Today in the MHSAA: 12/14/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 14, 2022

1. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Holland West Ottawa – No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – swept No. 4 Zeeland and LPD2 No. 10 Byron Center – Holland Sentinel

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sophia Bussell scored a school-record 36 points with a school-record 10 3-pointers to lead Monroe past Ypsilanti Lincoln 58-56 – Monroe News

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Chris Zielinski scored a school-record 47 points in Midland Dow’s 81-70 win over Flint Powers Catholic – Midland Daily News

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL West Bloomfield downed Saginaw Heritage 89-61, although Zar’ria Mitchell (a member of the MHSAA Student Advisory Council) scored a school-record 33 points for the Hawks – Saginaw News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ypsilanti Arbor Prep handed Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard its first defeat, 58-52 – Ann Arbor News

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Olivet avenged last season’s District loss with a 67-61 victory over Battle Creek Harper Creek – Battle Creek Enquirer

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Clarkston came back late to extend its winning streak over Lake Orion with a 38-35 victory – Oakland Press

8. HOCKEY Aidan French’s two goals keyed New Baltimore Anchor Bay in its 6-3 win over Utica/Ford United – Macomb Daily

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Evart made halftime and third-quarter leads stand with a 40-39 win over Manton – Cadillac News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Onekama rallied to get past Traverse City Christian 53-52 – Manistee News Advocate

Also of note …

MEDIA The Grand Rapids area and statewide media communities are mourning the death of longtime Grand Rapids Press sportswriter Steve Kaminski – Grand Rapids Press

Today in the MHSAA: 6/9/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 9, 2025

(Please also see Finals coverage of girls and boys lacrosse, and Lower Peninsula boys golf throughout MHSAA.com.)

1. SOFTBALL Top-ranked Escanaba downed No. 3 Gaylord 10-0, ending the Blue Devils’ two-year reign atop Division 2 – Escanaba Daily Press

2. BASEBALL No. 2 Bay City Western advanced to the Division 1 Semifinals with a 3-1 win over No. 4 Hudsonville – Bay City Times

3. BASEBALL Top-ranked Portland St. Patrick advanced to the Division 4 Semifinals with wins over No. 2 Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart and No. 18 Maple City Glen Lake – Lansing State Journal

4. SOFTBALL Kenzie Greene shut out No. 4 Bellaire and Buckley and went over 500 career strikeouts during No. 5 Holton’s Division 4 Regional title run – Local Sports Journal

5. SOFTBALL Honorable mention Paw Paw defeated Edwardsburg and honorable mention Wayland to clinch its first Regional title, in Division 2 – Kalamazoo Gazette

6. SOFTBALL Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary also claimed its first Regional title with wins over Mio and No. 10 Fowler in Division 4 – Saginaw News

7. SOFTBALL South Lyon downed No. 7 Northville 3-0 to claim a Division 1 Regional title, and after Northville had upset top-ranked Farmington Hills Mercy a game earlier – Oakland Press

8. SOFTBALL No. 6 Walled Lake Northern downed No. 5 Grand Blanc to clinch a third-straight Division 1 Regional championship – Oakland Press

9. BASEBALL No. 2 Standish-Sterling advanced to the Division 2 Semifinals with wins over No. 9 Petoskey and No. 12 Fruitport – Bay City Times

10. SOFTBALL No. 9 Brownstown Woodhaven downed No. 8 Allen Park and Detroit Cass Tech for a Division 1 Regional title – Southgate News-Herald

Also of note ... 

SOFTBALL Gogebic – made up of Bessemer and Wakefield-Marenisco – clinched its first Regional title with a 2-0 win over Lake Linden-Hubbell in Division 4 – Upper Michigan’s Source