Today in the MHSAA: 1/22/20
January 22, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Tuesday was milestone day as four more of the state’s top girls basketball players went over 1,000 points for their careers, headlining an evening that also saw a number of upsets in multiple sports.
1. Girls Basketball: Ellie Droste joined Pewamo-Westphalia teammate Hannah Spitzley in going over 1,000 career points this season, reaching the milestone in a big win over Bath – Lansing State Journal
2. Girls Basketball: AJ Ediger went over 1,000 career points with 21 in Hamilton’s 41-29 win over Zeeland West – Holland Sentinel
3. Girls Basketball: Joanna Larsen went over 1,000 career points with 19 in Centreville’s 66-26 win over Mendon – Sturgis Journal
4. Girls Basketball: Gabi Saxman scored 29 points in Schoolcraft’s 57-30 win over Constantine to go over 1,000 for her career – JoeInsider.com
5. Boys Basketball: Thomas Kurowski tied a school record with 43 points, including four big ones over the final seconds, to lead Sturgis past Battle Creek Central 62-58 – Sturgis Journal
6. Boys Swimming & Diving: Pinckney – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – got past LPD1 No. 10 Brighton for the first time in a long time, 96-90 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. Girls Basketball: Kent City dealt the first loss this season to Morley Stanwood, 75-33, thanks in part to 16 3-pointers – Muskegon Chronicle
8. Boys Basketball: Gaylord St. Mary defeated previously-unbeaten Pellston 59-54 to move up in the Ski Valley Conference – Gaylord Herald Times
9. Girls Basketball: Richland Gull Lake handed Three Rivers its first loss, 73-49 – Kalamazoo Gazette
10. Girls Basketball: Ubly moved into first place alone in the Greater Thumb Conference East with a 31-17 win over Sandusky – Huron Daily Tribune
Also of note …
Football: Recently retired pro Zach Line will take over Oxford from longtime coach Bud Rowley, who retired after this past season – State Champs Sports Network
Today in the MHSAA: 8/25/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 25, 2025
1. CROSS COUNTRY The Ann Arbor Pioneer and Hart girls and Traverse City West and Benzie Central boys won championships at the annual Pete Moss Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle | Athletic.net
2. VOLLEYBALL Cadillac won every set and all five matches on the way to clinching its home invitational title – Cadillac News
3. BOYS SOCCER Detroit Country Day downed Royal Oak 1-0 to clinch the 48th Paul Bartoshuk Invitational championship – Oakland Press
4. GIRLS GOLF Goodrich edged Grand Blanc by four strokes to win Midland Dow’s Frank Altimore Invitational – Midland Daily News
5. BOYS SOCCER Alma received three shutouts from freshman keeper Jackson Moeggenborg in winning its home tournament – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
6. VOLLEYBALL Kingsford swept Negaunee and then Hancock to win its invitational – Iron Mountain Daily News
7. VOLLEYBALL Edwardsburg finished 6-0 in winning the Richland Gull Lake Invitational – Niles Daily Star
8. VOLLEYBALL Reed City defeated Kent City to claim its invitational championship – Cadillac News
9. CROSS COUNTRY Eight champions were crowned at Grand Rapids South Christian’s Under the Lights Invitational – Athletic.net
10. VOLLEYBALL Mallory Woiteshek reached 1,000 career kills for Grand Haven during its Lakeshore Classic – Grand Haven Tribune