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: 3/7/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 7, 2025
1. HOCKEY No. 4 Livonia Stevenson advanced to the Division 2 Final with a 6-2 win over No. 2 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice – Hometown Life
2. HOCKEY Top-ranked Flint Powers Catholic also advanced to the Division 2 championship game with a 4-3 win over No. 5 Grandville – WOOD TV
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Wayne Memorial clinched a Division 1 Regional title with a 72-70 win over Detroit U-D Jesuit – Detroit News
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Warren Lincoln won a Division 2 Regional title by downing Detroit Old Redford 59-41 – Macomb Daily
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Flint New Standard clinched its first Regional title with a 64-56 win over Harbor Beach in Division 3 – Flint Journal
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Pickford claimed its first Regional title since 1992 with a 68-46 win over Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian in Division 4 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Marshall downed Holland Christian 61-46 in Division 2 to win its first Regional championship since 1998 – Battle Creek Enquirer
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Lansing Sexton sank a halfcourt shot to down Chelsea 73-71 in a Division 2 Regional Final – Lansing State Journal
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s earned a trip to the Division 1 Quarterfinals with a 54-37 win over Waterford Mott – Oakland Press
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Ishpeming Westwood ended Maple City Glen Lake’s 19-game winning streak with a 62-40 win in Division 3 – MI Sports Now