Today In The MHSAA: 2/2/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 2, 2022

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 14 Parma Western moved ahead for good as time expired in a 56-55 win over Division 3 top-ranked Ypsilanti Arbor Prep – Jackson Citizen Patriot

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Madison Heights Madison clinched the Macomb Area Conference Bronze championship with a 54-52 win over Center Line – Macomb Daily

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 4 top-ranked Portland St. Patrick finished a regular-season sweep of No. 3 Fowler, 58-51 – Lansing State Journal

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 5 Ferndale held on to get past Division 1 No. 18 Clarkston 56-52 – MLive-Detroit

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Blissfield defeated Division 4 No. 4 Adrian Lenawee Christian 52-36 – Adrian Daily Telegram

6. SKIING The Harbor Springs girls and Great North Alpine boys won Lake Michigan Conference meets – Petoskey News-Review

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Belleville extended its lead atop the Kensington Lakes Activities Association East with a 62-45 win over second-place Dearborn – Detroit News

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Battle Creek Central opened with an 11-0 run, but Division 2 No. 7 Benton Harbor came back for an 87-79 win – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. BOWLING Bronson and Kalamazoo Christian split matches, with the Bronson girls and K-Christian boys victorious – Sturgis Journal

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Undefeated and Division 3 No. 9 Kent City handed Sparta just its second defeat, 43-23 – Local Sports Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 1/28/20

January 28, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Basketball rolled to a fast start this week with major highlights Monday, and news broke about two coaches from prominent football programs stepping down.

1. Girls Basketball: Makenna Banbury scored 26 points including the 1,000th of her career in Hillsdale Academy’s 60-26 win over North Adams-Jerome – Hillsdale Daily News

2. Boys Basketball: Emoni Bates scored 42 points to lead Ypsilanti Lincoln past Jackson 83-58 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

3. Boys Basketball: Clarkston moved to 9-1 overall with a big Oakland Activities Association Red win over North Farmington, 55-45 – Oakland Press

4. Girls Basketball: Cadillac held on to move to 11-0 with a 42-40 win over McBain – Cadillac News

5. Girls Basketball: Melanie Morrison’s 3-pointer during the final seconds pushed Hillman past Mio 42-41 – Alpena News

6. Girls Basketball: Cedarville handed just the second loss this season to Mackinaw City, 58-25 – MI Sports Now

7. Girls Basketball: Laney Jakeway was another late-game hero as Harbor Light Christian edged Wolverine 47-43 in overtime – Petoskey News-Review

8. Girls Basketball: Sault Ste. Marie improved to 10-1 with a 57-46 win over Marquette – Up North Live

9. Boys Swimming & Diving: Ishpeming Westwood edged Gladstone 62-56 – Escanaba Daily Press

10. Boys Basketball: Morley Stanwood held on through overtime to improve to 9-1 with a 58-50 win over LeRoy Pine River – Big Rapids News

Also of note …

Football: Jerry Angers has resigned as coach at Maple City Glen Lake after 11 seasons and this fall a runner-up finish in Division 6 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Football: Midland Dow coach Jason Watkins stepped down, also after 11 seasons leading the program – Midland Daily News