Today in the MHSAA: 2/27/20
February 28, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
As winter speeds to a close, we’re working to keep up with all of the headlines – including Wednesday’s from cheer, boys basketball and hockey, and plenty of news to add from Tuesday as well.
1. Competitive Cheer: Muskegon Mona Shores won its 11th-straight Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championship with a score of 779.900 – Muskegon Chronicle
2. Boys Basketball: Ellsworth finished a run to the outright Northern Lakes Conference title with a 68-38 win over Boyne Falls – Petoskey News-Review
3. Hockey: A short-handed goal in double overtime sent Gibraltar Carlson past Wyandotte Roosevelt in a Division 3 Regional matchup – Monroe News
4. Boys Basketball: Gaylord St. Mary put itself in position to at least share the Ski Valley Conference title with a 58-50 win over Pellston – Gaylord Herald Times
5. Boys Basketball: Orchard Lake St. Mary’s advanced to the Detroit Catholic League Bishop championship game with a 74-40 win over Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice – State Champs Sports Network
6. Hockey: Bay City Wolves had two short-handed goals and another on the power play in a 4-2 Division 1 Regional win over Midland – Midland Daily News
7. Hockey: Cooper Furtaw had four points in New Baltimore Anchor Bay’s 6-3 win over Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Macomb Daily
8. Hockey: Alpena moved on its in Division 3 Regional with a 4-1 win over Cheboygan – Alpena News
9. Boys Basketball: Bay City Central got past Reese 73-71 on a last-second overtime putback – Bay City Times
10. Hockey: Saginaw Heritage opened Division 1 play with an 8-0 win over Bay Area – WJRT
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: From Tuesday, Trenton locked up the outright Downriver League title with a 47-28 win over Taylor – Southgate News-Herald
Boys Basketball: From Tuesday, Beal City’s Logan Chilman went over 1,000 career points during a 59-53 loss to Manton – Mount Peasant Morning Sun
Boys Basketball: From Tuesday, Houghton’s Brad Simonsen became his school’s all-time leading scorer during a 68-60 win over Lake Linden-Hubbell – Marquette Mining Gazette
Boys Basketball: From Tuesday, Muskegon Catholic Central’s Jared Dugener became his school’s all-time leading scorer during a 51-31 win over Byron Center Zion Christian – Muskegon Chronicle
Boys Basketball: From Tuesday, Grandville Calvin Christian’s Brock Stevens went over 1,000 career points in a 75-47 win over Wyoming Godwin Heights – Grand Rapids Press
Girls Basketball: From Tuesday, Springport’s Alana Nelson set a single-season scoring record in a 50-35 win over Reading – Jackson Citizen Patriot
Today in the MHSAA: 1/7/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 7, 2026
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lillie Johnson broke the Gladstone career scoring record in her team’s 51-30 win over Ishpeming Westwood – Upper Michigan’s Source
2. GIRLS BOWLING Flint Kearsley – the Division 2 champion in 2024 – edged reigning title winner Swartz Creek in a roll-off – Flint Journal
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Joe Gaffney reached 1,000 career points in Charlevoix’s 47-31 loss to Kingsley – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Zaiden Phillips reached 1,000 career points in Grant’s 74-35 win over Montague – Muskegon Chronicle
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids South Christian downed West Catholic 73-62 in a matchup of top Division 2 teams statewide – WOOD TV
6. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Holland West Ottawa – No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – edged LPD3 No. 3 Holland Christian 98-88 – Holland Sentinel
7. ICE HOCKEY Division 1 No. 4 Utica Eisenhower came back from an early deficit to defeat Division 2 No. 10 St. Clair Shores Unified 5-2 – Macomb Daily
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Auburn Hills Avondale took a major step in the Oakland Activities Association Red with a 59-46 win over North Farmington – Oakland Press
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Lansing Sexton made a significant move in the Capital Area Activities Conference White with a 75-48 victory over Charlotte – Lansing State Journal
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cadillac earned a key Big North Conference win, 48-43 over Petoskey – Cadillac News