Today in the MHSAA: 12/17/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 17, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Ignace earned an impressive 56-40 win over Harbor Springs – Up North Live

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Benton Harbor defeated St. Joseph 84-57 after dedicating its floor to a legendary coach – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL North Muskegon came back from eight points down to defeat Muskegon Catholic Central 43-33 – Local Sports Journal

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bloomfield Hills Roeper remained undefeated with a big win over Allen Park Cabrini – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL New Boston Huron got past Flat Rock 53-47 to remain undefeated – Monroe News

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Ovid-Elsie edged Chesaning 58-55 – WNEM

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Flint Carman-Ainsworth also remained undefeated with a 78-61 win over Goodrich – WJRT

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Baraga followed Daniel Connor past L’Anse, 64-57 – Upper Michigan Source

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Escanaba used power in the post to get past Crystal Falls Forest Park 76-55 – Escanaba Daily Press

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Tristan Demlow reached double digits in only one category but nearly did so in three others to lead Grayling past Mancelona 70-52 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Today in the MHSAA: 12/4/19

December 4, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Girls basketball season has begun across the state, and we also included a big-time hockey rivalry game in today’s first “Today” of the winter season.

1. Girls Basketball: Jenison picked up an impressive 59-52 win over Hamilton, a Division 2 semifinalist last season – Holland Sentinel

2. Girls Basketball: Two-time reigning Class D/Division 4 champion Adrian Lenawee Christian opened with a 59-48 win over Michigan Center – JTV

3. Girls Basketball: Flint Carman-Ainsworth outlasted Kearsley 57-51 in a rematch of last season’s Division 1 District Final – Flint Journal

4. Girls Basketball: Escanaba earned its first win over Marquette since 2012, 55-46 – Escanaba Daily Press

5. Girls Basketball: Midland Dow downed Freeland 42-26, as the Falcons began their season without recently-deceased coach Tom Zolinski – Midland Daily News

6. Girls Basketball: Traverse City West came back from a 15-point deficit to get past Benzie Central 50-46 in overtime – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. Girls Basketball: Kent City trailed by 15 early but came all the way back for a 51-48 win over Comstock Park – FOX 17

8. Hockey: Division 2 No. 5 Marquette took a 6-1 win from Escanaba in the Redmen’s home opener – Escanaba Daily Press

9. Girls Basketball: Port Huron Northern outscored St. Clair 16-4 in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 46-32 win – Port Huron Times-Herald

10. Girls Basketball: East Jordan’s Jayden Weber scored 32 points to lead her team past Mancelona 52-27 – Petoskey News-Review

Also of note ...

Unified Sports: From Saturday, Hugh Bernreuter explained some of the success story behind the growing Unified Sports effort as flag football games were played at Ford Field for the second-straight year – Saginaw News