Today in the MHSAA: 12/20/19

December 20, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Basketball teams got an early start on the weekend and holiday break with a number of Thursday night games, topped by a girls rivalry between high-powered neighbors.

“Today in the MHSAA” will take a break as well over the next two weeks and return Jan. 6.

1. Girls Basketball: Midland improved to 5-0 with its first win over rival Dow in two seasons, 38-31 – Midland Daily News

2. Girls Basketball: Muskegon put up an impressive defensive performance on the road at Kalamazoo Central to earn a 52-34 win – Muskegon Chronicle

3. Girls Basketball: Bay City John Glenn edged Freeland 42-40 in a matchup of annual contenders – Bay City Times

4. Boys Basketball: Camden-Frontier won a matchup of unbeaten teams, 67-46 – Hillsdale Daily News

5. Boys Basketball: Clare handed Beaverton its first defeat of the season, 54-48 – MI Sports Now

6. Boys Basketball: Montabella came back from a double-digit deficit, but Merrill held on for a 52-50 overtime win – Saginaw News

7. Hockey: Division 2 No. 9 Lake Orion got past Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 5-2 – Oakland Press

8. Girls Basketball: Unbeaten Macomb Dakota got past Grosse Pointe North 44-30 – Macomb Daily

9. Boys Basketball: Powers North Central moved to 2-0 with a 46-41 win over Carney-Nadeau – The Upbeat

10. Boys Basketball: South Lyon East won its first game and handed Salem its first loss, 45-36 – Observer & Eccentric

Today in the MHSAA: 12/20/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 20, 2024

1. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Zeeland – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – ended No. 7 Holland West Ottawa’s 11-year dual meet winning streak with a 100-84 victory – Holland Sentinel

2. COMPETITIVE CHEER Southgate Anderson scored 738.98 to win the New Boston Huron Chiefs Christmas Classic – Southgate News-Herald

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Benton Harbor followed Jkwon Lewis to a 74-69 win over reigning Division 3 champion Niles Brandywine – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland downed Dow 55-52 to end a nine-game losing streak against its rival – Midland Daily News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Destiny Leipprant celebrated her birthday with the buzzer-beating shot in Reese’s 27-26 win over Ubly – Bay City Times

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Port Huron downed St. Clair 48-32 to claim the Jim Whymer Memorial Holiday Tournament title – Port Huron Times Herald

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Kalamazoo Central defeated Battle Creek Lakeview 68-49 in a matchup of Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference East contenders – Battle Creek Enquirer

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Onekama continued to impress with a 70-39 win over Maple City Glen Lake – Up North Live

9. HOCKEY Negaunee held on for a 5-3 win over Manistique – Upper Michigan’s Source

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saline remains undefeated after a 31-30 win over Riverview – Ann Arbor News