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: 11/8/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
November 8, 2024
1. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Richmond clinched its first District title since 1988, downing Marysville 3-1– Port Huron Times Herald
2. VOLLEYBALL Muskegon Mona Shores defeated Coopersville in Division 1 to end a 23-year District title drought in this sport – Local Sports Journal
3. VOLLEYBALL No. 6 Rockford downed No. 10 Grand Rapids Northview 3-1 in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press
4. VOLLEYBALL Holland West Ottawa claimed its first District title since 2007 as well with a five-set win over Zeeland East in Division 1 – Holland Sentinel
5. VOLLEYBALL No. 9 McBain clinched its fifth-straight District title with a 3-0 win over honorable mention Manton in Division 3 – MI Sports Now
6. VOLLEYBALL Linden swept honorable mention Lake Fenton in Division 2 to claim a first District championship since 2007 – WJRT
7. VOLLEYBALL Otsego won a matchup of Division 2 honorable mentions in four sets – Kalamazoo Gazette
8. VOLLEYBALL Indian River Inland Lakes swept Charlevoix in Division 3 to claim a sixth-straight District title – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
9. VOLLEYBALL Coldwater earned its first District title since 2011 with a sweep of Sturgis in Division 1 – Coldwater Daily Reporter
10. VOLLEYBALL No. 9 Ubly claimed a sixth-straight District title with a sweep of Kinde North Huron in Division 4 – Huron Daily Tribune