Today in the MHSAA: 2/1/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 1, 2024

1. COMPETITIVE CHEER Paw Paw clinched the Wolverine Conference championship with a victory at the league meet – Sturgis Journal

2. HOCKEY Bloomfield Hills secured a share of the Oakland Activities Association White title with an 11-3 win over Farmington – Oakland Press

3. HOCKEY Big Rapids finished a comeback with a 4-3 win over Division 2 No. 10 Traverse City Central – Big Rapids Pioneer

4. WRESTLING Division 3 top-ranked Dundee won every match but one in downing Division 1 No. 3 Temperance Bedford 61-3 – Monroe News

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Jayden Hanson went over 1,000 career points in Bellaire’s 52-44 win over Gaylord St. Mary – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Connor Rouse went over 1,000 career points as Genesee downed Deckerville 46-44 – WJRT

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL St. Charles came back to edge Breckenridge 36-33 – Saginaw News

8. BOYS BASKETBALL North Muskegon remains undefeated after a 46-45 win over Montague – CatchMark SportsNet

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Escanaba downed Marquette 50-47 in overtime – Escanaba Daily Press

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Warren Fitzgerald improved to 11-1 with a 65-48 win over Madison Heights Lamphere – Macomb Daily

Also of note …

FOOTBALL Muskegon coach Shane Fairfield has been named an NFL National Coach of the Year – Muskegon Chronicle

Today in the MHSAA: 4/29/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 29, 2024

1. TRACK & FIELD Grand Haven’s Seth Norder ran one of the fastest mile times in state history, 4:06.22, to win the Barnyard Invitational, and Ann Arbor Pioneer’s Rachel Forsyth also was an Elite Mile champion at Romeo – Macomb Daily | Athletic.net | Grand Haven Tribune | MLIVE-Detroit

2. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 2 Farmington Hills Mercy defeated No. 5 South Lyon and No. 8 Allen Park during a powerhouse quad played at the former – Oakland Press

3. TRACK & FIELD Reigning Lower Peninsula Division 2 champion Corunna outpaced last season’s runner-up Mason to win the boys title at the Mason Invitational, and the Bulldogs won the girls championship by half a point over Holt – Lansing State Journal | Athletic.net

4. BASEBALL Bay City John Glenn swept Gladwin, sending coach Jeff Hartt past 900 career wins – Bay City Times

5. TRACK & FIELD East Kentwood swept Charlie Janke Invitational championships at Jackson; both Falcons teams are top-ranked in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Jackson Citizen Patriot | Athletic.net

6. GIRLS SOCCER Alpena won all four games by shutout to claim the Sunrise Side Challenge Cup – Alpena News

7. GIRLS SOCCER Ovid-Elsie shut out all three of its opponents to win its Marauder Invitational – Owosso Argus-Press

8. TRACK & FIELD The Cadillac girls and Freeland boys won Clare Invitational overall championships – Cadillac News | Athletic.net

9. BASEBALL/SOFTBALL Indian River Inland Lakes swept its home invitationals; the baseball team is ranked No. 10 in Division 4 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

10. GIRLS SOCCER Saginaw Nouvel edged Division 4 No. 14 Valley Lutheran 1-0 – Saginaw News