Today in the MHSAA: 12/18/19

December 18, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The 2019 calendar year refuses to finish without making some significant early impacts on this basketball season, with Tuesday including a few that will be remembered.

1. Girls Basketball: Saginaw Swan Valley delivered Hemlock’s first regular-season season defeat in nearly two calendar years, 67-50 – Saginaw News

2. Boys Basketball: Grand Rapids Christian locked down Grand Rapids Catholic Central for a 60-54 win – FOX 17

3. Boys Basketball: Beaverton got past reigning league champ Sanford Meridian 40-38 in a matchup of the two best from the Jack Pine Conference in 2018-19 – Midland Daily News

4. Girls Basketball: Hartland slowed down Okemos for a 41-23 win – State Champs Sports Network

5. Boys Swimming & Diving: Holland West Ottawa had the top finisher in eight races on the way to a 112-72 win over Zeeland – Holland Sentinel

6. Girls Basketball: Carlee Crabtree scored her 1,000th career point as Coldwater earned its first win this season, 62-22 over Hastings – Coldwater Daily Reporter

7. Girls Basketball: Saline moved to 5-0 with a 71-24 win over Dearborn Henry Ford Academy as Ella Stemmer set a school record with eight 3-pointers – Saline Post

8. Boys Basketball: Tyson Acuff scored 44 points including the winning basket in Detroit Cass Tech’s 65-64 win over Henry Ford – Detroit News

9. Girls Basketball: Marquette held on for a low-scoring 35-32 win over Negaunee – The Upbeat

10. Girls Basketball: Morgan Case made a half-court shot at the buzzer to push Blissfield past Erie Mason 50-47 – Adrian Daily Telegram

Also of note …

State Champs Sports Network produced its MHSAA Finals shows for Volleyball, Girls Swimming & Diving and Football

Today in the MHSAA: 12/4/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 4, 2025

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Adam Dugener reached 1,000 career points in North Muskegon’s season-opening win over Holton – Muskegon Chronicle

2. ICE HOCKEY Petoskey scored all three of its goals during the third period of a 3-2 win over Traverse Bay Reps – Up North Live

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Roseville had five players score in double figures in an 85-75 win over Warren De La Salle Collegiate – Macomb Daily

4. GIRLS WRESTLING Fowlerville defeated Howell 60-17 in the first-ever Livingston County girls wrestling dual – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Mason Dowdy scored 39 points in Mason’s season-opening 73-72 win over Grand Ledge – WLNS

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Sanford Meridian edged Gladwin 65-61 in a season opener – Midland Daily News

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Pellston earned new coach Jared Anderson his first win, 62-43 over Onaway – Petoskey News-Review

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Douglass opened with a 58-33 victory over Imlay City – Detroit News

9. BOYS BASKETBALL McBain opened with a 62-50 win over Houghton Lake – Cadillac News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker made 16 of 19 free-throw attempts in a 53-34 win over Bay City All Saints – Bay City Times