Today In The MHSAA: 3/9/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 9, 2022
1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ruby Whitehorn starred as top-ranked Detroit Edison downed No. 2 Redford Westfield Prep 85-43 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – MLive-Detroit
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 8 Maple City Glen Lake won a Division 3 Regional Semifinal featuring two of the state’s top-ranked teams, downing No. 2 St. Ignace 53-34 – Up North Live
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 14 East Lansing avenged a regular-season loss with a 54-46 Division 1 win over No. 11 Parma Western – Lansing State Journal
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 18 Grand Blanc avenged its regular-season loss to Flint Carman-Ainsworth with a 33-29 win in Division 1 – WJRT
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 4 Grass Lake came back from a halftime deficit to get past No. 19 Brooklyn Columbia Central in Division 3, 47-42 – Jackson Citizen Patriot
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Top-ranked Hudsonville held on through a No. 15 Byron Center comeback to win 62-55 in Division 1 – MuskegonSports.com
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 14 Reese came back from a double-digit deficit to edge St. Charles 61-55 in Division 3 – Saginaw News
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 20 Newaygo held on for a 44-42 win over Spring Lake in Division 2 – Local Sports Journal
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain advanced in Division 3 with a 63-36 win over No. 13 Sanford Meridian – Cadillac News
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 12 Sandusky moved on in Division 3 with a 30-29 win over Cass City – Huron Daily Tribune
Today in the MHSAA: 1/10/17
January 10, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The northern Lower Peninsula’s best got running with the first major ski competitions of this season Monday, and we also take a look back at some key competitive cheer events from Saturday in addition to the usual basketball results – plus a news item on a baseball coach retirement.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Girls Basketball
Ishpeming Westwood finished on a 12-0 run to down Bark River-Harris by eight, 58-50 – Marquette Mining Journal
Boys Basketball
Iron Mountain improved to 6-1 in handing Bark River-Harris its first loss, 75-56 – Iron Mountain Daily News
Oxford moved to 6-0 with a 64-58 win over Pontiac Notre Dame Prep after breaking away over the final three minutes – Oakland Press
Pittsford handed Bellevue its first loss this season, 59-49 – Hillsdale Daily News
Competitive Cheer
From Saturday, Brighton won its Brighton’s Best Invitational, besting six-time reigning Division 2 champion Gibraltar Carlson – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
Also from Saturday, Portland won its Winterfest by four points over Owosso and 13 over Division 4 power Pewamo-Westphalia – Ionia Sentinel-Standard
Skiing
Petoskey, winners of six straight Division 2 boys championships, was impressive winning both slalom and giant slalom and the overall title at the Harbor-Petoskey Invitational – Petoskey News-Review
Traverse City West edged Harbor Springs by four points to win the Harbor-Petoskey Invitational girls event – Petoskey News-Review
Baseball
Coleman baseball coach Dave Mammel has stepped down after 23 seasons; he's also in his 16th year as athletic director – Midland Daily News