Today in the MHSAA: 12/4/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 4, 2024
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Elly Bengel’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer gave Pewamo-Westphalia a 66-63 double-overtime win over East Lansing – Lansing State Journal
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Kam Brackett went over 1,000 career points in Bronson’s 47-37 win over Sturgis – Sturgis Journal
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hartland downed returning Division 1 quarterfinalist Holt 40-26 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Flint Powers Catholic followed Kendyl Smith to a 62-55 win over Clarkston – Oakland Press
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Morley Stanwood downed LeRoy Pine River 57-53 in overtime – Big Rapids Pioneer
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Averie Zinn starred as Genesee Christian edged Birch Run 56-52 – WJRT
7. GIRLS BASKETBAL Dearborn Fordson edged Allen Park 28-27 – Dearborn Press & Guide
8. BOYS BASKETBAL Erie Mason came back to defeat Ida 50-40 – Monroe News
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Brownstown Woodhaven edged Dearborn Edsel Ford 58-55 – Southgate News-Herald
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Coldwater opened its season with a 38-24 win at Battle Creek Lakeview – Coldwater Daily Reporter
Today in the MHSAA: 9/23/19
September 23, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Today’s list of the weekend’s top achievers has a definite Grand Rapids-area tilt as teams from five schools from that part of the state emerged as invitational champions in either cross country, golf, volleyball or swimming & diving.
1. Cross Country: The East Grand Rapids girls – No. 1 Lower Peninsula Division 2 – honorable mention Tecumseh and Jackson Lumen Christi girls and LPD1 No. 4 Romeo, LPD3 No. 1 Hanover-Horton and Manchester boys all won championships at the Jackson Invitational – Athletic.net
2. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 5 Coopersville downed honorable mention Kingsley in two sets to win the Cadillac Tournament title – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. Volleyball: Division 2 honorable mention Onsted improved to 24-0 with an undefeated run through its invitational, including sweeping Division 4 No. 9 Adrian Lenawee Christian in the final – Adrian Daily Telegram
4. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 5 Bronson also finished a perfect tourney run, taking the Portage Northern Invitational title by downing the host in that final – Coldwater Daily Reporter
5. Girls Swimming & Diving: LPD2 No. 10 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central won the fastest wave of the Portage Central Invitational by a point over the host, ranked No. 5, and also ahead of No. 6 Midland Dow – Midland Daily News
6. Girls Golf: LPD2 top-ranked Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern shot a 297 to win the Greenville Invitational – Petoskey News-Review
7. Cross Country: The LPD2 No. 8 Sparta boys and No. 5 Cadillac girls won Muskegon Oakridge Invitational championships – Athletic.net
8. Cross Country: The LPD4 No. 8 Pittsford girls and LPD3 honorable mention Leslie boys won Pittsford’s invitational – Hillsdale Daily News
9. Volleyball: Stephenson downed Felch North Dickenson in the final to win the Crystal Falls Forest Park Invitational – Iron Mountain Daily News
10. Cross Country: Roscommon swept the big school championships at the Evart Invitational; the girls are ranked No. 13 in LPD3 – Big Rapids News