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: 5/7/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 7, 2026

1. GIRLS TENNIS East Lansing – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – clinched a second-straight Capital Area Activities Conference Blue championship – Lansing State Journal

2. TRACK & FIELD Frankenmuth swept girls and boys championship meets in the Tri-Valley Conference Red; the Eagles boys are top-ranked in LPD2 – Saginaw News

3. TRACK & FIELD The LPD3 No. 3 Benzie Central girls and Maple City Glen Lake boys claimed Northwest Conference titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. BOYS LACROSSE Hartland clinched the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West title with a 14-6 victory over Brighton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 10 Otsego is alone atop the Wolverine Conference thanks to a 2-1 win over No. 12 Plainwell – Kalamazoo Gazette

6. GIRLS SOCCER Richmond advanced to the Blue Water Area Conference Tournament championship match with a 2-0 win over Armada – Macomb Daily

7. SOFTBALL Midland Dow got past Division 2 honorable mention Essexville Garber 6-5 on a walk-off homer – Midland Daily News

8. GIRLS SOCCER Milan downed Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 4-0 – Monroe News

9. GIRLS SOCCER Midland shut out Flint Powers Catholic 3-0 – WNEM

10. BASEBALL Kingsford downed Gladstone 11-1, adding to last week’s win in the series – Upper Michigan’s Source