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: 1/29/20

January 29, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

As anticipated, this week already has been full of standings and rankings-rocking results on the basketball court – plus a big one Tuesday in the pool.

1. Boys Basketball: Iron Mountain downed Negaunee 69-51 in a matchup of undefeated rivals in front of a capacity crowd in the Miners’ gym – Escanaba Daily Press

2. Girls Basketball: Bloomfield Hills Marian avenged its earlier loss to rival Farmington Hills Mercy, 36-29 – State Champs Sports Network

3. Boys Swimming & Diving: Holland Christian – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – edged No. 6 Hamilton 97-88 – Holland Sentinel

4. Girls Basketball: Chelsea downed Tecumseh 42-28 in a matchup of top-ranked Division 2 teams – Chelsea Sun Times News

5. Girls Basketball: Southfield Arts & Technology delivered Flint Carman-Ainsworth’s first defeat, 59-47 – Flint Journal

6. Boys Basketball: Whitehall handed Fremont its first loss of this season, 68-66 – Local Sports Journal

7. Girls Basketball: Ann Arbor Huron came back from a 10-point deficit to get past Saline 60-56 – Saline Post

8. Boys Basketball: Hudsonville held on to continue its undefeated start with a 53-49 win over Holland West Ottawa – FOX 17

9. Boys Basketball: Goodrich came out on top in a matchup of Flint Metro League leaders, 46-44 over Linden – ABC 12

10. Boys Basketball: Beal City earned a 51-49 upset of McBain – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: Gabby Fogarty went over 1,000 career points in Marsyville’s 49-46 win over Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse – Macomb Daily

Boys Basketball: Coldwater fell to Grand Ledge 65-48, but Dylan Targgart went over 1,000 career points – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Girls Basketball: Aubrie Zeunen became Temperance Bedford’s career assist leader during a 55-22 win over Ann Arbor Skyline – Monroe News