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: 2/17/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 17, 2026
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Carleton Airport claimed the outright Huron League championship with a 77-34 win over New Boston Huron and Riverview’s 52-50 victory over Flat Rock – Monroe News
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Redford Thurston clinched a share of the Western Wayne Athletic Conference title with a 58-52 win over Dearborn Heights Robichaud – Hometown Life
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fraser clinched a share of the Macomb Area Conference Blue title with a 53-49 win over Clinton Township Chippewa Valley – Macomb Daily
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Maddy DeSmyter reached 1,000 career points in Merrill’s 46-29 win over Bay City All Saints – Saginaw News
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Traverse City West downed Ludington 88-64 and celebrated Owen Ribel scoring his 1,000th point – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Analeis Ming scored her 1,000th career point during Au Gres-Sims’ 40-32 loss to Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy – Bay City Times
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Ryder Gorham set Mendon’s single-season scoring record during a 76-60 win over Eau Claire – Kalamazoo Gazette
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kendyl Smith reached 500 career assists during Flint Powers Catholic’s win over Lansing Catholic – WJRT
9. ICE HOCKEY Grand Haven defeated Jenison 3-2 in a Division 2 Regional opener – Muskegon Chronicle
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kaylee Jeffers had a triple-double as Gaylord St. Mary downed Maple City Glen Lake 47-38 – Petoskey News-Review