Today in the MHSAA: 12/13/19
December 13, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Matchups close to home in boys swimming & diving and girls basketball stood out most from Thursday’s headliners across the state, but one of the biggest newsmakers of the week came this morning from Rockford football.
1. Boys Swimming & Diving: Williamston/Lansing Christian won the annual Waverly Relays as the top three teams were separated by just six points – Lansing State Journal
2. Girls Basketball: Ann Arbor Huron downed Ypsilanti Arbor Prep 62-49 in a matchup of teams with high expectations this winter – Ann Arbor News
3. Boys Swimming & Diving: Grand Haven got past Spring Lake 110-71; Spring Lake is ranked No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – Grand Haven Tribune
4. Girls Basketball: Neveah Benavides’ basket during the closing seconds gave Saginaw Arthur Hill a 48-46 win over Saginaw High – Saginaw News
5. Girls Basketball: Adrian Lenawee Christian won a matchup of frequent small-school powers, 64-30 over Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes – Adrian Daily Telegram
6. Girls Basketball: Fruitport Calvary Christian won a meeting of two more highly-regarded small-school programs, 53-46 over Battle Creek Calhoun Christian – Muskegon Chronicle
7. Boys Basketball: Oxford earned coach Steve Laidlaw his 100th victory with a 59-36 win over Walled Lake Central – Oakland Press
8. Girls Basketball: Riverview Gabriel Richard improved to 4-0 with a 42-37 win over Grosse Ile – Southgate Times-Herald
9. Girls Basketball: Lake City also moved to 4-0 with a 56-31 win over Houghton Lake – Cadillac News
10. Girls Basketball: Gaylord St. Mary capitalized on 37 turnovers in a 44-29 win over Mancelona – Gaylord Herald-Times
Also of note …
Football: Rockford coach Ralph Munger announced his retirement Friday after 40 seasons coaching there and at Frankenmuth – FOX 17
Today in the MHSAA: 2/5/19
February 5, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Winter Mondays tend to be pretty low-key, but a pair of league champions and one of the state’s top scorers provided plenty of buzz to kick off this week.
1. Boys Basketball: Zach Goodline reached 2,000 career points in leading Coloma past Martin 78-48 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
2. Boys Basketball: Sterling Heights Stevenson earned a share of the Macomb Area Conference Red championship with a 54-45 win over co-leader Roseville on the final night of league play – Macomb Daily
3. Competitive Cheer: Hudson clinched the Lenawee County Athletic Association championship with a win at the final league jamboree – Adrian Daily Telegram
4. Boys Basketball: Cadillac downed Lake Michigan Conference leader Traverse City St. Francis 58-47 in nonleague play – WPBN
5. Girls Basketball: Richland Gull Lake outscored Portage Central 3-2 in overtime for a 45-44 win – JoeInsider.com
6. Boys Basketball: Jordan Benson’s last-second 3-pointer gave Adrian Madison a 58-56 win over Britton Deerfield in a matchup of Tri-County Conference contenders – Adrian Daily Telegram
7. Girls Basketball: Bay City Western earned an impressive 42-24 win over Bay City John Glenn – Bay City Times
8. Boys Basketball: North Muskegon held off Ludington 54-47 to improve to 13-1 – Local Sports Journal
9. Girls Basketball: Gobles improved to 11-0, holding on for a 49-44 win over Saugatuck – WWMT
10. Boys Basketball: Otsego scored the game’s first 16 points and improved to 15-0 with a big win over Allegan – WOODTV
Also of note …
Wrestling: From Saturday, New Boston Huron clinched a second straight outright Huron League championship – Southgate News-Herald