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: 6/9/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 9, 2021
1. Girls Soccer: Byron Center surged into its first Regional championship game with a 1-0 win over No. 2 Richland Gull Lake in Division 2 – Kalamazoo Gazette
2. Girls Soccer: Hartland scored with less than eight minutes to play to down two-time reigning Division 1 champion Novi 1-0 in a Regional Semifinal – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Girls Soccer: No. 14 Bloomfield Hills Marian edged top-ranked DeWitt 1-0 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Lansing State Journal
4. Girls Soccer: No. 7 Grosse Ile put the pressure on late, but top-ranked Detroit Country Day held on for a 2-1 win in Division 3 Regional Semifinal play – Oakland Press
5. Girls Soccer: No. 10 Allen Park Inter-City Baptist earned an impressive 3-1 win over No. 2 Plymouth Christian Academy in a Division 4 Regional Semifinal – Southgate News-Herald
6. Girls Soccer: Cadillac earned its first Regional Semifinal win ever, 2-1 over Cedar Springs in Division 2 – Cadillac News
7. Girls Soccer: No. 15 Bad Axe also won its first Regional Semifinal in program history, downing Marine City Cardinal Mooney 5-2 in Division 4 – WJRT
8. Girls Soccer: Gillian Ciak’s overtime goal pushed top-ranked Troy Athens past Romeo in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Oakland Press
9. Girls Soccer: No. 4 Spring Lake advanced in Division 2 with a 4-1 win over East Grand Rapids – Local Sports Journal
10. Girls Soccer: No. 11 Kalamazoo Christian earned a Regional Final berth in Division 4 with a 4-1 win over Schoolcraft – FOX 17