Today in the MHSAA: 12/4/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 4, 2023
1. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern/Eastern was first and Battle Creek Lakeview second at the 76th Cereal Bowl Relays – Battle Creek Enquirer
2. GYMNASTICS Sophia Wagner set two school records in her team’s Escanaba Elks Invitational win – Escanaba Daily Press
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Curtis Ciborski also set a school record scoring 50 points in Bloomingdale’s 77-37 victory over Martin – Kalamazoo Gazette
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Matt Mellendorf scored the game-winner as Cass City edged Saginaw Nouvel 54-53 – Saginaw News
5. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Essexville Garber’s Connor Dowd won the Bobcat Pentathlon by a point – Bay City Times
6. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 4 Howell opened its weekend by handing Division 3 No. 8 Hancock its first loss, 3-2 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Goodrich edged reigning Division 3 champion Flint Beecher 58-55 – Flint Journal
8. HOCKEY Division 3 No. 4 Traverse Bay Reps posted an 8-1 win over Alpena – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. HOCKEY Romeo edged Lake Orion 4-3 after scoring three second-period goals – Macomb Daily
10-. BOYS BASKETBALL Benton Harbor rode a strong second quarter to a 72-62 win over Berrien Springs – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
Also of note …
GRAND HAVEN Grand Haven superintendent Scott Grimes, the president of the MHSAA Representative Council, will retire at the end of this school year – Grand Haven Tribune
MEDIA Longtime Macomb Daily sportswriter George Pohly is retiring after 39 years – Macomb Daily
Today in the MHSAA: 2/20/21
February 10, 2021
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Basketball quickly has raced into full swing across the state, with a pair of standouts celebrating milestone scoring achievements Tuesday and girls basketball performances dominating the top of our top 10 list of daily coverage from across Michigan.
1. Girls Basketball: Byron not only picked up an impressive 48-40 win over annual power St. Ignace, but Sarah Marvin went over 1,000 career points in the victory – Owosso Argus-Press
2. Girls Basketball: Detroit Edison opened with a 65-49 win over Bloomfield Hills Marian – Detroit News
3. Girls Basketball: Reagan Thorr went over 1,000 career points in Frankfort’s 51-29 win over Onekama – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Girls Basketball: Shea Tripp did a lot of everything, tallying a quadruple-double in Michigan Center’s big win over Manchester – Jackson Citizen Patriot
5. Boys Basketball: Muskegon Oakridge handed Ravenna its first regular-season loss since February 2019, 62-47 – Local Sports Journal
6. Girls Basketball: Midland won a matchup of Saginaw Valley League powers 38-28 over Heritage – Saginaw News
7. Boys Basketball: Andrew Paupore’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer sent Kingsford past West Iron 59-56 – Iron Mountain Daily News
8. Boys Basketball: Garrett Ledingham’s 3-pointer gave Harbor Springs a 62-60 win over East Jordan – Petoskey News-Review
9. Girls Basketball: West Bloomfield opened with an impressive win over Southfield Arts & Technology – Oakland Press
10. Hockey: Cadillac opened with a 4-2 league win over Alpena – Cadillac News