Today in the MHSAA: 12/3/15

December 3, 2015

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The start of every season is filled with high hopes, which then receive a boost when teams that had rough finishes the year before open with an impressive win – like a few did Wednesday night.

Girls Basketball

Macomb Dakota won five games only a season ago, but got off to a great start with a 54-45 win over Rochester Adams, which finished 16-7 in 2014-15 – Macomb Daily

Madison Heights Bishop Foley saw its third-quarter lead dissolve during the fourth, but held on to down Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest 46-39 in overtime – Oakland Press

Flint Kearsley won only one game last season but is halfway to equaling that total after earning a 44-39 victory over Flint Northwestern – Flint Journal

Ice Hockey

Midland came back from an early two-goal deficit to beat Bay Area 4-2 in the Chemics’ opener – Midland Daily News

From Tuesday, Escanaba edged rival Marquette 3-2 in an early-season meeting – Escanaba Daily Press

Also from Tuesday, Houghton crossed over to face rival Hancock and came home with a 6-2 victory – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Today in the MHSAA: 12/19/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 19, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Braylyn Hernandez went over 1,000 career points in Burr Oak’s big win over North Adams-Jerome – Sturgis Journal

2. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 3 Howell defeated No. 4 Brighton for the first time since 2020, 2-1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia edged Fowler 51-49 in a matchup of undefeated rivals – Lansing State Journal

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Arnell Somlar scored 51 points in Bay City All Saints’ 80-54 win over Mayville – Bay City Times

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Maple City Glen Lake won a matchup of undefeated teams 71-63 over Harbor Springs – Up North Live

6. HOCKEY Petoskey downed Traverse City West 6-1 on a night when it honored late coach Jim VanAntwerp – Petoskey News-Review

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Pinconning defeated Beaverton 76-53 to reach 7-0 for the first time – Bay City Times

8. HOCKEY North Oakland defeated Farmington United 8-7 in overtime – Oakland Press

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Muskegon Western Michigan Christian edged Mason County Central 50-48 on Tyson Annema’s last-second basket – Local Sports Journal

10. HOCKEY Midland held on for a 3-2 win over the Tri-Valley Thunder – Midland Daily News