Today in the MHSAA: 12/7/15
December 7, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The first week of girls basketball season and second full week of ice hockey season came to an end with key matchups between teams that should be among contenders over the next few months.
Girls Basketball
Bay City John Glenn turned a three-point halftime advantage into a 53-44 win over Southfield-Lathrup, a favorite in Class A this winter – Bay City Times
Haslett graduated most of the team that carried it to a Class B runner-up finish last season, but surged to 2-0 with a 64-27 win over Okemos – Lansing State Journal
Lansing Waverly got 37 points from a frontcourt featuring two players 6-foot or taller in a 50-27 win over East Lansing – Lansing State Journal
Freshman Kate McArthur made eight 3-pointers in her first varsity game to lead Warren Cousino past Sterling Heights 58-38 – Macomb Daily
Detroit Country Day trailed by as many as 16 during the second half against Midland Dow, but came back to win 68-64 – Oakland Press
Bark River-Harris made quick work of Upper Peninsula power Crystal Falls Forest Park, 51-25, in the former's season opener – Escanaba Daily Press
Ice Hockey
Painesdale-Jeffers improved to 5-1 on this young season with a 3-0 shutout of Kingsford – Iron Mountain Daily News
Rockford, ranked No. 8 in Division 1, scored the final four goals in a 5-1 win over No. 7 East Kentwood – Grand Rapids Press
Boys Swimming and Diving
Ann Arbor Pioneer won the annual Cereal Bowl Relays at Battle Creek Central, putting up 391 points to win the 69-year-old event – Battle Creek Enquirer
Good Read
Anyone who has watched the Flint Beecher boys basketball program return to elite under coach Mike Williams would have a hard time not rooting for the Bucs and their passionate leader – who, unbeknownst to most, also has battled against complications caused by multiple sclerosis – Flint Journal
Today in the MHSAA: 5/9/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 9, 2025
1. TRACK & FIELD Ann Arbor Huron and Chelsea’s boys and Ann Arbor Pioneer and Pinckney’s girls were Southeastern Conference meet champions, and Bedford’s boys solidified the Red title by finishing second at their event – Ann Arbor News Girls | Boys – Monroe News – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 top-ranked Essexville Garber downed Alma to clinch a sixth-straight Tri-Valley Conference championship, in the Red – Bay City Times
3. GIRLS TENNIS Traverse City Central wrapped up the Big North Conference championship with a dominating league tournament performance – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. TRACK & FIELD The Bay City Western girls and Midland boys clinched Saginaw Valley League titles – Midland Daily News
5. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Lake Fenton swept No. 6 Goodrich winning both games 5-4 in extra innings – Mid-Michigan Now
6. GIRLS LACROSSE South Lyon downed Birmingham United 15-7 to remain undefeated – Oakland Press
7. SOFTBALL Addy Buchin became Division 3 No. 5 Laingsburg’s career strikeout leader during a doubleheader sweep of Pewamo-Westphalia – WILX
8. BASEBALL Cody Turner threw Painesdale Jeffers’ first perfect game, striking out 13 over six innings against Ironwood as his team went on to sweep – Upper Michigan’s Source
9. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 8 Brownstown Woodhaven finished a regular-season sweep of No. 9 Allen Park, 11-0 – Southgate News-Herald
10. SOFTBALL Division 1 honorable mention New Baltimore Anchor Bay played a 10-run inning into a 13-8 win over No. 10 Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily