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: 10/27/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 27, 2022

1. VOLLEYBALL Gladwin clinched its first volleyball league title since 1978 with a sweep of Farwell, Pinconning and Sanford Meridian in the Jack Pine Conference – Midland Daily News

2. BOYS SOCCER Muskegon Western Michigan Christian handed No. 7 Marcellus Howardsville Christian its lone loss of the season, 3-0, in a Division 4 Regional Semifinal – MuskegonSports.com

3. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Hartford also advanced in Division 4 with a 2-1 win over No. 5 Grandville Calvin Christian.

4. BOYS SOCCER Honorable mention McBain Northern Michigan Christian and Leland will meet in a Division 4 Regional Final as both were victorious in Semifinals – Up North Live

5. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 honorable mention Cadillac clinched a share of an eighth-consecutive Big North Conference title with a sweep of Petoskey – Cadillac News

6. VOLLEYBALL Traverse City Central also is a BNC co-champion thanks to a sweep of Traverse City West – MI Sports Now

7. VOLLEYBALL Coldwater swept Division 4 No. 4 Mendon and defeated No. 7 Battle Creek St. Philip in four sets – Coldwater Daily Reporter

8. VOLLEYBALL Bronson defeated St. Philip in four sets and swept Division 4 top-ranked Adrian Lenawee Christian – Sturgis Journal

9. VOLLEYBALL Kira Patrick went over 1,000 career assists as Corunna swept Holly – Owosso Argus-Press

10. VOLLEYBALL Charlevoix fell to Division 4 No. 2 Leland but rebounded with a win over Traverse City Christian – Petoskey News-Review