, a finalist as well in 2015 – Port Huron Times-Herald
Grand Haven’s basketball teams will return to their former gym now part of Lakeshore Middle School – Pirates Pit – on Feb. 6 and for the first time since 2007 as the high school gym will be used for the league wrestling meet – Grand Haven Tribune
Vanderbilt’s boys basketball team has one win this season, but it was the first in nearly two years and a testament to the rebuilding of the program under first-year coach Darren Conn and assistant Amie Byelich – Petoskey News
Today In The MHSAA: 2/25/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 25, 2021
Girls basketball dominated Wednesday’s headlines with a scoring milestone and multiple matchups of ranked teams, plus a halfcourt winner.
Girls Basketball: Sarah Marvin set Byron’s career scoring record in a win over Morrice – Owosso Argus-Press
2. Girls Basketball: Frankenmuth remained undefeated in handing the first loss to Bay City John Glenn, 53-50 in double overtime – Saginaw News
3. Hockey: Division 1 No. 5 Traverse City West downed No. 7 Traverse Bay Reps 3-2 – Up North Live
4. Girls Basketball: Ypsilanti Arbor Prep also won a meeting of ranked teams, 83-77 over Harper Woods – Ann Arbor News
5. Boys Basketball: Ferndale moved to 5-1 with a 51-43 win over Clarkston – Oakland Press
6. Wrestling: Division 4 No. 6 Bronson continued its impressive start with a pair of wins, including 43-30 over Eaton Rapids – Sturgis Journal
7. Boys Basketball: Justice Mims’ buzzer beater gave Rochester Adams a 59-57 win over Bloomfield Hills – Oakland Press
<8. Girls Basketball: Olivia Bellows’ last-second halfcourt shot pushed Lake City past Leroy Pine River 33-31 – Cadillac News
9. Hockey: Grand Haven got past Hudsonville netting the game winner during the closing seconds of overtime – Grand Haven Tribune
10. Boys Basketball: Football star Drew Collins scored the tying and winning points over the final six seconds of Montague’s 50-48 victory over Muskegon Oakridge – Muskegon Chronicle