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: 5/29/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 29, 2026
1. GIRLS TENNIS Ann Arbor Greenhills won its fifth-straight Lower Peninsula Division 4 Finals championship – MHSAA.com
2. GIRLS SOCCER No. 6 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep edged No. 4 Warren Regina 3-2 in a Division 3 District Final – Oakland Press
3. GIRLS SOCCER No. 3 Bath claimed its first District title in this sport with a 2-1 win over No. 14 Laingsburg – WLNS
4. GIRLS SOCCER Ann Arbor Skyline upset No. 9 Pioneer 3-1 in a Division 1 District Final – Ann Arbor News
5. BOYS GOLF Charlevoix – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – carded a 327 to claim a Regional title – Petoskey News-Review
6. GIRLS SOCCER No. 9 Harbor Springs came back to defeat No. 13 Elk Rapids and clinch a Division 4 District title – Up North Live
7. GIRLS SOCCER St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran advanced with a 3-0 Division 4 District Final win over Niles Brandywine – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
8. GIRLS SOCCER Midland Calvary Baptist defeated Tawas 3-1 to earn a fourth-straight Division 4 District title – Midland Daily News
9. GIRLS SOCCER No. 11 Almont clinched a third-straight District title with a 4-0 win over Richmond in Division 3 – Macomb Daily
10. GIRLS SOCCER No. 6 Northville downed South Lyon East in a Division 1 District Final – Hometown Life