Today in the MHSAA: 1/29/20
January 29, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
As anticipated, this week already has been full of standings and rankings-rocking results on the basketball court – plus a big one Tuesday in the pool.
1. Boys Basketball: Iron Mountain downed Negaunee 69-51 in a matchup of undefeated rivals in front of a capacity crowd in the Miners’ gym – Escanaba Daily Press
2. Girls Basketball: Bloomfield Hills Marian avenged its earlier loss to rival Farmington Hills Mercy, 36-29 – State Champs Sports Network
3. Boys Swimming & Diving: Holland Christian – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – edged No. 6 Hamilton 97-88 – Holland Sentinel
4. Girls Basketball: Chelsea downed Tecumseh 42-28 in a matchup of top-ranked Division 2 teams – Chelsea Sun Times News
5. Girls Basketball: Southfield Arts & Technology delivered Flint Carman-Ainsworth’s first defeat, 59-47 – Flint Journal
6. Boys Basketball: Whitehall handed Fremont its first loss of this season, 68-66 – Local Sports Journal
7. Girls Basketball: Ann Arbor Huron came back from a 10-point deficit to get past Saline 60-56 – Saline Post
8. Boys Basketball: Hudsonville held on to continue its undefeated start with a 53-49 win over Holland West Ottawa – FOX 17
9. Boys Basketball: Goodrich came out on top in a matchup of Flint Metro League leaders, 46-44 over Linden – ABC 12
10. Boys Basketball: Beal City earned a 51-49 upset of McBain – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: Gabby Fogarty went over 1,000 career points in Marsyville’s 49-46 win over Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse – Macomb Daily
Boys Basketball: Coldwater fell to Grand Ledge 65-48, but Dylan Targgart went over 1,000 career points – Coldwater Daily Reporter
Girls Basketball: Aubrie Zeunen became Temperance Bedford’s career assist leader during a 55-22 win over Ann Arbor Skyline – Monroe News
Today in the MHSAA: 2/7/18
February 7, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
Today's Top 10
1. Boys Basketball: Canton extended its perfect regular season start with a 57-52 win over Wayne Memorial that clinched the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Black championship – Detroit Free Press
2. Boys Basketball: Big Rapids edged reigning Class B runner-up Ludington 43-38 – Big Rapids News
3. Girls Basketball: St. Joseph downed Battle Creek Lakeview 53-39 in a matchup of first-place teams in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference; St. Joseph leads the West and Lakeview the East – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
4. Skiing: Petoskey’s boys finished a sweep of Big North Conference meets, while Traverse City Central’s girls earned a close win ahead of rival West – Petoskey News-Review
5. Boys Basketball: Jacob Boonyasith set the Jenison career scoring record at 1,365 points with 14 in his team’s 85-64 win over Wayland – Grand Rapids Press
6. Girls Basketball: Fruitport Calvary Christian and Muskegon Oakridge clinched shares of their respective leagues’ titles – Muskegon Chronicle
7. Boys Swimming & Diving: Marysville got past St. Clair 102-83 to clinch the Macomb Area Conference Blue championship – Port Huron Times Herald
8. Boys Basketball: Romeo clinched the outright MAC White championship with a 57-47 win over Warren Mott – Macomb Daily
9. Boys Basketball: Unbeaten Iron Mountain downed Escanaba 74-48 in a match-up of the highest-ranked teams by Upper Peninsula media – Iron Mountain Daily News
10. Boys Basketball: Pittsford’s Tanner Mravec went over 1,000 career points in his team’s 59-42 win over Jackson Christian – Hillsdale Daily News