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: 5/11/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 11, 2026

1. TRACK & FIELD The Petersburg Summerfield girls – ranked No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – won their first Tri-County Conference title since 1990, while Erie Mason was the boys champion – Monroe News

2. GIRLS TENNIS Sturgis clinched its first league title in this sport since 2003, in the Wolverine Conference – Sturgis Journal

3. TRACK & FIELD The Ann Arbor Pioneer girls and Huron boys continued championship streaks in the Southeastern Conference Red – Ann Arbor News Girls | Boys

4. GIRLS TENNIS LPD1 No. 4 Holland West Ottawa ran its Ottawa-Kent Conference Red title streak to nine – Holland Sentinel

5. GIRLS TENNIS North Muskegon edged Ludington by a point to secure the West Michigan Conference championship – Local Sports Journal

6. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 No. 11 Almont downed Richmond to win the Blue Water Area Conference Tournament title – Macomb Daily

7. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 2 Richland Gull Lake emerged as the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference champion with a 1-1 draw against Division 1 No. 4 Portage Central – WWMT

8. TRACK & FIELD The LPD1 No. 7 Traverse City West girls and Traverse City Central boys locked up Big North Conference titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. TRACK & FIELD The O-K Conference championships were decided, with the LPD1 No. 2 East Kentwood girls getting past top-ranked Rockford and the top-ranked Falcons boys scoring the most points in that meet since 2010 – Grand Rapids Press Girls | Boys

10. GIRLS TENNIS LPD3 No. 7 Holland Christian edged Zeeland West to win the O-K Black Tournament – Holland Christian

Also of note …

TRACK & FIELD The LPD3 No. 5 Adrian Madison boys and No. 6 Blissfield girls are champions in the Lenawee County Athletic Association – Adrian Daily Telegram Girls | Boys

TRACK & FIELD The Saginaw Heritage boys and Bay City Western girls were Saginaw Valley League champs – Saginaw News

TRACK & FIELD Northville swept Kensington Lakes Activities Association meet title – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

BOYS GOLF Gavin Sherby carded a record-setting 60 to lead New Baltimore Anchor Bay to an Opalewski Invitational title – Macomb Daily