Today in the MHSAA: 1/27/16
January 27, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Tuesday evening was arguably the most highlight-filled of any so far this basketball season, with plenty of important results and intriguing performances making headlines across the state.
Girls Basketball
Utica Eisenhower has gotten the attention this season with an 11-1 record heading into this week, but Utica is undefeated in the Macomb Area Conference White after downing Eisenhower 34-30 – Macomb Daily
Southfield-Lathrup remains the team to beat in the Oakland Activities Association Red and among contenders in Class A after defeating Clarkston 57-44 – Oakland Press
One-loss Frankenmuth dealt Ithaca its first this season in a Tri-Valley Conference crossover, 45-44 – Saginaw News
Saginaw Nouvel also dealt a first loss to an undefeated power, downing Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 46-41 – Saginaw News
Jackson Northwest’s Lexie Khon scored her 1,000th career point in the Mounties 72-32 win over Stockbridge – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Pewamo-Westphalia picked up a key Central Michigan Athletic Conference win by handing Bath just its second loss, 53-40 – Lansing State Journal
Mendon won a matchup of Class D contenders, carrying a one-point lead at the start of the fourth quarter to a 45-39 win – Sturgis Journal
Grosse Pointe South earned an upset over rival Grosse Pointe North, handing GPN its second loss, 60-55 – Detroit News
Muskegon’s Mardrekia Cook, this week’s Michigan National Guard “Performance of the Week” honoree (see story posted on Second Half today) led the Big Reds to a 63-19 win with a quadruple-double – 19 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists and 10 steals – Muskegon Chronicle
Boys Basketball
Arthur Lyons helped keep Lake Linden-Hubbell undefeated with 39 points in a 76-73 double overtime win over Ewen-Trout Creek – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Holly coach Lance Baylis tied the school coaching record for wins with his 148th in a 72-42 victory over Flushing – Flint Journal
Alma had three buzzer-beating shots in moving to 10-1 with a 78-77 overtime win over Freeland – Saginaw News
Wyoming Godwin Heights broke free during the final quarter to hand Grandville Calvin Christian its first loss, 64-50 – Grand Rapids Press
Petoskey took sole possession of first place in the Big North Conference with a 62-57 win over former co-leader Traverse City Central – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Demetrius Lake, featured on Second Half last week after a buzzer-beating performance, finished another with 48 points and the winning shot in a 79-77 win over Hudsonville Unity Christian – Holland Sentinel
Negaunee won a battle of undefeated teams by a basket, edging Iron Mountain 51-49 to take over first place alone in the Mid-Peninsula Athletic Conference – Iron Mountain Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 10/20/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 20, 2025
1. BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Sault Ste. Marie’s Gabe Litzner finished a career Finals championship sweep and Marquette, Painesdale Jeffers and Crystal Falls Forest Park won team titles at the Upper Peninsula Boys Cross Country Finals – MHSAA.com
2. GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY L’Anse claimed its first team championship and Marquette and Rudyard also won titles at the Upper Peninsula Girls Cross Country Finals – MHSAA.com
3. GIRLS GOLF Northville, Dexter, Grand Rapids Catholic Central and Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian won Lower Peninsula Finals – MHSAA.com
4. BOYS TENNIS Troy passed three-time reigning champion Bloomfield Hills to win the Lower Peninsula Division 1 championship – MHSAA.com
5. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING West Bloomfield’s Elizabeth Eichbrecht and Holland Christian’s Camryn Siegers won multiple individual races, and Zeeland won a pair of relays to highlight performances at the annual MISCA meet – MISCA
6. BOYS SOCCER No. 4 Romeo edged reigning Division 1 champion Rochester Adams 1-0 in a District Final – Macomb Daily
7. CROSS COUNTRY The Shepherd, Lower Peninsula Division 3 No. 10 Traverse City St. Francis and LPD4 No. 6 Grand Traverse Academy girls and Alpena, LPD3 No. 7 Central Montcalm and LPD4 No. 4 Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart boys won at the Northern Michigan Meet of Champions – Athletic.net
8. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Muskegon Mona Shores swept Fruitport to win a fourth-straight Greater Muskegon Athletic Association title – Local Sports Journal
9. CROSS COUNTRY The Frankenmuth girls and Saginaw Heritage boys won Saginaw County titles – Saginaw News
10. CROSS COUNTRY Utica Ford locked up the Macomb Area Conference White boys championship, while three teams shared the girls title – Macomb Daily