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: 5/3/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 3, 2023
1. GIRLS SOCCER Unranked Farmington Hills Mercy upset Division 2 top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Marian 1-0 – Oakland Press
2. BOYS LACROSSE Troy handed Oakland Activities Association White champion Rochester its first league loss 6-4 – Oakland Press
3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 top-ranked Rochester remains undefeated after a 3-0 win over Division 3 No. 6 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep – MLIVE-Detroit
4. BOYS LACROSSE Midland Dow defeated Midland High 18-7 in the first game between the two former cooperative team partners – Midland Daily News
5. TRACK & FIELD Temperance Bedford’s boys edged Monroe’s by three points, while their girls teams tied – Monroe News
6. GIRLS SOCCER Tatum Boyce had three goals in Division 4 No. 15 Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker’s big win over Marlette – Huron Daily Tribune
7. TRACK & FIELD Owosso swept meets against Goodrich – Owosso Argus-Press
8. GIRLS SOCCER Division 4 No. 11 Adrian Lenawee Christian continued to surge with a big win at Springport – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. TRACK & FIELD Wyandotte Roosevelt swept Downriver League meets against Lincoln Park and Dearborn Edsel Ford – Southgate News-Herald
10. GIRLS SOCCER Emerson Bergmooser also found the back of the net three times in Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central’s big win over Jefferson – Monroe News