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: 5/4/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 4, 2022

1. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 4 Rochester moved into first alone in the Oakland Activities Association Red with a 2-0 victory over No. 2 Troy Athens – Oakland Press

2. BOYS LACROSSE Division 2 No. 2 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central remained undefeated with a 12-5 win over No. 4 East Grand Rapids – FOX 17

3. TRACK & FIELD Tecumseh’s girls – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – swept No. 8 Chelsea and Ypsilanti, while on the boys side Chelsea won both matchups – Adrian Daily Telegram

4. BOYS LACROSSE Division 1 No. 2 Detroit Catholic Central earned a 13-6 win over Division 2 No. 7 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – Oakland Press

5. SOFTBALL Onekama also remains undefeated thanks to a sweep of Frankfort – Manistee News Advocate

6. BASEBALL Ogemaw Heights handed Cheboygan its first loss of the season, in a doubleheader split – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

7. GIRLS SOCCER Holland scored first, but Zeeland West finished with a 6-2 win – Holland Sentinel

8. GIRLS SOCCER Sophia Hekkema had four goals and an assist as Muskegon Reeths-Puffer downed Grand Rapids Union 5-2 – MuskegonSports.com

9. GIRLS SOCCER Cheboygan won big over Big Rapids Crossroads thanks in part to three goals from Kenzie Burt – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

10. GIRLS SOCCER Cadillac and Traverse City Central played to a 2-2 draw in the Big North Conference – Cadillac News