Today In The MHSAA: 2/26/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 26, 2021

For the second-straight day Thursday, a school all-time scoring record fell – and this time two were broken as the Hamilton girls and Oscoda boys now have new career points leaders.

 

1. Girls Basketball: AJ Ediger set Hamilton’s career scoring record during a big win over Coopersville – Holland Sentinel

2. Boys Basketball: Nik Alda became Oscoda’s all-time leading scorer in his team’s win over Whittemore-Prescott – WBKB

3. Girls Basketball: Mancelona held on to first place in the Ski Valley Conference with a 67-56 win over Gaylord St. Mary, and Jayden Alfred went over 1,000 career points – Gaylord Herald Times

4. Girls Basketball: Kalamazoo Central’s Morasha Wiggins went over 1,000 career points in her team’s win over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix – Kalamazoo Gazette

5. Boys Basketball: Bo Lincoln sank the last-second overtime winner to keep Olivet undefeated with a 61-59 win over formerly-unbeaten Leslie – WLNS

6. Girls Basketball: Troy downed Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 39-36 to move into first place in the Oakland Activities Association White – Oakland Press

7. Girls Basketball: Sault Ste. Marie came back to defeat Escanaba 60-51 – Escanaba Daily Press

8. Girls Basketball: Eastpointe moved into first place alone in the Macomb Area Conference Bronze by doubling up Warren Lincoln – Macomb Daily

9. Gymnastics: Plymouth defeated Coldwater in a matchup of teams with big aspirations this winter – Coldwater Daily Reporter

10. Girls Basketball: Coleman came back from a halftime deficit to defeat Carson City-Crystal 46-32 – Midland Daily News

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: From Wednesday, Lillian Jackson became the first Grand Rapids Wellspring Prep player to score 1,000 points, doing so during a victory over Holton – Grand Rapids Press

Today in the MHSAA: 5/8/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 8, 2023

1. TRACK & FIELD The Oak Park girls and Walled Lake Central boys won championships at the Farmington Invitational, which saw several top statewide performances for this spring – MLIVE-Detroit

2. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 10 (tied) Rockford and No. 2 Hudsonville split, the loss the Eagles’ first – FOX 17

3. SOFTBALL Division 2 No. 6 Escanaba defeated Division 3 No. 5 Gladstone 5-2 – Escanaba Daily Press

4. TRACK & FIELD Whitehall swept Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championships; Whitehall’s boys are No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – Muskegon Chronicle

5. BOYS GOLF East Grand Rapids shot a 328 to win the Katke Invitational by 10 strokes – Ludington Daily News

6. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 7 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood and unranked Detroit Country Day played to a 1-1 draw – Oakland Press

7. TRACK & FIELD Buckley’s Aiden Harrand was among stars at the Traverse City Central Ken Bell Invitational – Up North Live

8. SOFTBALL Division 3 honorable mention Ravenna repeated as GMAA Tier 1 champion – Muskegon Chronicle

9. BASEBALL North Muskegon defeated Mona Shores to claim the GMAA baseball title – Local Sports Journal

10. SOFTBALL/BASEBALL Cass City earned splits in both with Essexville Garber; Cass City softball is an honorable mention in Division 3, while Garber softball is No. 2 in Division 2 and Garber baseball is No. 7  Bay City Times