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: 6/5/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 5, 2025

1. GIRLS LACROSSE South Lyon advanced to its first Final since 2008 with a 12-6 win over Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood in Division 1 – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS LACROSSE Hartland scored with 1:24 remaining to get past Rockford 7-6 in a Division 1 Semifinal – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. GIRLS LACROSSE Grand Rapids Catholic Central will return to the Division 2 Final after a 19-3 win over Haslett; GRCC will play Detroit Country Day, a 19-8 winner over Saline – WOOD TV

4. BASEBALL Top-ranked Macomb Dakota downed No. 6 Warren De La Salle Collegiate 5-1 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Macomb Daily

5. BASEBALL No. 20 Onsted advanced in Division 3 with a 5-2 win over No. 9 Grass Lake – Adrian Daily Telegram

6. BASEBALL Three Rivers earned its first Regional win in program history, downing No. 18 Niles 2-1 in Division 2 – Sturgis Journal

7. BASEBALL Unionville-Sebewaing edged No. 17 Bay City All Saints 2-1 in Division 4 – Huron Daily Tribune

8. BASEBALL Muskegon Western Michigan Christian followed Max Miller to a 2-0 win over No. 15 Central Montcalm in Division 3 – Local Sports Journal

9. BASEBALL Top-ranked Ada Forest Hills Eastern advanced in Division 1 with a 12-4 win over No. 15 Coopersville – Grand Rapids Press

10. BASEBALL No. 20 East Jordan held on for a 5-2 win over No. 16 Indian River Inland Lakes in Division 4 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune