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: 8/22/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 22, 2024
1. GIRLS GOLF Grand Rapids Catholic Central and Traverse City St. Francis’ Grace Slocum won Bob Lober Classic championships – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. GIRLS TENNIS Reigning Upper Peninsula Division 1 co-champion Negaunee edged rival Ishpeming Westwood 5-3 – Upper Michigan Source
3. VOLLEYBALL East Grand Rapids swept Hopkins in the first outdoor “Rally on Reeds” match – FOX 17
4. VOLLEYBALL Escanaba came back after losing the first two sets to defeat West Iron County – Escanaba Daily Press
5. BOYS SOCCER Warren De La Salle Collegiate held off Romeo 6-4 – Macomb Daily
6. BOYS SOCCER Steele Stowe scored the lone goal in Ludington’s win at Petoskey – Ludington Daily News
7. GIRLS GOLF Averie Pumford led the way as Freeland won the first Tri-Valley Conference jamboree – Saginaw News
8. BOYS SOCCER Fruitport improved to 4-0 with a 5-2 win over Whitehall – MuskegonSports.com
9. VOLLEYBALL McBain Northern Michigan Christian swept a tri against Harrison and Manton – MI Sports Now
10. BOYS SOCCER A 1-1 draw between Grass Lake and Brooklyn Columbia Central could have Cascades Conference implications in a few months – Jackson Citizen Patriot