Today In The MHSAA: 5/16/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 16, 2022

1. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 17 Traverse City Central downed No. 2 Grand Blanc and Division 2 top-ranked Ada Forest Hills Eastern to claim its home invitational title – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. TRACK & FIELD Zeeland East swept Ottawa-Kent Conference Green league meet championships; both East teams are ranked No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – Holland Sentinel

3. BOYS LACROSSE Division 2 No. 2 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central won a matchup of undefeated state powers, 16-3 over Division 1 No. 3 Clarkston – FOX 17

4. BOYS GOLF LPD3 No. 6 Grosse Ile shot a 329 to edge LPD2 No. 12 Trenton by a stroke and win its fifth-straight Marauder Invitational title – Southgate News-Herald

5. TRACK & FIELD The Negaunee girls and Kingsford boys won Negaunee Lions Invitational championships – Marquette Mining Journal

6. TRACK & FIELD Otsego swept Wolverine Conference league meet championships – Niles Daily Star

7. TRACK & FIELD The LPD2 No. 3 Freeland girls and Saginaw Heritage boys were the first team champions to be awarded at the Korf/Schultz Saginaw County Championships – Saginaw News

8. TRACK & FIELD The Pinckney boys and LPD2 No. 6 Tecumseh girls won Southeastern Conference White league meet titles, while the LPD1 No. 3 Saline boys and Ann Arbor Pioneer girls won in the SEC Red – Livingston Daily Press & Argus | Adrian Daily Telegram | Saline Post Boys | Girls

9. GIRLS TENNIS Muskegon Mona Shores edged Holland by two points to win the O-K Green Tournament, and LPD4 No. 4 North Muskegon won the Coastal Conference Tournament – Local Sports Journal O-K Green | Coastal Conference

10. TRACK & FIELD Bay City Western swept at the Bay County Championships – Bay City Times

Today in the MHSAA: 2/5/20

February 5, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Every basketball game is carrying more importance this season with the addition of limited seeding at the District level, and Tuesday saw a bunch that impacted rankings, standings or featured significant individual milestones.

1. Girls Basketball: Michigan Center avenged a December loss with a 65-55 win over Division 3 title contender Grass Lake – Jackson Citizen Patriot

2. Girls Basketball: Grosse Pointe South reshuffled the Macomb Area Conference Red standings, moving into first place with a 50-47 win over previous leader Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily

3. Boys Basketball: Kalamazoo Central delivered Portage Central’s first loss this winter, 66-44 – FOX 17

4. Boys Swimming & Diving: Zeeland – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – swam past LPD3 No. 6 Hamilton 103-83 – Holland Sentinel

5. Girls Basketball: Saginaw Heritage earned a 40-36 road win at Freeland – Midland Daily News

6. Boys Basketball: Ke’ontae Barnes’ buzzer beater helped Muskegon Orchard View deliver a second defeat to Fremont, 63-60 – Local Sports Journal

7. Boys Basketball: Undefeated Bridgeport ended Flint Southwestern’s 10-game winning streak, 60-56 – Flint Journal

8. Girls Basketball: Coldwater came back from a 14-point second-half deficit to get past Three Rivers 62-58 in overtime – Coldwater Daily Reporter

9. Hockey: Chelsea moved into a first-place tie in the Southeastern Conference White thanks to a 4-3 win over Saline – Chelsea Sun Times News

10. Boys Basketball: Carney-Nadeau earned an important 53-52 overtime win over Powers North Central – Escanaba Daily Press

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: Makenna Bryant qualified for the MHSAA record book with nine 3-pointers as Cadillac won big over Manistee – Cadillac News

Boys Basketball: Ishpeming held on for an 88-83 win over Houghton despite 63 points by Brad Simonsen – The Upbeat

Girls Basketball: Faith Guritz reached 1,000 career points in Martin’s 58-33 win over Delton Kellogg – Kalamazoo Gazette

Boys Basketball: Menalito McGee went over 1,000 career points in Wyoming’s 61-56 win over Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central – FOX 17

Boys Basketball: Gavin Fisher scored a school-record 39 points in Fruitport’s 67-56 win over Holton – Grand Haven Tribune