Today In The MHSAA: 3/8/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 8, 2022

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Detroit Western came back from 17 points down to get past No. 20 River Rouge 75-71 in overtime of a Division 1 District opener – Detroit News

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Union City opened Division 3 play with a 59-56 win over White Pigeon thanks to a last-minute 3-pointer – Coldwater Daily Reporter

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Battle Creek Harper Creek defeated Pennfield 63-58 in Division 2, as Pennfield’s Luke Davis became his school’s all-time leading scorer in his final game – Battle Creek Enquirer

4. BOYS BASKETALL No. 13 Elk Rapids opened in Division 3 with a 66-58 win over host Maple City Glen Lake – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Pinconning advanced in Division 3 with a 50-45 overtime win over Beaverton – Bay City Times

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Bashir Neely scored 30 points to lead No. 18 Grand Haven past Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 69-57 in Division 1 – Grand Haven Tribune

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Danny Safadi’s last-second basket pushed Midland Dow past Bay City Central 64-62 in Division 1 – Midland Daily News

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Ludington opened with a 57-36 win over Reed City in Division 2 – Ludington Daily News

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Jackson Northwest pushed ahead at the end to get by Jackson in Division 1, 50-46 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

10. BOYS BASKETBALL North Muskegon opened its Division 3 District run with a 56-49 win over Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – Local Sports Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 1/29/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 29, 2025

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Negaunee downed Gladstone 45-28 in a matchup of undefeated teams – Escanaba Daily Press

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Utica Eisenhower took over first place alone in the Macomb Area Conference Red in handing Utica Ford its first loss, 63-49 – Macomb Daily

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland remains atop the Saginaw Valley League after handing Saginaw Heritage its first conference loss, 53-36 – Midland Daily News

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Yale remains atop the Blue Water Area Conference, now alone after handing Armada its first loss 69-62 – Port Huron Times Herald

5. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 3 Hartland downed Division 2 No. 2 Livonia Stevenson 8-5 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grace Mitchell went over 1,000 career points in Paw Paw’s 68-37 win over Kalamazoo Central, believed to be the program’s first win over K-Central since 1968 – Kalamazoo Gazette

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Freeland’s Wilson Huckeby reached 1,000 career points in his team’s 74-47 win over Alma – Saginaw News

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Norway got past Kingsford 60-57 on a last-second shot – Upper Peninsula’s Source

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Northville kept pace in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West with a 49-43 win over Howell – Detroit News

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Traverse City Central earned a notable 59-39 win over Sault Ste. Marie – Up North Live