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: 12/19/24

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