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: 1/22/18

January 22, 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.

Today's Top 10 

1. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 1 Dundee, Division 1 No. 7 Oxford and Division 4 No. 1 Hudson took the top three spots, respectively, at the Hudson Super 16 – Adrian Daily Telegram

2. Boys Basketball: Reigning Class D runner-up Buckley and 2017 Class C semifinalist Manton played a classic, with Buckley winning 62-60, while doing so to raise money for a family struggling with a cancer fight and to honor a local coach who died after battling the disease – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. Competitive Cheer: Division 4 No. 4 Sanford Meridian Early College edged No. 3 Farwell and No. 7 Houghton Lake to win the 10-team Harrison Invitational – Midland Daily News

4. Hockey: Top-ranked Livonia Stevenson hung on for a 4-2 win over No. 5 Trenton in a matchup of Division 2 contenders – Observer & Eccentric

5. Hockey: Division 3 No. 7 Detroit Country Day handed Birmingham United its first loss this season in the premier game of the Oakland Activities Association/Metro League Showdown – Southgate News Herald

6. Bowling: The unranked New Baltimore Anchor Bay girls and Division 1 No. 2 Macomb L’Anse Creuse North boys won Macomb County championships – Macomb Daily

7. Wrestling: Escanaba won the 17-team 51st U.P. Championships meet, finishing just ahead of Gladstone and Marquette – Marquette Mining Journal

8. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 4 Whitehall claimed its 12th straight Greater Muskegon Athletic Association title, with 11 wrestlers reaching tournament finals – Muskegon Chronicle

9. Boys Swimming & Diving: Lower Peninsula Division 2 honorable mention Battle Creek Lakeview claimed its 27th straight All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer

10. Girls Basketball: Battle Creek Central bravely took to the floor and was edged by Kalamazoo Loy Norrix 53-47 a day after the unexpected death of junior varsity coach Julionna Mahar – Battle Creek Enquirer

Also of note …

Football: Longtime Walled Lakes Western coach Mike Zdebski stepped down after leading the team to 160 wins and 17 playoff appearances, to take a coaching job in Arizona – Detroit Free Press

Boys Soccer: Longtime Warren DeLaSalle and Fraser coach Thaier Mukhtar is returning to take over the Pilots’ program – Macomb Daily