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: 12/13/19
December 13, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Matchups close to home in boys swimming & diving and girls basketball stood out most from Thursday’s headliners across the state, but one of the biggest newsmakers of the week came this morning from Rockford football.
1. Boys Swimming & Diving: Williamston/Lansing Christian won the annual Waverly Relays as the top three teams were separated by just six points – Lansing State Journal
2. Girls Basketball: Ann Arbor Huron downed Ypsilanti Arbor Prep 62-49 in a matchup of teams with high expectations this winter – Ann Arbor News
3. Boys Swimming & Diving: Grand Haven got past Spring Lake 110-71; Spring Lake is ranked No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – Grand Haven Tribune
4. Girls Basketball: Neveah Benavides’ basket during the closing seconds gave Saginaw Arthur Hill a 48-46 win over Saginaw High – Saginaw News
5. Girls Basketball: Adrian Lenawee Christian won a matchup of frequent small-school powers, 64-30 over Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes – Adrian Daily Telegram
6. Girls Basketball: Fruitport Calvary Christian won a meeting of two more highly-regarded small-school programs, 53-46 over Battle Creek Calhoun Christian – Muskegon Chronicle
7. Boys Basketball: Oxford earned coach Steve Laidlaw his 100th victory with a 59-36 win over Walled Lake Central – Oakland Press
8. Girls Basketball: Riverview Gabriel Richard improved to 4-0 with a 42-37 win over Grosse Ile – Southgate Times-Herald
9. Girls Basketball: Lake City also moved to 4-0 with a 56-31 win over Houghton Lake – Cadillac News
10. Girls Basketball: Gaylord St. Mary capitalized on 37 turnovers in a 44-29 win over Mancelona – Gaylord Herald-Times
Also of note …
Football: Rockford coach Ralph Munger announced his retirement Friday after 40 seasons coaching there and at Frankenmuth – FOX 17