Today in the MHSAA: 12/9/19
December 9, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Matchups of a number of the state’s anticipated girls basketball best topped a weekend list full of high achievers with hockey, bowling and swimming & diving also contributing to the headliners.
1. Girls Basketball: Reigning Division 3 champion Pewamo-Westphalia downed last season’s Division 1 runner-up Southfield Arts & Technology 43-31 at the Arbor Prep Ice Breaker Challenge – State Champs Sports Network
2. Girls Basketball: Hart earned its first win since 2004 over eight-time reigning West Michigan Conference champion Muskegon Oakridge, 56-34 – Local Sports Journal
3. Girls Basketball: Hartland handed a 61-40 loss to two-time reigning Division 4/Class D champion Adrian Lenawee Christian at Arbor Prep – Adrian Daily Telegram
4. Hockey: Traverse City Central took wins of 4-3 over Division 3 No. 8 Houghton and 7-2 over No. 9 Hancock during a weekend trip – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. Bowling: Cadillac’s boys and Traverse City West’s girls repeated as Big North Conference champions – Cadillac News
6. Boys Swimming & Diving: Grand Rapids Christian, No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, earned a 108-78 win over No. 6 Hamilton – Holland Sentinel
7. Hockey: Gaylord bounced back from a loss to Traverse City West with a 3-1 road win at Division 1 No. 7 Midland – Gaylord Herald Times
8. Girls Basketball: Midland Dow got past Maple City Glen Lake 45-43 in a game that was tied at the end of each of the first three quarters – Midland Daily News
9. Girls Basketball: East Grand Rapids got past host Kalamazoo Central 66-57 at the Lady Giant West Side Showcase – JoeInsider.com
10. Hockey: Grosse Pointe South scored five first-period goals in a 7-2 win over Traverse Bay Reps – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: Jasmine Clerkley went over 1,000 career points as Okemos got past Haslett 58-51 – Lansing State Journal
Girls Basketball: Muskegon Reeths-Puffer’s Lauren Ross scored her 1,000th career point during a 49-40 win over Greenville – Muskegon Chronicle
Girls Tennis: Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central is mourning the death of retired coach Wayne Asher, who led the girls team to two Division 4 Finals runner-up finishes over 14 seasons – Monroe News
Softball: Longtime Spring Lake coach Bill Core has stepped down with a 642-473 record since taking over the program in 1990 – Grand Haven Tribune
Today In The MHSAA: 12/17/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
December 17, 2021
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Wayne Memorial won a rematch from last season’s Division 1 Semifinals, defeating Detroit Renaissance 61-44 – Observer & Eccentric
2. BOYS BASKETBALL Richland Gull Lake handed Kalamazoo Central its first home league loss since 2014, 78-75 in overtime – Kalamazoo Gazette
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s earned an impressive 60-51 win over Clarkston – Oakland Press
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ryleigh Zinn had a quadruple-double in leading Genesee past Owendale-Gagetown – Flint Journal
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Freshman Jace Petree scored 25 points in Plymouth’s 72-62 win over Berkley – Observer & Eccentric
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sturgis held on for a 33-28 overtime win over Dowagiac – JoeInsider.com
7. BOYS BASKETALL Sophomore Dylan Grant played a big role as Warren Michigan Collegiate downed Warren Lincoln 63-54 – Macomb Daily
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gladstone improved to 3-1 with a 45-30 win over Iron Mountain – Escanaba Daily Press
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Elk Rapids went on the road for a 55-45 win over Charlevoix – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Utica Eisenhower earned its first win, 57-47 over Utica – Macomb Daily