Today in the MHSAA: 1/17/20

January 17, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A pair of undefeated girls basketball teams continued to thrive Thursday to lead the day’s statewide headliners.

1. Girls Basketball: Menominee moved to 9-0 this season with a 59-44 win over West Iron County – Iron Mountain Daily News

2. Girls Basketball: Kingston also improved to 9-0 with a 38-24 win over Peck – NBC 25

3. Boys Basketball: Ravenna moved into first place alone in the West Michigan Conference with a 62-56 win over Muskegon Oakridge – Local Sports Journal

4. Boys Basketball: Pentwater got past Manistee Catholic Central 53-52 in overtime on a halfcourt shot by Gannon McDonough – MI Sports Now

5. Skiing: Harbor Springs swept the girls and boys Lake Michigan Conference races at Nub’s Nob – Petoskey News-Review

6. Gymnastics: Jackson Area remained undefeated with a six-point win over Coldwater as it looks to repeat as league champion – JTV

7. Girls Basketball: Marquette used a 10-0 run in the third quarter to break away from Calumet – The Upbeat

8. Girls Basketball: Freshman Saylar Cuthrell scored more than half of her team’s points as Cass City got past Vassar 35-27 – Huron Daily Tribune

9. Girls Basketball: Riverview Gabriel Richard broke a five-game losing streak with a 47-30 win over Allen Park Cabrini – Southgate News-Herald

10. Boys Basketball: A big first quarter pushed North Muskegon past rival Montague 76-37 – Muskegon Chronicle

Today In The MHSAA: 4/22/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 22, 2022

1. SOFTBALL Division 2 No. 5 Essexville Garber earned a titanic sweep of Division 4 top-ranked Unionville-Sebewaing, handing the Patriots their first loss in more than a year – Bay City Times

2. BASEBALL Unranked Freeland came back twice to sweep Division 2 No. 5 Frankenmuth – Saginaw News

3. BOYS LACROSSE East Grand Rapids came back from an early deficit to get past Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern 13-5; they entered the week ranked Nos. 4 and 5 in Division 2, respectively – FOX 17

4. BASEBALL Division 4 No. 19 Kalamazoo Christian got past No. 4 Hackett Catholic Prep 8-7 in eight innings – WWMT

5. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 7 Brownstown Woodhaven handed Division 2 honorable mention Trenton its first defeat, 5-4 – Southgate News-Herald

6. TRACK & FIELD Katie Carothers’ 1,600 win highlighted Brighton’s sweep of Howell – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 13 Petoskey ran its shutout streak to four with a 1-0 win over Division 3 No. 14 Elk Rapids – Petoskey News-Review

8. GIRLS SOCCER All-stater Hannah Kastamo returned from injury with both goals in Division 1 No. 5 Hartland’s 2-0 win over Canton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. BASEBALL Central Montcalm edged Belding 9-8 in 11 innings on a walk-off bunt – Greenville Daily News

10. BASEBALL Division 2 top-ranked New Boston Huron improved to 7-1 with a sweep of Dearborn Divine Child – Southgate News-Herald

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Imlay City coach Heather Lauwers resigned after six seasons, having led the Spartans to three straight league and District titles – Port Huron Times-Herald

BOYS BASKETBALL Steve Windemuller retired as Holland West Ottawa coach after 36 years total guiding high school teams, first at Holland High and then West Ottawa for the last nine – Holland Sentinel

GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Country Day has hired former standout Amber Deane as its next coach – Oakland Press