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: 1/6/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 6, 2026
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Crystal Falls Forest Park edged Kingsford 69-68 in a matchup of teams that reached MHSAA Semifinals last season – Upper Michigan’s Source
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Chelsea handed Ann Arbor Huron its first loss this winter, 64-62 – Ann Arbor News
3. SKIING – The Traverse City Central girls and Traverse City West boys won at the Petoskey Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Haslett went on the road at Frankenmuth 62-56 – Lansing State Journal
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Michigan Center avenged its season-ending loss to Parma Western form a year ago with a 54-47 victory – Jackson Citizen Patriot
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw Valley Lutheran earned coach Mark Townsend his first win with the program, 52-30 over Blanchard Montabella – Saginaw News
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Riverview Gabriel Richard edged Taylor 33-29 – Southgate News-Herald
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Pinconning earned a big win over Coleman in its first game after holiday break – Bay City Times
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Gladwin won every quarter in downing Shepherd – Midland Daily News
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Manistee ran its winning streak to three with a big win over Hesperia – Manistee News Advocate