Today in the MHSAA: 1/18/17

January 18, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A strong argument can be made that Tuesday night was the basketball season’s most eventful so far, with an abundance of pivotal matchups in both girls and boys and a buzzer beater thrown in.  

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state. 

Girls Basketball

Saginaw Heritage took the first of two regular-season meetings against Midland Dow, 50-47, in a matchup of two of the top teams statewide in Class A as well – Saginaw News

Hartland, 9-1 this season, handed Howell its first loss in stunning fashion, 48-28 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Undefeated Houghton avenged last season’s sweep by rival Calumet with a 56-40 win – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Farmington Hills Mercy finished a regular-season sweep of Detroit Catholic League Central rival Bloomfield Hills Marian, 33-30, in another matchup of top Class A teams – Oakland Press

Boys Basketball

Detroit East English made its claim as Detroit’s best and one of the Class A elite with a 71-57 win over Detroit Martin Luther King – MLive-Detroit

T.J. VanKoevering’s 3-pointer at the buzzer gave Hudsonville Unity Christian a 48-45 win over Holland Christian, and his coach Scott Soodsma his 500th victory on the bench – Grand Rapids Press

West Bloomfield came back from a halftime deficit to down Bloomfield Hills 62-43 in an Oakland Activities Association Red opener – Oakland Press

Hillsdale emerged a big winner in a matchup of unbeaten Lenawee County Athletic Association teams, handing Dundee its first defeat, 74-54 – Hillsdale Daily News

Undefeated Buckley handed Frankfort its first Northwest Conference loss in 28 games, and first loss overall this season, 50-38 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Today in the MHSAA: 1/13/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 13, 2025

1. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Holland Christian – No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – was first and No. 2 East Grand Rapids second at the annual D3 Invitational – Holland Sentinel

2. WRESTLING Division 1 No. 6 Temperance Bedford defeated Middleville Thornapple Kellogg, Stevensville Lakeshore, No. 7 Rockford, Holt and Division 2 No. 6 Greenville to win the Rockford Duals – Monroe News

3. BOWLING The Eisenhower/Utica girls and New Baltimore Anchor Bay boys won Macomb County championships – Macomb Daily Girls | Boys

4. BOYS BASKETBALL East Lansing edged Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 69-68 in a matchup of top teams in Division 1 at the GottaGetIt Hoops Classic at East Kentwood – WLNS

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice impressively downed Muskegon 66-50 in East Kentwood – Muskegon Chronicle

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Peyton Ruel became the all-time leading scorer for Muskegon Oakridge during a 66-45 win over Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – Local Sports Journal

7. WRESTLING Kingsford won its Ray Mariucci Tournament for the first time since 1993 – Escanaba Daily Press

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Alison Rockburn went over 1,000 career points in Belding’s win over Comstock Park – Greenville Daily News

9. BOWLING Frankenmuth’s Liam Liddle rolled a 300 in his team’s win over Essexville Garber – Saginaw News

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Anna Wypych set a Rockford record with 38 points in a win over East Kentwood – Grand Rapids Press

Also of note …

VOLLEYBALL Farmington Hills Mercy’s Campbell Flynn was named Gatorade National Player of the Year – Oakland Press

FOOTBALL Dearborn is mourning the death of Divine Child legend Bill McCartney, who actually led the boys basketball team to the Class B title in 1973, and later the Colorado football program to a national title – Southgate News-Herald