Today in the MHSAA: 2/24/16

February 24, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A pair of Michigan’s top scorers earned milestone points Tuesday, while another girls basketball team earned a milestone win for the first time in nearly 30 years.

Girls Basketball

Muskegon Mona Shores junior Jordan Walker, a member of the MHSAA Student Advisory Council, became the fastest player in school history to score 1,000 career points, reaching the milestone with 29 in a 79-54 win over Zeeland East – Muskegon Chronicle

Berkley clinched a share of its first league title since 1988 with a 44-32 win over Birmingham Groves in the Oakland Activities Association Gold – Oakland Press

Boys Basketball

Steven Lloyd became the first player in Clinton Township Chippewa Hills history to score 1,000 career points, adding 17 to his total in a 50-29 win over Macomb L’Anse Creuse North – MLive-Detroit

Lansing Catholic made two free throws with two seconds to play to win a crossover matchup of league co-leaders in the Capital Area Activities Conference, 69-67 over DeWitt – MLive-Lansing

McBain remained undefeated by handing only the second loss this season to Frankfort, 61-54 in overtime – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Holland West Ottawa, which won its first 15 games, lost its second straight, 55-53 to Hudsonville – Grand Rapids Press

Saugatuck’s Blake Dunn scored a school-record 51 points in a 79-52 win over Lawton; girls star Kiri Tiemeyer had a career-high 34 in her team’s 56-31 win over the Blue Devils – Holland Sentinel

Houghton edged Lake Linden-Hubbell 50-48 in a matchup of the two best teams in the northern Upper Peninsula, handing the Lakes their first loss – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Gymnastics

From Saturday, Grand Ledge won its ninth straight Capital Area Activities Conference championship despite trailing Haslett/Williamston/Bath heading into the final rotation – Lansing State Journal

Ice Hockey

Division 1 No. 2 Brighton outlasted No. 8 Utica Eisenhower 6-4 – Livingston Daily

Today in the MHSAA: 8/21/19

August 21, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The Northville girls golf team tops our list of achievers for the second straight day, but Freeland's girls cross country team ranks just a step behind after winning for the second time in five days. 

1. Girls Golf: Reigning Lower Peninsula Division 1 champion Northville followed up a first-day 318 with a 322 to win the prestigious Lober Invitational by 18 strokes – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Girls Cross Country: Freeland won its second invitational already this fall, at Remus Chippewa Hills – Midland Daily News

3. Boys Soccer: Gladwin’s John Grijalva had a hat trick for the second straight game, this time in a 4-0 win over Tawas – Midland Daily News

4. Cross Country: The Kingsford girls and Ishpeming boys earned championships at the Munising Invitational – Escanaba Daily Press

5. Boys Soccer: Blaise Snabes scored four goals as Charlevoix got past North Bay – Petoskey News-Review

6. Boys Soccer: Evan Johnson scored three goals as Adrian came back for a 4-1 win against Milan – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. Boys Tennis: Midland Dow swept Holly, Gibraltar Carlson and Grand Rapids Christian – Midland Daily News

8. Boys Soccer: Mikey Tibbitts scored both goals as Stevensville Lakeshore edged Edwardsburg 2-1 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. Boys Soccer: Troy downed Rochester Adams 1-0 in a storm-shortened matchup – Oakland Press

10. Boys Soccer: Kalamazoo Central beat Coldwater for the first time since 2013, 2-0 – JoeInsider.com