Today in the MHSAA: 1/9/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 9, 2023

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sandusky downed Unionville-Sebewaing 42-28 as Sandusky coach Al DeMott became the state’s all-time winningest in girls basketball with 798 victories – Port Huron Times Herald

2.  WRESTLING Division 3 top-ranked Dundee led the way with three champions and five runners-up at the prestigious Detroit Catholic Central Invitational – Michigan Grappler

3. HOCKEY Division 3 No. 1 Houghton defeated Division 1 No. 3 Brighton 6-0 and followed up with a 9-1 win over Novi – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

4. COMPETITIVE CHEER Allen Park was first in Division 2 and overall against top competition at its annual invitational – Southgate News-Herald

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Reigning Division 1 champion Warren De La Salle Collegiate edged Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice 38-34 – Detroit News

6. WRESTLING Dundee also was first, Division 4 No. 2 New Lothrop second and No. 4 Bronson third at New Lothrop’s Hall of Fame Tournament – Coldwater Daily Reporter

7. BOWLING Onsted’s Sydney Nichols won her third Lenawee County individual championship and Tecumseh’s Owen Williams won his second – Adrian Daily Telegram

8. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Grand Rapids Northview – No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – was first and LPD3 No. 6 Spring Lake second at Spring Lake’s invitational – Ludington Daily News

9. WRESTLING Division 3 No. 4 Richmond downed No. 8 Yale 42-22 during the first weekend of Blue Water Area Conference competition – The Sports Report

10. WRESTLING Benzie Central won the 50th Escanaba Elks Tournament, finishing first with Division 4 No. 5 Iron Mountain second and Division 3 No. 10 Gladstone fourth – Benzie Record Patriot

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Ithaca’s Delaney Seaman went over 1,000 career points in her team’s win over Carrollton – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

BOYS BASKETBALL R.J. Taylor went over 1,000 career points as Grand Blanc downed East Lansing 65-51 at its Charlie Carmody Classic – Flint Journal 

GIRLS BASKETBALL Bellaire downed Fife Lake Forest Area led by Jacey Sommers, who scored 27 points including the 1,000th of her career – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Today In The MHSAA: 4/22/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 22, 2021

Two of the state’s annual lacrosse powers began another season series Wednesday, and golf joined the headliners list in a big way with league and county competitions.

1. Boys Lacrosse: Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice downed Detroit Catholic Central 8-1 in their first meeting of the season – Oakland Press

2. Boys Golf: Flint Powers Catholic shot a 334 to win the Genesee County championship – Flint Journal

3. Girls Soccer: The game’s lone goal scored with 12 seconds to play gave New Baltimore Anchor Bay a 1-0 win over Utica Ford – Macomb Daily

4. Boys Golf: Traverse City West shot a 314 to win the first Big North Conference event – Cadillac News

5. Girls Soccer: Ludington outshot Muskegon Western Michigan Christian 22-1 in a 1-0 win – Local Sports Journal

6. Baseball: Division 3 No. 15 Traverse City St. Francis handed Kingsley its first defeat, 13-7 – Up North Live

7. Girls Soccer: Brownstown Woodhaven remained undefeated in league play with a 2-0 win over Gibraltar Carlson – Southgate News-Herald

8. Girls Soccer: Parma Western opened league play with a 2-0 shutout of Jackson Northwest – Jackson Citizen-Patriot

9. Baseball: Division 2 No. 10 Bay City John Glenn remained undefeated with a sweep of Saginaw Nouvel – Bay City Times

10. Softball: Traverse City St. Francis swept Kingsley 8-4 and 12-7 – Traverse City Record-Eagle