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: 5/20/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 20, 2025

1. BASEBALL Detroit Cass Tech ended Division 1 No. 10 Detroit Western’s run of 15 straight city championships with a 6-1 win in the Detroit Public School League Gold title game – Detroit Free Press

2. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 18 Flat Rock clinched a share of its first Huron League title since 1976 with a 9-0 win over Division 3 No. 20 Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central – Monroe News

3. SOFTBALL Division 3 No. 6 Millington swept Division 4 top-ranked Unionville-Sebewaing to clinch the Big Thumb Conference White title – Huron Daily Tribune

4. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 1 Farmington Hills Mercy won its fifth-straight Catholic High School League title with a 5-0 win over Division 2 No. 4 Dearborn Divine Child in the Bishop championship game – Hometown Life

5. TRACK & FIELD Lake Linden-Hubbell swept championships at the Copper Mountain Conference championship meets – Upper Michigan’s Source

6. BOYS GOLF Warren De La Salle Collegiate – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – carded a 307 to claim a 10th Macomb County championship over the last 11 seasons – Macomb Daily

7. TRACK & FIELD The Gladstone girls and Marquette boys were champs at the Great Northern Conference championship meets – Upper Michigan’s Source

8. GIRLS SOCCER Ovid-Elsie downed Montrose 4-0 to secure the Mid-Michigan Activities Conference championship – Mid-Michigan Now

9. GIRLS TENNIS Bay City Western won the Bay County championship, tying Essexville Garber for most titles at the annual tournament – Bay City Times

10. BOYS GOLF Ann Arbor Pioneer and LPD2 No. 5 Chelsea won Southeastern Conference Tournament titles – Ann Arbor News

Also of note ...

SOFTBALL Division 3 honorable mention Lansing Catholic swept Ionia to earn a share of the Capital Area Activities Conference White title – Lansing State Journal