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: 11/9/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

November 9, 2022

1. VOLLEYBALL Unranked Camden-Frontier downed reigning Division 4 champion and current No. 6 Battle Creek St. Philip in four sets in a Regional Semifinal – Hillsdale Daily News

2. VOLLEYBALL Unranked Okemos upset No. 5 Ann Arbor Skyline in five sets in Division 1 – Twitter

3. VOLLEYBALL No. 4 Lake Odessa Lakewood advanced to a Division 2 Regional Final with a four-set win over No. 6 Marshall – Lansing State Journal

4. VOLLEYBALL No. 2 Northville defeated No. 8 Farmington Hills Mercy 3-1 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Hometown Life

5. VOLLEYBALL Unranked Tecumseh upset No. 9 Lansing Catholic in four sets in Division 2 – Adrian Daily Telegram

6. VOLLEYBALL No. 4 Clarkston swept honorable mention White Lake Lakeland in Division 1, avenging a 2021 District defeat – Oakland Press

7. VOLLEYBALL No. 9 Shelby got through a couple of close sets and swept honorable mention Kent City in Division 3 – Local Sports Journal

8. VOLLEYBALL No. 4 Kalamazoo Christian swept honorable mention Bronson in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Coldwater Daily Reporter

9. VOLLEYBALL Unranked Onekama advanced in Division 4 with a four-set win over honorable mention McBain Northern Michigan Christian – Cadillac News

10. VOLLEYBALL Elk Rapids defeated Charlevoix in five sets in Division 3, and No. 2 Leland got past Gaylord St. Mary in four sets in Division 4 – Up North Live