Today In The MHSAA: 2/25/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 25, 2021

Girls basketball dominated Wednesday’s headlines with a scoring milestone and multiple matchups of ranked teams, plus a halfcourt winner.

 

Girls Basketball: Sarah Marvin set Byron’s career scoring record in a win over Morrice – Owosso Argus-Press

2. Girls Basketball: Frankenmuth remained undefeated in handing the first loss to Bay City John Glenn, 53-50 in double overtime – Saginaw News

3. Hockey: Division 1 No. 5 Traverse City West downed No. 7 Traverse Bay Reps 3-2 – Up North Live

4. Girls Basketball: Ypsilanti Arbor Prep also won a meeting of ranked teams, 83-77 over Harper Woods – Ann Arbor News

5. Boys Basketball: Ferndale moved to 5-1 with a 51-43 win over Clarkston – Oakland Press

6. Wrestling: Division 4 No. 6 Bronson continued its impressive start with a pair of wins, including 43-30 over Eaton Rapids – Sturgis Journal

7. Boys Basketball: Justice Mims’ buzzer beater gave Rochester Adams a 59-57 win over Bloomfield Hills – Oakland Press

<8. Girls Basketball: Olivia Bellows’ last-second halfcourt shot pushed Lake City past Leroy Pine River 33-31 – Cadillac News

9. Hockey: Grand Haven got past Hudsonville netting the game winner during the closing seconds of overtime – Grand Haven Tribune

10. Boys Basketball: Football star Drew Collins scored the tying and winning points over the final six seconds of Montague’s 50-48 victory over Muskegon Oakridge – Muskegon Chronicle

Today in the MHSAA: 4/30/19

April 30, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Stormy weather shut down much of Monday’s schedule, but not on the soccer and lacrosse fields, or a northern golf course as top teams secured big wins.

1. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 3 Midland remained unbeaten by handing Bay City Western its first loss, 1-0 – Midland Daily News

2. Girls Soccer: Royal Oak handed Division 3 No. 3 Clawson its first loss this season, 1-0 – Oakland Press

3. Girls Lacrosse: Hartland remained undefeated with a 20-9 win over Novi; Hartland was No. 3 and Novi No. 9 in Division 1 to open this week – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. Girls Lacrosse: Spring Lake got past Holland West Ottawa 15-8 thanks to 10 goals by senior Elena Antekeier, who tied for 14th-most goals for one game in MHSAA history – Grand Haven Tribune

5. Boys Golf: Cadillac, No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, shot a 307 to win the Cheboygan Invitational by 17 strokes – Cadillac News

6. Girls Soccer: Alpena downed Petoskey 2-0 to run its shutout streak to five games – Alpena News

7. Girls Soccer: St. Joseph scored both of its goals during the final seven minutes to get past Stevensville Lakeshore 2-1 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

8. Boys Lacrosse: Vicksburg came back for an 8-6 win over Battle Creek Lakeview – WWMT

9. Girls Soccer: Traverse City St. Francis edged Charlevoix 1-0 with a second-half goal – WPBN

10. Girls Soccer: Lilie Diotte scored four goals as Maple City Glen Lake beat Benzie Central 5-0 – MI Sports Now

Also of note …

Baseball/Softball: From Saturday, Portage Northern baseball coach Chris Andrews and Mattawan softball coach Alicia Smith both earned their 500th career victories – Kalamazoo Gazette

Football/Track & Field: The western Upper Peninsula is mourning the death of longtime coach Rex Terwilliger, who coached track for 52 years and led the Iron Mountain girls to the UP Division 2 title in 2004. He also coached Kingsford football during the 1960s and 70s – Iron Mountain Daily News