Today in the MHSAA: 1/28/20

January 28, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Basketball rolled to a fast start this week with major highlights Monday, and news broke about two coaches from prominent football programs stepping down.

1. Girls Basketball: Makenna Banbury scored 26 points including the 1,000th of her career in Hillsdale Academy’s 60-26 win over North Adams-Jerome – Hillsdale Daily News

2. Boys Basketball: Emoni Bates scored 42 points to lead Ypsilanti Lincoln past Jackson 83-58 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

3. Boys Basketball: Clarkston moved to 9-1 overall with a big Oakland Activities Association Red win over North Farmington, 55-45 – Oakland Press

4. Girls Basketball: Cadillac held on to move to 11-0 with a 42-40 win over McBain – Cadillac News

5. Girls Basketball: Melanie Morrison’s 3-pointer during the final seconds pushed Hillman past Mio 42-41 – Alpena News

6. Girls Basketball: Cedarville handed just the second loss this season to Mackinaw City, 58-25 – MI Sports Now

7. Girls Basketball: Laney Jakeway was another late-game hero as Harbor Light Christian edged Wolverine 47-43 in overtime – Petoskey News-Review

8. Girls Basketball: Sault Ste. Marie improved to 10-1 with a 57-46 win over Marquette – Up North Live

9. Boys Swimming & Diving: Ishpeming Westwood edged Gladstone 62-56 – Escanaba Daily Press

10. Boys Basketball: Morley Stanwood held on through overtime to improve to 9-1 with a 58-50 win over LeRoy Pine River – Big Rapids News

Also of note …

Football: Jerry Angers has resigned as coach at Maple City Glen Lake after 11 seasons and this fall a runner-up finish in Division 6 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Football: Midland Dow coach Jason Watkins stepped down, also after 11 seasons leading the program – Midland Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 9/17/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 17, 2025

1. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 5 Hartland clinched the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West championship with a 4-1 win over Salem – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. BOYS SOCCER Bloomfield Hills moved into first place alone in the Oakland Activities Association White with a 3-2 win over Division 1 No. 6 Royal Oak – Oakland Press

3. BOYS SOCCCER Division 1 No. 4 Okemos also is alone at the top of the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue after downing Division 2 No. 8 DeWitt 5-0 – WLNS

4. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention South Lyon is alone atop the Lakes Valley Conference standings after a sweep of Milford – Oakland Press

5. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City St. Francis held on for a 3-2 win over Division 4 No. 13 Leland – Up North Live

6. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 4 Kingsley won a rematch of its 2024 District Final, 3-0 over Boyne City – MI Sports Now

7. CROSS COUNTRY Chesaning swept championships at the New Lothrop Invitational – Saginaw News

8. BOYS SOCCER Petoskey avenged an August loss to rival Gaylord with a 1-0 win – Petoskey News-Review

9. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Napoleon came back after losing the second and third sets to get past Jonesville in five – Jackson Citizen Patriot

10. CROSS COUNTRY Carlton Airport’s boys won the first Huron League jamboree by a point, while New Boston Huron won by 12 in the girls race – Monroe News