Today in the MHSAA: 12/19/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 19, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Braylyn Hernandez went over 1,000 career points in Burr Oak’s big win over North Adams-Jerome – Sturgis Journal

2. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 3 Howell defeated No. 4 Brighton for the first time since 2020, 2-1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia edged Fowler 51-49 in a matchup of undefeated rivals – Lansing State Journal

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Arnell Somlar scored 51 points in Bay City All Saints’ 80-54 win over Mayville – Bay City Times

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Maple City Glen Lake won a matchup of undefeated teams 71-63 over Harbor Springs – Up North Live

6. HOCKEY Petoskey downed Traverse City West 6-1 on a night when it honored late coach Jim VanAntwerp – Petoskey News-Review

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Pinconning defeated Beaverton 76-53 to reach 7-0 for the first time – Bay City Times

8. HOCKEY North Oakland defeated Farmington United 8-7 in overtime – Oakland Press

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Muskegon Western Michigan Christian edged Mason County Central 50-48 on Tyson Annema’s last-second basket – Local Sports Journal

10. HOCKEY Midland held on for a 3-2 win over the Tri-Valley Thunder – Midland Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 1/9/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 9, 2023

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sandusky downed Unionville-Sebewaing 42-28 as Sandusky coach Al DeMott became the state’s all-time winningest in girls basketball with 798 victories – Port Huron Times Herald

2.  WRESTLING Division 3 top-ranked Dundee led the way with three champions and five runners-up at the prestigious Detroit Catholic Central Invitational – Michigan Grappler

3. HOCKEY Division 3 No. 1 Houghton defeated Division 1 No. 3 Brighton 6-0 and followed up with a 9-1 win over Novi – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

4. COMPETITIVE CHEER Allen Park was first in Division 2 and overall against top competition at its annual invitational – Southgate News-Herald

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Reigning Division 1 champion Warren De La Salle Collegiate edged Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 38-34 – Detroit News

6. WRESTLING Dundee also was first, Division 4 No. 2 New Lothrop second and No. 4 Bronson third at New Lothrop’s Hall of Fame Tournament – Coldwater Daily Reporter

7. BOWLING Onsted’s Sydney Nichols won her third Lenawee County individual championship and Tecumseh’s Owen Williams won his second – Adrian Daily Telegram

8. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Grand Rapids Northview – No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – was first and LPD3 No. 6 Spring Lake second at Spring Lake’s invitational – Ludington Daily News

9. WRESTLING Division 3 No. 4 Richmond downed No. 8 Yale 42-22 during the first weekend of Blue Water Area Conference competition – The Sports Report

10. WRESTLING Benzie Central won the 50th Escanaba Elks Tournament, finishing first with Division 4 No. 5 Iron Mountain second and Division 3 No. 10 Gladstone fourth – Benzie Record Patriot

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Ithaca’s Delaney Seaman went over 1,000 career points in her team’s win over Carrollton – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

BOYS BASKETBALL R.J. Taylor went over 1,000 career points as Grand Blanc downed East Lansing 65-51 at its Charlie Carmody Classic – Flint Journal 

GIRLS BASKETBALL Bellaire downed Fife Lake Forest Area led by Jacey Sommers, who scored 27 points including the 1,000th of her career – Traverse City Record-Eagle