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: 2/3/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 3, 2026
1. ICE HOCKEY Huron Valley United clinched the Lakes Valley Conference title with a 6-5 overtime win over Division 3 No. 9 South Lyon Unified – Oakland Press
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain defeated Beaverton 73-45 in a matchup of undefeated teams – Cadillac News
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Crystal Falls Forest Park avenged an earlier loss to Felch North Dickinson, 77-39 – My UP Now
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Mason County Central’s Cole VanderHaag reached 1,000 career points, although his team fell 70-48 to North Muskegon – Muskegon Chronicle
5. SKIING The Mattawan girls and Lake Charlevoix boys won Clare Invitational championships – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. BOYS BASKETBALL Hillsdale Academy won a key Southern Central Athletic Association East matchup over Waldron, 56-48 – Hillsdale Daily News
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kyrah Gray scored 33 points to lead Evart past Buckley 55-42 – Big Rapids Pioneer
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Pinconning played Bay City Central for the first time in a decade and won the matchup for the first time since 2002, 37-16 – Bay City Times
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Roscommon ended Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart’s nine-game winning streak with a 60-51 victory – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon Western Michigan Christian earned a notable 40-28 victory over Ravenna – Local Sports Journal