Today in the MHSAA: 2/2/16
February 2, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Statewide sports action Monday was light, so we’ll focus on a series of stories published today that should pull at your heart strings and put life’s little obstacles in proper perspective.
Good Reads
Mason’s Brendan Brown is fighting for his life, against a form of cancer that has led to the amputation of a leg and soon will mean the removal of parts of his lungs. The Bulldogs junior is fighting, and also continuing a high school bowling career that is inspiring opponents and those in his community – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Also at Mason, Storm Miller might be the strongest athlete at his high school and finished third in a national weight-lifting competition last summer. He’s relying on strength now to fight a rare form of cancer that also initially was found in a leg – Lansing State Journal
Molly Holmes hasn't joined her siblings on the Leroy Pine River wrestling team yet – wait until next year – but she plays junior varsity basketball and is one of 13 kids in a family that loves sports – a family that adopted her after five foster placements and a fight to survive no child should experience – Cadillac News
Today In The MHSAA: 1/11/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 11, 2022
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Reigning Division 4 champion Fowler held on to defeat Plymouth Christian Academy 43-35 at Little Caesars Arena – Observer & Eccentric
2. SKIING The Traverse City Central girls and Petoskey boys, both reigning Finals champions, won Harbor Petoskey Invitational championships – Traverse City Record-Eagle
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jonesville moved to 8-0 with a 47-46 win over Onsted clinched during the final minute – Jackson Citizen Patriot
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Coleman earned an impressive 50-45 win over reigning Mid-State Activities Conference champ St. Charles – Midland Daily News
5. BOWLING The Grandville girls and Hudsonville boys were victorious as the teams met for a pair of matches – MuskegonSports.com
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Morley Stanwood turned a 19-point halftime lead into a 55-35 win over Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart – Big Rapids News
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Cheboygan opened Straits Area Conference play with a 50-42 win over Newberry – Cheboygan Daily News
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Adrian Lenawee Christian handed Clarkston Everest Collegiate its first loss, 68-57 – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Indian River Inland Lakes put together a big first quarter in defeating Rogers City 57-35 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Riverview remained undefeated in Huron League play with a 57-40 win over New Boston Huron – Southgate News-Herald