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: 8/30/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 30, 2021

1. CROSS COUNTRY The Ann Arbor Pioneer girls and Traverse City Central boys won big-school championships, Johannesburg-Lewiston swept the small-school titles, and Hartland’s Riley Hough and Central’s Julia Flynn won races featuring some of the state’s elite individuals at the Benzie Central Pete Moss Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. CROSS COUNTRY The Marquette girls edged Negaunee by a point, and the Marquette boys dominated as the school swept the Queen City Invitational titles – Marquette Mining Journal

3. BOYS SOCCER After ferrying across Lake Michigan, Ludington won the inaugural Carferry Classic Cup by downing Wisconsin’s Manitowoc Lincoln – Ludington Daily News

4. VOLLEYBALL Kingsford downed Niagara, Wis., in a tiebreaker to win the Great 8 Fall Classic at Forest Park – Iron Mountain Daily News

5. BOYS TENNIS Midland edged Petoskey by a point to win the eight-team Bill Baum Invitational – Midland Daily News

6. VOLLEYBALL Muskegon Mona Shores repeated as champion at Grand Haven’s Battle on the Boardwalk – Grand Haven Tribune

7. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 No. 5 Traverse City Christian downed host Kingsley 2-1 in the final of the Stags’ invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. CROSS COUNTRY Holland West Ottawa’s girls won the Under the Light Invitational at Grand Rapids South Christian; the Portage Central boys and both Forest Hills Eastern teams also won championships – Holland Sentinel

9. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 6 Cadillac downed Clio a second time to finish a 5-0 day and championship run at its home invitational – Cadillac News

10. BOYS TENNIS Battle Creek Lakeview claimed its sixth-straight All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer

Also of note …

HEALTH & SAFETY Grand Rapids-based be nice. began providing valuable mental health training for MHSAA preseason coaches meetings in 2019, and received some much-deserved national recognition on the TODAY show – TODAY