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: 5/11/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 11, 2021

1. Boys Lacrosse: Hartland’s Bo Lockwood set the single-game assist record with 13, upped his single-season assist record to 97 and tied the single-game points record with 19 in the Division 1 No. 3 Eagles’ 28-0 win over Howell – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. Girls Track & Field: Remus Chippewa Hills secured an 18th-straight league title with another win in the Central State Activities Association Gold – Big Rapids News

3. Boys Golf: Individual medalist Daniel Gladki paced Saginaw Heritage to a Saginaw County Invitational championship – Saginaw News

4. Boys Lacrosse: Midland downed Grand Blanc 15-3 to clinch a share of its sixth Saginaw Valley League championship in seven seasons – WJRT

5. Boys Lacrosse: Division 1 No. 4 Saline downed Ann Arbor Huron 25-3 to finish a perfect run through the Southeastern Conference Red – Saline Post

6. Girls Soccer: Division 2 No. 6 Spring Lake scored the lone goal to down Division 1 No. 14 Muskegon Mona Shores 1-0 – Local Sports Journal

7. Baseball: No. 5 Johannesburg-Lewiston swept No. 20 Gaylord St. Mary in a league matchup of top statewide Division 4 teams – MI Sports Now

8. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 20 Midland Dow defeated Midland High for the first time in seven years, 2-0 – Midland Daily News

9. Softball: Norway improved to 13-2 by handing Rapid River its second and third losses this spring, 10-9 and 13-12 – Iron Mountain Daily News

10. Boys Lacrosse: Bowen Sparks scored eight goals for Walled Lake United in its 15-3 win over Huron Valley United – Oakland Press

Also for note:

Track & Field: From Saturday, Ann Arbor Skyline’s Hobbs Kessler (8:54.42) led five runners under nine minutes in the 3,200 at the New Balance Invitational at Farmington – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Volleyball: After leading Schoolcraft to Division 3 runner-up finishes the last two seasons, coach Erin Onken is taking over at Portage Northern – Kalamazoo Gazette

Girls Basketball: Former Lake Michigan College women’s coach Patrick Daniel is bringing winning experience at that level in taking over Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills – FOX 17