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: 4/14/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 14, 2023
1. GIRLS SOCCER Mattawan jumped to a 3-0 lead and held on to down Division 3 No. 3 Richland Gull Lake 4-3 – WWMT
2. SOFTBALL Morgan Sizemore’s homer was Division 1 top-ranked Allen Park’s lone hit in its 2-1 win over No. 9 Brownstown Woodhaven – Southgate News-Herald
3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 7 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek won a matchup of undefeated teams 2-0 over No. 6 Troy Athens – Oakland Press
4. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 5 Grand Blanc won the first game and No. 4 Midland the second in Saginaw Valley League play – Midland Daily News
5. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 7 Flint Powers Catholic won the opener with Saginaw Heritage, but the Hawks came back to claim the second game – WJRT
6. BOYS GOLF Brighton shot a 299 to claim the Green/Black/Gold/Orange Invitational title at Kensington Metropark – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. GIRLS SOCCER East Kentwood drilled a penalty shot to move ahead in an eventual 2-1 win over Plainwell – Grand Rapids Press
8. SOFTBALL Gabriella Mezey threw a no-hitter to finish Bay City John Glenn’s sweep of Oscoda – Bay City Times
9. SOFTBALL Linden moved to 6-0 with a sweep of Montrose – Flint Journal
10. BASEBALL Jordan Footlander struck out 10 in Carleton Airport’s 3-hitter win over Grosse Ile – Monroe News