Today in the MHSAA: 12/11/19
December 11, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The Hartland girls basketball team continued its champion-toppling season start Tuesday, and a West Bloomfield freshman enjoyed an impressive debut as hoops dominated statewide action.
1. Girls Basketball: Hartland followed up last week’s win over reigning Division 4 champion Adrian Lenawee Christian with a 37-26 victory over reigning Division 1 title winner Saginaw Heritage – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. Boys Basketball: Freshman Ryan Hurst debuted with 28 points to lead West Bloomfield past Southfield Christian 88-66 – Oakland Press
3. Boys Swimming & Diving: Midland Dow – No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – swept all four divisions of the Dan Pangborn Invitational – Midland Daily News
4. Boys Basketball: Benton Harbor opened on a 14-0 run on the way to defeating Dowagiac 73-59 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
5. Girls Basketball: Nicole Kamin sank the game-winner as Escanaba came back to defeat Negaunee 50-48 – Escanaba Daily Press
6. Boys Basketball: Ty Horky scored 42 points with eight 3-pointers in Manchester’s 70-57 win over Clinton – Jackson Citizen Patriot
7. Boys Basketball: Canton defeated Ann Arbor Pioneer 75-69 in a matchup of annual powers – Observer & Eccentric
8. Girls Basketball: Brazyll Watkins’ last-second basket gave Battle Creek Lakeview a 45-44 win over Coldwater – Coldwater Daily Reporter
9. Boys Basketball: Schoolcraft edged Hopkins 58-56 in overtime – Kalamazoo Gazette
10. Girls Basketball: Montague came back from a 22-8 halftime deficit to get past Spring Lake 51-48 – Local Sports Journal
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: Stockbridge won 62-59, but Ida’s Taylor Wegener did go over 1,000 career points – Monroe News
Today in the MHSAA: 9/19/16
September 19, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The top runners in Michigan were among those who separated themselves from the field over the weekend, as a pair of familiar champions won the biggest races so far in cross country.
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.
Cross County
Arguably the most anticipated regular-season event, the Spartan Invitational at Michigan State, saw Corunna’s Noah Jacobs and Battle Creek Lakeview’s Megan Farrell continue dominating falls with individual wins in the “elite” races – RunMichigan.com
The Harbor Springs boys and girls teams swept the Ellsworth "House on the Hill" Invitational races – Petoskey News
Boys Soccer
Battle Creek Lakeview claimed its all-city tournament title with a 2-1 win over Battle Creek Central – Battle Creek Enquirer
Unranked Saline earned a 1-1 tie against Division 1 No. 6 Brighton, breaking the Bulldogs’ eight-game winning streak – Livingston Daily
Volleyball
Class D No. 9 North Adams-Jerome won the Onsted Invitational, handing Adrian Madison its third loss in a tournament championship match this fall – Adrian Daily Telegram
Niles won the 21-team Portage Northern Invitational against a field including Class B No. 3 Buchanan, which it beat in the championship match – NilesAthletics.com