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: 5/1/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 1, 2024

1. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Milan moved into first place alone in the Huron League with a 10-6 win over No. 10 (tie) Carleton Airport – Monroe News

2. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 top-ranked Hudsonville and No. 14 Rockford played to a scoreless draw – FOX 17

3. SOFTBALL Division 2 No. 10 (tie) Frankenmuth earned a 7-1, 18-3 sweep of No. 8 Essexville Garber – Bay City Times

4. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 7  Macomb Dakota moved into first alone in the Macomb Area Conference Red with an 11-1 win over Romeo – Macomb Daily

5. SOFTBALL Division 1 honorable mention Midland and Dow split as they celebrated the 50th anniversary of their rivalry on the softball diamond – Midland Daily News

6. SOFTBALL Bay City Central swept rival Western for the first time in nearly two decades – Bay City Times

7. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Linden and Fenton split in a matchup of Flint Metro League Stripes co-leaders – Flint Journal

8. GIRLS SOCCER Dania De La Mora scored three goals as Ferndale and West Bloomfield played to a 4-4 draw – Oakland Press

9. BOYS LACROSSE Grand Blanc ran its winning streak to eight with a 17-4 win over Flint Powers Catholic – WNEM

10. SOFTBALL Manton swept McBain, and Manton’s Adriana Sackett hit three home runs on the day – Traverse City Record-Eagle