Today In The MHSAA: 2/1/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 1, 2022
1. HOCKEY Division 2 top-ranked Hartland clinched the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West title with a 7-1 win over Livonia Churchill – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Harbor Springs handed Gaylord St. Mary its first loss, 59-33 – Up North Live
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Amanda Stewart’s 3-pointer with 12.6 seconds to play pushed Detroit Denby past Mumford 43-41 – Detroit News
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sarah Rambus’ last-second basket gave Flushing a 51-50 win over Flint Powers Catholic – Flint Journal
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Breckenridge downed reigning Mid-State Activities Conference champ Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 40-18 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rudyard needed two overtimes but got past Oscoda 82-76 – Bay City Times
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Holton came back big to get past North Muskegon 48-43 in overtime – CatchMark SportsNet
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Fowlerville came back from 15 points down to defeat St. Johns 67-59 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL A last-second basket sent Lake City past Evart 67-66 – Cadillac News
10. BOYS BASKETBALL Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse defeated Port Huron 72-64 at Little Caesars Arena – Macomb Daily
Today in the MHSAA: 1/5/16
January 5, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Winter sports return in force with a full slate of events statewide tonight, but here are a few headlines of note as we get rolling – plus two great reads from the wrestling world.
Boys Basketball
Ishpeming in recent seasons has scheduled its first basketball games later than other teams to offset the football team’s four straight runs to the MHSAA Finals at Ford Field – but the Hematites were one of the first to play in 2016 and came away with a 74-72 win over Gladstone to move to 2-0 – Marquette Mining Journal
Girls Bowling
From Sunday, two-time reigning Division 2 champion Flint Kearsley got past 2015 Division 1 finalist Jackson to win the Lila Jean Furnish Classic in Owosso, which included a number of the state’s top teams – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Good Reads
When Clinton wrestler Nick Rolland was 3, his parents were told to say their good-byes after he was pulled from under a running lawn mower. But doctors were able to save his life, and then his leg, and this weekend he’ll wrestle for his 100th career win – Adrian Daily Telegram
Hastings wrestling coach Mike Goggins started out as an athlete for the Saxons, later coached at the middle school and now also is the high school athletic director – and owner of more than 400 varsity coaching wins after reaching that milestone during the Montrose Invitational on Dec. 29 – Grand Rapids Press