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: 3/18/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 18, 2021

Wrestling joined the postseason flurry Wednesday with the start of Team District competition, while hockey continued through Regionals and a few more basketball teams celebrated championships and individual achievements.

1. Hockey: No. 6 Houghton advanced in a Division 3 Regional with a 5-1 win over No. 7 Hancock – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

2. Wrestling: Ravenna downed Hesperia and then Mason County Central to claim its first District title since 2011, in Division 4 – Local Sports Journal

3. Wrestling: Charlotte edged Eaton Rapids 36-33 to claim a Division 2 District championship – Lansing State Journal

4. Girls Basketball: Clawson defeated Eastpointe 47-37 to clinch the Macomb Area Conference Bronze championship – Oakland Press

5. Girls Basketball: Hannah Vallier scored 37 points to become Vicksburg’s all-time leading score during a 58-31 win over Niles – Kalamazoo Gazette

6. Boys Basketball: Hunter Soper went over 1,000 career points in Croswell-Lexington’s 81-51 win over Almont – Port Huron Times Herald

7. Hockey: Top-ranked Byron Center came back from a third-period deficit to defeat Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern/Eastern 3-2 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – FOX 17

8. Wrestling: No. 10 Clarkston downed Troy and Waterford Kettering in Division 1 to claim a 15th-straight District title – Oakland Press

9. Wrestling: Holland ran its District title streak to three with wins over Hamilton and Zeeland East in Division 2 – Holland Sentinel

10. Boys Basketball: Sterling Heights Parkway Christian clinched the Michigan Independent Athletic Conference Red title with a 71-61 win over Lutheran Westland – Macomb Daily

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: From Tuesday, Elk Rapids defeated Kalkaska to clinch its first Lake Michigan Conference title, and first league championship in 28 years – MI Sports Now