Today in the MHSAA: 1/29/19
January 29, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The Lower Peninsula was snowed out Tuesday, but the Upper Peninsula played on and nearly filled out today’s list with all of the coverage we could find – plus a pair of neat feature stories we included as well.
1. Girls Basketball: Riley Poupore scored 35 points to lead Iron Mountain past Ishpeming 59-48 – The Upbeat
2. Boys Basketball: Dollar Bay pulled away during the closing seconds of a 48-46 win over Ewen-Trout Creek – The Upbeat
3. Girls Basketball: Iron River West Iron County came back from a halftime deficit to edge Kingsford 39-38 – Iron Mountain Daily News
4. Girls Basketball: Baraga edged Chassell 42-39 – The Upbeat
5. Boys Basketball: Hancock downed Calumet 41-35 in overtime – The Upbeat
6. Boys Basketball: Kingsford made 62 percent of its shots from the floor in a 77-53 win over Norway – Iron Mountain Daily News
7. Girls Basketball: Munising took a big early lead and held on for a 48-32 win over Big Bay de Noc – Escanaba Daily Press
8. Girls Basketball: Felch North Dickinson also got out to a sizable first-half advantage on the way to a big win over Eben Junction Superior Central – Escanaba Daily Press
9. Boys Basketball: Bessemer fell just short of Hurley, Wis., 48-46 – The Upbeat
Also of note …
Boys Basketball: Frankfort would not play Buckley 5-on-4 to finish its Jan. 18 game – instead opting to equal things out – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Football/Basketball: Few small towns have enjoyed the level of success in these sports of late as Pewamo-Westphalia, and this series of anecdotes tells a lot of the community’s story – Lansing State Journal
Today in the MHSAA: 2/21/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 21, 2025
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Traverse City West clinched a share of the Big North Conference championship with a 76-65 win over Petoskey as Lincoln Lockhart reached 1,000 career points, and Buckley’s Landon Kulawiak went over 2,000 in his team’s 65-34 win over Kingsley – Traverse City Record-Eagle
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tara Kurncz became DeWitt’s all-time leading scorer and helped the Panthers finish an outright title run in the Capital Area Activities Conference Red with a 58-36 win over Lansing Waverly – Lansing State Journal
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Mikey Carlson scored his 1,000th career point and Pentwater clinched the West Michigan D League title with a 70-42 win over Mesick – Ludington Daily News
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hemlock locked up a third-straight Tri-Valley Conference Blue title with a 49-38 win over Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary – Saginaw News
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Kingsford clinched a share of the Great Northern Conference title with a 72-60 win over Marquette – Upper Michigan’s Source
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bay City All Saints clinched a share of the Big Thumb Conference Red title with a 51-40 win over Owendale-Gagetown – Bay City Times
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Addison Cullen reached 1,000 career points during St. Ignace’s 65-33 win over Brimley – MI Sports Now
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Sean Wesolek scored his 1,000th career point during Bay City John Glenn’ s 61-51 win over Gaylord – Bay City Times
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Linden’s Jase Becher reached 1,000 career points during his team’s 69-40 win over Owosso – WJRT
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Redford Thurston’s Daniel Winston III reached 1,000 career points during his team’s 66-62 loss to Roseville – Hometown Life