Today in the MHSAA: 1/31/20

January 31, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A trio of girls basketball headliners lead off our list of Thursday’s high achievers across the state, which also included coverage from boys basketball, boys swimming & diving and hockey.

1. Girls Basketball: Detroit Cass Tech handed the first loss this season to Detroit Martin Luther King 68-43, clinching the Detroit Public School League East championship with the win – Detroit News

2. Girls Basketball: Camden-Frontier handed Pittsford its first loss of the season, 54-34 – Hillsdale Daily News

3. Girls Basketball: Pinconning’s Lauren Laures set program records for points in a game and career during a 74-40 win over Farwell – Bay City Times

4. Boys Basketball: Joe Liedel scored a school-record 54 points to lead Erie Mason past Onsted 70-67 in double overtime – Monroe News

5. Boys Swimming & Diving: No. 4 Holland West Ottawa won a matchup of Lower Peninsula Division 1 foes, 186-116 over Rockford – Holland Sentinel

6. Boys Basketball: Andre Floyd’s basket during the closing seconds pushed Southfield Arts & Technology past Farmington 66-65 – C&G Newspapers

7. Boys Basketball: Thanks also to Erie Mason’s win, Blissfield moved into a three-way tie for first in the Lenawee County Athletic Association with a 76-52 victory over Ida – Adrian Daily Telegram

8. Boys Swimming & Diving: LPD2 honorable mention Gibraltar Carlson celebrated nine event winners on the way to defeating Allen Park 111-74 – Southgate News-Herald

9. Hockey: Ben Hepp scored four goals, including two short-handed, to key Oxford/Avondale’s win over Bishop Foley United – Oakland Press

10. Boys Basketball: Ravenna moved to 11-0 with a 60-42 win over Montague – Local Sports Journal

Also of note …

Wrestling: The second Michigan Wrestling Association Girls State Championships will be wrestled Sunday, with nearly double the field of the first year’s event – Adrian Daily Telegram

Boys Basketball: From Wednesday, Chase Ingersoll scored 31 points and broke the school’s career scoring record during Fife Lake Forest Area’s 79-67 win over Buckley – MI Sports Now

Boys Basketball: Bullock Creek’s Brant O’Keefe will be recognized Saturday for saving his father’s life with CPR this past fall – Saginaw News

Today in the MHSAA: 1/22/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 22, 2025

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Ovid-Elsie moved into a first-place tie in the Mid-Michigan Activities Conference with an 87-63 win over co-leader Mt. Morris – WILX

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Traverse City Christian won its first meeting ever with Traverse City St. Francis, 66-55 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Blanc ended Midland Dow’s six-game winning streak, 59-47 – Midland Daily News

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ida followed Alyssa Torres to a 50-39 win over Erie Mason – Monroe News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Izzy DePestel led the way as Hartland downed Canton 50-25 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kingsley held off Grayling 49-35 in the Northern Shores Conference – MI Sports Now

7. BOYS BASKETBALL East Jordan followed Korbyn Russell to a 69-37 win over Bellaire – Up North Live

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Auburn Hills Avondale started fast and never stopped in a big win over Pontiac Notre Dame Prep – Oakland Press

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Brighton remains tied atop the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West thanks to a 57-33 win over Salem – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

10. BOYS BASKETBALL St. Clair Shores Lake Shore came back from an early deficit to get past New Haven 67-59 – Macomb Daily