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: 10/16/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 16, 2025

1. BOYS SOCCER No. 9 Frankenmuth earned a Division 3 District championship with a 2-1 win over No. 3 Flint Powers Catholic – WJRT

2. BOYS SOCCER Fenton claimed its fourth District title in five seasons with a 2-1 win over No. 15 Ortonville Brandon in Division 2 – Flint Journal

3. CROSS COUNTRY The Mesick boys – No. 11 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – and No. 6 Grand Traverse Academy girls won West Michigan D League championship meets, Mesick earning its first league title in this sport – Cadillac News

4. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 honorable mention Troy Athens clinched its 21st District title downing Sterling Heights Stevenson 4-0 – Oakland Press

5. BOYS SOCCER No. 10 Leland ran its District title streak to four with a 4-1 win over Maple City Glen Lake in Division 4 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. BOYS SOCCER No. 7 Alma clinched a Division 3 District title with a 4-0 win over honorable mention Freeland – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

7. CROSS COUNTRY The Grass Lake girls and LPD3 No. 9 Hanover-Horton boys clinched Cascades Conference championships – Jackson Citizen Patriot Girls | Boys

8. BOYS SOCCER Honorable mention Dearborn Divine Child clinched a Division 2 District title with a 5-0 win over Madison Heights Lamphere – Dearborn Press & Guide

9. BOYS SOCCER No. 9 Melvindale claimed a Division 2 District title with a 4-1 win over Detroit Cesar Chavez Academy – Southgate News-Herald

10. BOYS SOCCCER Plainwell downed Battle Creek Harper Creek 2-0 in a Division 2 District Final – Battle Creek Enquirer