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

Today in the MHSAA: 2/15/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 15, 2023

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Dansville clinched a share of the Central Michigan Athletic Conference championship with a 43-38 overtime win over Fowler – Lansing State Journal

2. SKIING The Cadillac girls and East Grand Rapids boys claimed Division 2 Regional titles – Cadillac News

3. BOWLING Bay City John Glenn swept the Bay County Championships for the third-straight season – Bay City Times

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Muskegon earned a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green championship with a 68-41 win over Grand Rapids Union – Local Sports Journal

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Blissfield clinched a share of the Lenawee County Athletic Association title with a 62-30 win over Dundee – Adrian Daily Telegram

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Harbor Springs defeated Elk Rapids 53-40 as Olivia Flynn went over 1,000 career points as only a sophomore – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Kalamazoo Central edged Benton Harbor 74-69 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

8. BOYS BASKETBALL East Kentwood and Hudsonville remain tied for first in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red after wins – FOX 17

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Iron Mountain swept a season series with Kingsford, this time 62-58 in overtime – Iron Mountain Daily News

10. SKIING Brighton swept Division 1 Regional championships, as did Pontiac Notre Dame Prep in Division 2 – MHSAA.com

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Gabby Reynolds went over 1,000 career points as Holland West Ottawa defeated Caledonia 64-57 – Holland Sentinel

GIRLS BASKETBALL Siena McNitt went over 1,000 career points as Garden City downed Southgate Anderson 47-21 – Observer & Eccentric

BOYS/GIRLS BASKETBALL Burton Madison Academy/Flint New Standard’s Terrence Smith went over 1,000 career points in his team’s big win over International Academy of Flint, and Burton Bentley’s Naavia Jones went over 1,000 points in her team’s loss to Flint Hamady Flint Journal

BOYS BASKETBALL MJ Yeager went over 1,000 career points for Saginaw Nouvel during a 71-65 loss to Standish-Sterling – Saginaw News