Today in the MHSAA: 12/4/18
December 4, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
Girls basketball season tipped off Monday and today’s list is dominated by hoops, led by a last-second game-winning shot in the northern Lower Peninsula.
1. Boys Basketball: Skyler Spangler’s buzzer beating-shot gave Central Lake a 58-56 win over Ellsworth – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. Girls Basketball: Dajanee Cox scored 27 points as Detroit Henry Ford opened with a 52-42 win over Detroit Public Safety – Detroit News
3. Girls Basketball: Flint Carman-Ainsworth began a season carrying high expectations with a 67-19 win over Lapeer – WJRT
4. Girls Basketball: Lake City won the first girls game in its new gym, 68-28 over Harrison – MI Sports Now
5. Boys Basketball: Midland Dow avenged last season’s loss to Beaverton with a 71-49 win – Midland Daily News
6. Hockey: Escanaba came back from an early two-goal deficit to get past Negaunee 6-5 – Escanaba Daily Press
7. Girls Basketball: Kingsford opened with an impressive 56-45 win over Ishpeming – The Upbeat
8. Girls Basketball: After leading by a point at halftime, Reading built a 22-0 run on the way to a 69-43 win over Camden-Frontier – Hillsdale Daily News
9. Boys Basketball: Lincoln Alcona made 8 of 12 free throws in the fourth quarter to pull past AuGres-Sims 62-56 – Alpena News
10. Boys Basketball: Kinde-North Huron rode a 23-2 third-quarter run to pull away from Owendale-Gagetown – Huron Daily Tribune
Today in the MHSAA: 12/3/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 3, 2025
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw United played its first game in its new home gym, downing Detroit Catholic Central 67-57 – WNEM
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Charlevoix standout Joe Gaffney continued a courageous return to the court in his team’s 50-45 win over Ellsworth – Petoskey News-Review
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Ben Johnson scored 47 points in Portage Central’s 74-71 win over Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep – Kalamazoo Gazette
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Hemlock came back from a double-digit halftime deficit to defeat Chesaning in overtime, 58-49 – Saginaw News
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Ethan Marta scored 32 points in Ishpeming Westwood’s opening win over Hancock – Upper Michigan’s Source
6. ICE HOCKEY Division 3 top-ranked Orchard Lake St. Mary’s scored five first-period goals in a win over Warren De La Salle Collegiate – Macomb Daily
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice put together a significant second-quarter run to pull away from Ferndale 87-59 – Oakland Press
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Manistee surged during the second half to get past Mason County Central 45-42 – Manistee News Advocate
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Haslett started the third quarter on an 11-0 run on the way to defeating Ionia 68-44 – Lansing State Journal
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Hartland received double-digit scoring from three players during a 58-47 win over Walled Lake Central – Livingston Daily Press & Argus