
Today in the MHSAA: 1/21/20
January 21, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Major matchups at basketball events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s memory made for a highlight-filled weekend and Monday across Michigan, and girls basketball, wrestling, competitive cheer, hockey and boys swimming & diving also contributed headliners as teams braved the mid-January weather.
1. Boys Basketball: Division 3 Flint Beecher downed Division 1 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 70-61 in a matchup of MHSAA championship contenders – State Champs Sports Network
2. Girls Basketball: Howell handed Brighton its first loss, 43-41, with Maeve St. John connecting on two last-minute free throws – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Wrestling: Division 4 No. 7 Hart defeated No. 6 Leroy Pine River 40-20 in the championship match of the Fallen Bucks Memorial Tournament – Cadillac News
4. Boys Basketball: Grand Rapids Christian remained undefeated with a 66-64 win over Wyoming, which also was unbeaten entering the contest – WOOD TV
5. Girls Basketball: Reeya Patel’s basket with 2.5 seconds to play pushed Ann Arbor Huron past previously-undefeated Temperance Bedford 53-51 – State Champs Sports Network
6. Boys Swimming & Diving: Midland Dow – No. 8 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – locked up its 18th-straight Tri-Cities championship, nearly doubling up the field – Midland Daily News
7. Boys Basketball: Detroit Martin Luther King got past Detroit Douglass 55-46 in a matchup of two more Finals hopefuls – Detroit Free Press
8. Boys Basketball: Emoni Bates led Ypsilanti Lincoln on a 13-2 run to close a 75-68 win over Detroit Edison – Detroit News
9. Hockey: Division 3 No. 10 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central avenged a late December loss to rival Forest Hills Northern/Eastern, winning this time 3-1 – FOX 17
10. Cheer: Stevensville Lakeshore won the Division 2 and overall championships at the Coloma Invitational – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: Although Niles fell to St. Joseph 59-54, Alycia Patterson went over 1,000 career points – Niles Daily Star
Boys Basketball: Reese Hazelton scored his 1,000th career point on a game-winner to lead Maple City Glen Lake past Saginaw Heritage 51-49 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Girls Basketball: Elise Besonen also went over 1,000 career points in leading Ewen-Trout Creek past Ontonagon – The Upbeat

Today in the MHSAA: 2/14/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 14, 2025
1. WRESTLING No. 6 Temperance Bedford downed Wyandotte Roosevelt and Westland John Glenn to win a Division 1 Regional title, and Chase Norbury reached 150 career wins – Monroe News
2. WRESTLING Union City earned its first Regional title since 2000 with wins over Mendon and Springport in Division 4 – Coldwater Daily Reporter
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia clinched the Central Michigan Athletic Conference championship with a 66-30 win over Bath – WILX
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Maple City Glen Lake downed Brethren 72-51 to clinch the Northwest Conference championship – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. BOWLING The Wyandotte Roosevelt girls and Taylor boys capped Downriver League championship runs – Southgate News-Herald
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Grady Pieratt reached 1,000 career points in Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart’s 86-40 win over Merrill – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain edged Roscommon 47-46 on a halfcourt buzzer beater – MI Sports Now
8. BOYS BASKETALL Gladwin downed Farwell to reach 17 wins, its most in a season since 1993 – Bay City Times
9. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Midland Dow – No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – edged rival Midland High 96-84 – Midland Daily News
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Battle Creek Harper Creek moved into first place in the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference with a 47-45 win over Coldwater – Battle Creek Enquirer