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: 5/9/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 9, 2025
1. TRACK & FIELD Ann Arbor Huron and Chelsea’s boys and Ann Arbor Pioneer and Pinckney’s girls were Southeastern Conference meet champions, and Bedford’s boys solidified the Red title by finishing second at their event – Ann Arbor News Girls | Boys – Monroe News – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 top-ranked Essexville Garber downed Alma to clinch a sixth-straight Tri-Valley Conference championship, in the Red – Bay City Times
3. GIRLS TENNIS Traverse City Central wrapped up the Big North Conference championship with a dominating league tournament performance – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. TRACK & FIELD The Bay City Western girls and Midland boys clinched Saginaw Valley League titles – Midland Daily News
5. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Lake Fenton swept No. 6 Goodrich winning both games 5-4 in extra innings – Mid-Michigan Now
6. GIRLS LACROSSE South Lyon downed Birmingham United 15-7 to remain undefeated – Oakland Press
7. SOFTBALL Addy Buchin became Division 3 No. 5 Laingsburg’s career strikeout leader during a doubleheader sweep of Pewamo-Westphalia – WILX
8. BASEBALL Cody Turner threw Painesdale Jeffers’ first perfect game, striking out 13 over six innings against Ironwood as his team went on to sweep – Upper Michigan’s Source
9. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 8 Brownstown Woodhaven finished a regular-season sweep of No. 9 Allen Park, 11-0 – Southgate News-Herald
10. SOFTBALL Division 1 honorable mention New Baltimore Anchor Bay played a 10-run inning into a 13-8 win over No. 10 Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily