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: 4/10/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 10, 2025

1. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 17 Hartland got past No. 3 Novi 4-3 on a walk-off walk – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS SOCCER Harbor Springs avenged last season’s District Final loss to Elk Rapids with a 2-1 win – Petoskey News-Review

3. BASEBALL Sawyer Cooney threw a no-hitter as Bloomfield Hills got past Birmingham Groves 1-0 – Oakland Press

4. TRACK & FIELD Dexter’s boys defeated Ann Arbor Pioneer 71-66, while Pioneer’s girls won their matchup 86-51 – Chelsea Sun Times News

5. GIRLS SOCCER Davison edged Grand Blanc 3-2 – WNEM

6. GIRLS SOCCER Stevensville Lakeshore earned its first victory, 6-1 over Kalamazoo Central – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

7. SOFTBALL Utica Eisenhower held off a Sterling Heights Stevenson comeback attempt for a 9-7 win – Macomb Daily

8. BASEBALL Sanford Meridian opened its season with a sweep of Roscommon – Midland Daily News

9. BASEBALL St. Clair Shores Lakeview edged Roseville 7-6 – Macomb Daily

10. SOFTBALL Division 1 honorable mention Hartland swept Novi with a pair of big wins – Livingston Daily Press & Argus