Today in the MHSAA: 12/10/19

December 10, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Boys basketball season opened Monday across the state and produced a number of highlights – topped by a meeting between teams that finished last season at the Breslin Center.

1. Boys Basketball: In the night’s most power-packed opener, returning Division 2 runner-up River Rouge downed reigning Division 1 champion Ypsilanti Lincoln 63-53 – Detroit News

2. Boys Basketball: Joseph Kimmerer broke Hale’s school scoring record that had stood since 1992 in leading his team to a 67-57 win over Rogers City – Alpena News

3. Boys Basketball: Brady Hunter scored his 1,000th career point as Gaylord St. Mary got past Lake Leelanau St. Mary 78-71 – Gaylord Herald Times

4. Girls Basketball: Howell went on the road and handed Midland Dow its first loss, 57-46 – Midland Daily News

5. Hockey: Portage Central won a high-scoring rematch for the “Canoe” downing Portage Northern 9-5 – WWMT

6. Girls Basketball: Bay City John Glenn won a matchup of annually-strong area programs, 50-39 over Bay City Western – Bay City Times

7. Girls Basketball: Gwinn took Bark River-Harris to a second overtime before emerging with a 61-58 win – The Upbeat

8. Boys Basketball: Pellston’s Blake Cassidy had one of the highest-scoring opening nights with 37 points in his team’s 74-46 win over Mackinaw City – Petoskey News-Review

9. Girls Basketball: Morrice edged Lansing Christian 45-44 in overtime thanks in part to five Olivia Riley 3-pointers – Owosso Argus-Press

10. Boys Basketball: Midland Bullock Creek had 20 steals to lock down Gladwin in a season opener 56-26 – Midland Daily News

Also of note …

Boys Swimming & Diving: From Saturday, Ann Arbor Pioneer – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – was first and LPD2 honorable mention Battle Creek Lakeview second at the 74th Cereal Bowl Relays – We Love Ann Arbor

Today in the MHSAA: 5/5/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 5, 2026

1. BOYS GOLF Saginaw Heritage and Brennan Denay claimed Saginaw County championships – Saginaw News

2. SOFTBALL Division 3 No. 3 Brooklyn Columbia Central remains undefeated thanks to a 4-0 win over No. 7 Jackson Lumen Christi – WLNS

3. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 11 Okemos finished a perfect run through the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue with a pair of shutouts of Lansing Waverly – Lansing State Journal

4. BOYS GOLF Bryce Boss was the medalist in leading Charlevoix – No. 8 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – to a Harbor Springs Invitational title – Petoskey News-Review

5. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 10 Frankenmuth is alone atop the Tri-Valley Conference Red thanks to a 2-0 win over No. 12 Freeland – Saginaw News

6. BASEBALL Milford downed White Lake Lakeland 7-5 to remain first in the Lakes Valley Conference – Oakland Press

7. GIRLS SOCCER Warren Cousino remains in the Macomb Area Conference Blue title mix thanks to a 3-0 win over Grosse Pointe North – Macomb Daily

8. TRACK & FIELD Midland earned girls and boys sweeps of Bay City Western and Saginaw United – Saginaw News

9. BASEBALL Livonia Churchill earned an important 1-0 win over neighbor Franklin – Hometown Life

10. SOFTBALL Riverview remains first in the Huron League after a 7-0 win over Flat Rock – Southgate News-Herald

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Frankfort’s Tim Reznich has retired with a 406-162 record over 24 seasons and after leading the program to two Finals titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle