Today In The MHSAA: 2/23/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 23, 2021
Near-buzzer beaters in basketball and hockey topped an exciting Monday that also saw a few more hoops scorers continue a recent string of 1,000-point toppers.
1. Hockey: Issac Cheli’s goal with just under nine seconds to play gave Division 3 No. 6 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood a 3-2 win over Warren De La Salle Collegiate in Detroit Catholic League Tournament play – Macomb Daily
2. Boys Basketball: Hutch Ward’s 3-pointer with 10 seconds to play sent Kalamazoo Central past Stevensville Lakeshore 53-52 – Kalamazoo Gazette
3. Boys Basketball: Paw Paw ended Otsego’s 46-game Wolverine Conference winning streak with a 67-60 win – Kalamazoo Gazette
4. Girls Basketball: Brooke Brauher went over 1,000 career points in leading Morley Stanwood past Evart – Big Rapids Pioneer
5. Boys Basketball: McBain Northern Michigan Christian won 55-51, but Jack Stefanski went over 1,000 career points for Frankfort in defeat – Benzie Record Patriot
6. Girls Basketball: Quinn Robak’s 10 3-pointers paced Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes in a big win over Marine City Cardinal Mooney – Oakland Press
7. Boys Basketball: Devin Lilly’s 3-pointer with 20 seconds to play sent Clinton Township Chippewa Valley past Roseville 57-56 – Macomb Daily
8. Bowling: Bronson and Sturgis split, Bronson’s girls and Sturgis’ boys rolling to victories – Coldwater Daily Reporter
9. Girls Basketball: Sault Ste. Marie ran its winning streak to 23 with a big victory over Newberry – MI Sports Now
10. Boys Basketball: Foster Wonders continued his scoring barrage with 36 points in Iron Mountain’s big win over West Iron County – Iron Mountain Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 4/10/19
April 10, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A perfect softball pitching performance leads off today’s list of Tuesday’s top achievers that also includes highlights from baseball, boys lacrosse, boys golf and girls soccer.
1. Softball: Gabbie Sherman tossed a perfect game to kick off Division 3 No. 2 Millington’s doubleheader sweep of Division 2 honorable mention Saginaw Swan Valley – Saginaw News
2. Baseball: Division 3 top-ranked Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett earned a pair of shutout wins over No. 16 Madison Heights Bishop Foley – Detroit News
3. Softball: Traverse City West won its opener 7-3 over Division 4 No. 7 Frankfort, and was up 8-0 in the second game before it was called after three innings – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Boys Lacrosse: Traverse City St. Francis edged Petoskey 5-4 – WPBN
5. Girls Soccer: McKenzie Swarts scored four goals in Muskegon Oakridge’s big win over Mason County Central – Local Sports Journal
6. Softball: Mackenzie Noah had a combined 29 strikeouts over two games as Division 3 No. 6 Allen Park Cabrini swept Riverview Gabriel Richard – Southgate News-Herald
7. Baseball: Nico Maloney’s 2-0 shutout win led off Division 3 No. 2 Riverview Gabriel Richard’s doubleheader sweep of Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard – Southgate News-Herald
8. Boys Golf: Aaron Fauser shot a 38 to lead Clinton to the win in the opening Tri-County Conference jamboree – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. Baseball: Farmington scored eight runs, but Division 1 No. 11 Rochester put up 16 – Oakland Press
10. Girls Soccer: Gaylord improved to 3-0 with a 4-1 win over Harbor Springs – Gaylord Herald Times
Also of note …
Baseball: From Monday, Division 3 No. 4 New Lothrop swept Montrose, along the way earning coach Ben Almasy his 500th career win – Flint Journal
Baseball: From Monday, No. 13 Brighton defeated No. 5 Howell 14-3 in a matchup of top Division 1 teams – Livingston Daily Press & Argus