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: 9/25/15
September 25, 2015
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Here’s some great Friday morning reading, including a look at some of the special impacts made on the football field from a coach fighting to stay on the sideline and two more recently retired from it.
Girls Golf
Frankenmuth saw all of its scoring records fall this week, for 18-hole team, 18-hole individual, 9-hole team and 9-hole individual – Saginaw News
Boys Soccer
Portage Central rebounded off its first loss of the season earlier this week to beat Division 2 No. 19 Stevensville Lakeshore 1-0 – Kalamazoo Gazette
Volleyball
Class A No. 4 Grand Haven downed No. 10 Rockford 3-1, gaining an edge in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red standings – Muskegon Chronicle
Class D No. 10 Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart lost the first set against annual power Beal City but came back to win the next three – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Good Reads
Gibraltar Carlson’s Zach Kohn stars in three sports, managing his time to train for them all, and locked down a Division I scholarship for baseball – Monroe Evening News
Battle Creek Harper Creek’s Ed Greenman and Battle Creek Pennfield’s Nick Koenigsknecht stepped away from the football sideline this season after a combined 44 years. They share some of their thoughts from the other side of the field – Battle Creek Enquirer
Tonight’s Richmond/Almont football game will be “Kocher Strong Night” in honor of Richmond co-coach John Kocher, who continues his fight against cancer – Port Huron Times-Herald