Today in the MHSAA: 3/4/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 4, 2025

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lexi Olson reached 1,000 career points in Ishpeming Westwood’s 45-23 Division 3 District win over West Iron County – Upper Michigan’s Source

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Natalie Hensen reached 1,000 career points and set Battle Creek Pennfield’s career blocked shots record, but Harper Creek won their Division 2 District opener 63-50 – Battle Creek Enquirer

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw United opened Division 1 District play with a 49-45 win over Bay City Central – WNEM

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jana Honeycutt starred in Holland West Ottawa’s 72-43 Division 1 win over Holland – Holland Sentinel

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Manistee scored the first 11 points of a 40-34 Division 3 District win over White Cloud – Ludington Daily News

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jackson Northwest edged Jackson High 37-32 in Division 1 play – WILX

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Livonia Franklin came back to defeat Farmington 46-39 in Division 1 – Hometown Life

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Meadow Cameron got off to a fast start during a 62-29 Division 1 win over Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse – Macomb Daily

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rapid River followed Aubrey Olson to a 49-30 Division 4 District win over Rock Mid Peninsula – Escanaba Daily Press

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ida defeated Monroe Jefferson 39-23 in a Division 2 District opener – Monroe News

Today in the MHSAA: 9/21/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 21, 2023

1. GIRLS GOLF Macomb Lutheran North – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – won its fourth-straight Macomb County championship, with senior Lauren Timpf the medalist for the third-straight season – Macomb Daily

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 2 Holland Christian clinched the Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue regular-season championship with a 3-0 win over Division 3 top-ranked Hudsonville Unity Christian – FOX17

3. BOYS SOCCER Big Rapids clinched a share of the Central State Activities Association title with a 3-1 win over Howard City Tri County – Big Rapids Pioneer

4. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 2 Detroit Country Day downed No. 5 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 2-0 – Oakland Press

5. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 8 Grosse Ile won another matchup of ranked teams, 1-0 over No. 9 Milan – Southgate News-Herald

6. VOLLEYBALL Gladwin defeated Sanford Meridian in a matchup of Jack Pine Conference leaders – Midland Daily News

7. GIRLS GOLF LPD4 No. 10 Traverse City St. Francis carded a 398 to win the Charlevoix Rayder Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. GIRLS GOLF After finishing runner-up at its first three league jamborees, Muskegon Reeths-Puffer won one for the first time in five years in the O-K Green – Local Sports Journal

9. BOYS SOCCER Cadex Saxton and Tony Romero both scored four goals as Flint Kearsley downed Owosso – Mid-Michigan Now

10. VOLLEYBALL Stevensville Lakeshore won its Dig Pink match with St. Joseph in four sets – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

Also of note …

BOYS BASKETBALL The Ecorse community is mourning the death of three-sport standout Dennell Kemp Jr., who was especially instrumental in the boys basketball team's successes the last two seasons and was expected to play Division I college baseball after graduation – MLIVE-Detroit

TENNIS Salem is mourning the death of longtime coach Bill Nelson, who led the Rocks for 28 years and then continued as an assistant – Hometown Life

FOOTBALL Zeeland is mourning the death of longtime athletic director Stan Jesky, who also served as football coach and was instrumental in the reorganization when Zeeland split into two high schools – Holland Sentinel