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: 3/12/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 12, 2026
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cass City clinched its first Regional championship in this sport with a 54-30 win over Sandusky in Division 3 – Bay City Times
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Onekama scored during the final seconds to get past Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 49-47 in Division 4 and win its first Regional title since 1997 – Manistee News Advocate
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Renaissance won a Division 1 Regional title with a 62-60 double-overtime victory over Wayne Memorial – Detroit News
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ishpeming is returning to the season’s final week after a 40-29 win over Ewen-Trout Creek in Division 4 – My UP Now
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fraser came back from 11 points down in the third quarter to defeat New Baltimore Anchor Bay in Division 1 and clinch its first Regional title since 2006 – Macomb Daily
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon also advanced in Division 1 with a 48-30 win over Midland – Muskegon Chronicle
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hart held on for a 51-49 Division 3 Regional title win over Kent City – Local Sports Journal
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kingston downed league rival Deckerville 47-43 to win a Division 4 Regional title – Huron Daily Tribune
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Haven repeated as a Division 1 Regional champion with a 36-23 win over Hudsonville – Grand Haven Tribune
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids South Christian advanced in Division 2 with a 67-38 win over Otsego – Grand Rapids Press