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: 8/31/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 31, 2023

1. GIRLS GOLF Lowell shot a 340 to win the 11-team Whitehall Invitational – Ludington Daily News

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 9 Lansing Christian edged No. 6 Hillsdale Academy 4-3 – Hillsdale Daily News

3. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 15 Bay City John Glenn took a big step in league play with a 3-1 win over Freeland – Saginaw News

4. CROSS COUNTRY Leslie swept girls and boys championships at the Concord Invitational – Jackson Citizen Patriot | Athletic.net

5. CROSS COUNTRY The Hanover-Horton girls and Hillsdale Academy boys were champs at the Hillsdale Invitational – Hillsdale Daily News | Athletic.net

6. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 12 Flint Kearsley scored the game-winner with less than a minute to play in downing Goodrich 4-3 – WJRT

7. GIRLS GOLF Remus Chippewa Hills extended its lead in the Central State Activities Association with a second league meet win – Big Rapids Pioneer

8. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 7 Portage Central edged St. Joseph in a league opener 1-0 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. BOYS SOCCER Isaac Rudd scored three goals in Spring Lake’s 5-0 win over Coopersville – Grand Haven Tribune

10. VOLLEYBALL Traverse City Central swept Petoskey in a conference match – Up North Live