Today In The MHSAA: 12/2/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 2, 2021

1. HOCKEY Cheboygan came back from a one-goal third-period deficit to get past Sault Ste. Marie 5-4 in overtime – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain came back to force overtime, but Big Rapids won the extra period in a 53-45 victory – Big Rapids Pioneer

3. HOCKEY Muskegon Mona Shores improved to 4-0 with a 3-0 win over Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central – MuskegonSports.com

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Union City scored the final five points of a 51-46 win over Addison – Coldwater Daily Reporter

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Katelynn Dix was the star as Grand Traverse Academy opened with a 48-42 win over Suttons Bay/Northport – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Katelyn Pnacek’s double-double led Coleman’s winning effort against Beaverton – Midland Daily News

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland Bullock Creek started fast in its opening win over Gladwin – Midland Daily News

8. HOCKEY Dearborn Unified and Gibraltar Carlson both continued opening scoring surges, but finished with a 5-5 tie – Southgate News-Herald

9. HOCKEY Two players had hat tricks as Canton moved past Livonia Franklin – Observer & Eccentric

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ludington turned a fast start into a big win over Benzie Central – Ludington Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 1/25/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 25, 2023

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Farmington Hills Mercy pulled away in overtime for a 79-70 win over Dearborn Divine Child – Oakland Press

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Catholic Central took over first alone in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Gold with a 71-67 win over Grand Rapids South Christian – Grand Rapids Press

3. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Zeeland – No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – downed LPD3 No. 3 Holland Christian 111-74 – Holland Sentinel

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Big Rapids won a matchup of league leaders in the Central State Activities Association, 46-37 over Kent City – Big Rapids Pioneer

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Kalamazoo Central dealt Mattawan its first loss this winter, 58-44 – WWMT

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Bridgeport won a matchup of leaders in the Tri-Valley Conference 10, 65-43 over Essexville Garber – WJRT

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Boyne City ended an 11-game losing streak against Traverse City St. Francis with a 50-44 victory – Petoskey News-Review

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Mason handed Ionia its first loss, 60-44, in a matchup of league leaders – Lansing State Journal

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Ludington remained undefeated with a 76-74 overtime win at Traverse City Central – Ludington Daily News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Cass Tech moved to 13-0 with a 112-83 win over Detroit Renaissance – Detroit News

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Megan McCalla also went over 1,000 points as Chelsea defeated Tecumseh 70-54 – Ann Arbor News

GIRLS BASKETBALL Natalie Wandrie went over 1,000 points as Indian River Inland Lakes edged Johannesburg-Lewiston 55-51 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

GIRLS BASKETBALL Victoria Gray grabbed a school-record 30 rebounds in Temperance Bedford’s big win over Ypsilanti Lincoln – Monroe News

BOYS BASKETBALL Merritt Alderink set a school record with 42 points as Zeeland West got past Wyoming – Holland Sentinel