Today in the MHSAA: 12/15/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 15, 2023

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Indya Davis went over 1,000 career points and West Bloomfield defeated Salem 67-27 in a rematch of last season’s Division 1 Semifinal, this time in the KLAA/OAA Challenge – Oakland Press

2. HOCKEY Division 3 No. 10 Sault Ste. Marie returned home with a 2-1 win over Division 2 No. 8 Traverse City Central – Up North Live

3. BOYS BASKETBALL David Chamberlain went over 1,000 career points as Harbor Light Christian defeated Mackinaw City 52-39 – Petoskey News-Review

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Austin Veal also went over 1,000 career points in Onaway’s 85-51 win over Johannesburg-Lewiston – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

5. HOCKEY Division 2 No. 3 Trenton opened an early lead on the way to a 4-1 win over Riverview Gabriel Richard – Southgate News-Herald

6. BOYS BASKETBALL David Shillinger tied Ludington’s school record with 45 points in a 64-56 win over Muskegon Oakridge – Ludington Daily News

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Camden Thompson had a triple-double in Whitehall’s 66-35 win over Montague – Local Sports Journal

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Greg Lawson II scored 44 points as Davison downed Detroit University Prep 89-82 – WJRT

9. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 6 Livonia Stevenson downed new cooperative Livonia Red – Hometown Life

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Devyn Raymond played a major role as Utica Eisenhower defeated Utica High 40-34 – Macomb Daily

Today in the MHSAA: 11/11/19

November 11, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

District week of the MHSAA Volleyball Tournament closed with more champions earning their way to Regionals, but swimming & diving earned the brightest weekend headlines with power-packed league meets and historic accomplishments.

1. Girls Swimming & Diving: Saline – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – edged top-ranked Ann Arbor Pioneer by 16 points to win the Southeastern Conference Red meet – Saline Post

2. Girls Swimming & Diving: Grand Blanc won the Saginaw Valley League meet, ending LPD2 No. 7 Midland Dow’s 13-year hold on the title – Midland Daily News

3. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD2 No. 6 Dexter won its 22nd straight league championship, finishing ahead of runner-up and LPD3 No. 9 Chelsea at the Southeastern Conference White meet – Chelsea Sun Times News

4. Girls Swimming & Diving: No. 5 Northville was first, No. 9 Novi second and No. 7 Brighton third at the Kensington Lakes Activities Association meet – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. Volleyball: Escanaba swept Menominee in Division 2 to claim its first District title in this sport – Escanaba Daily Press

6. Volleyball: Jackson Northwest won the final two sets of a five-set victory over Okemos in Division 1 to claim its first District title in this sport since 2001 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

7. Volleyball: Niles Brandywine avenged last month’s league-deciding loss to honorable mention Bridgman with a five-set Division 3 District title win – Niles Daily Star

8. Volleyball: Sterling Heights Stevenson went to an 18-16 fifth-set win to get past Macomb Dakota for a Division 1 District title – Macomb Daily

9. Volleyball: Ann Arbor Skyline repeated as a Division 1 District champion with a sweep of honorable mention Saline – We Love Ann Arbor

10. Volleyball: Honorable mention Edwardsburg swept Buchanan in Division 2 to finish a third straight District title run – Niles Daily Star

Also of note …

Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD1 honorable mention Zeeland finished an outright Ottawa-Kent Conference Green championship with a league meet win – Holland Sentinel

Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD1 No. 3 Rockford edged honorable mention Holland West Ottawa to claim the O-K Red meet title – Holland Sentinel

Volleyball: From Thursday, Ionia defeated Central Montcalm in five sets in Division 2 to earn its first District championship in this sport since 1977 – Greenville Daily News