Today In The MHSAA: 6/9/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
June 9, 2021
1. Girls Soccer: Byron Center surged into its first Regional championship game with a 1-0 win over No. 2 Richland Gull Lake in Division 2 – Kalamazoo Gazette
2. Girls Soccer: Hartland scored with less than eight minutes to play to down two-time reigning Division 1 champion Novi 1-0 in a Regional Semifinal – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Girls Soccer: No. 14 Bloomfield Hills Marian edged top-ranked DeWitt 1-0 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Lansing State Journal
4. Girls Soccer: No. 7 Grosse Ile put the pressure on late, but top-ranked Detroit Country Day held on for a 2-1 win in Division 3 Regional Semifinal play – Oakland Press
5. Girls Soccer: No. 10 Allen Park Inter-City Baptist earned an impressive 3-1 win over No. 2 Plymouth Christian Academy in a Division 4 Regional Semifinal – Southgate News-Herald
6. Girls Soccer: Cadillac earned its first Regional Semifinal win ever, 2-1 over Cedar Springs in Division 2 – Cadillac News
7. Girls Soccer: No. 15 Bad Axe also won its first Regional Semifinal in program history, downing Marine City Cardinal Mooney 5-2 in Division 4 – WJRT
8. Girls Soccer: Gillian Ciak’s overtime goal pushed top-ranked Troy Athens past Romeo in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Oakland Press
9. Girls Soccer: No. 4 Spring Lake advanced in Division 2 with a 4-1 win over East Grand Rapids – Local Sports Journal
10. Girls Soccer: No. 11 Kalamazoo Christian earned a Regional Final berth in Division 4 with a 4-1 win over Schoolcraft – FOX 17
Today in the MHSAA: 1/22/20
January 22, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Tuesday was milestone day as four more of the state’s top girls basketball players went over 1,000 points for their careers, headlining an evening that also saw a number of upsets in multiple sports.
1. Girls Basketball: Ellie Droste joined Pewamo-Westphalia teammate Hannah Spitzley in going over 1,000 career points this season, reaching the milestone in a big win over Bath – Lansing State Journal
2. Girls Basketball: AJ Ediger went over 1,000 career points with 21 in Hamilton’s 41-29 win over Zeeland West – Holland Sentinel
3. Girls Basketball: Joanna Larsen went over 1,000 career points with 19 in Centreville’s 66-26 win over Mendon – Sturgis Journal
4. Girls Basketball: Gabi Saxman scored 29 points in Schoolcraft’s 57-30 win over Constantine to go over 1,000 for her career – JoeInsider.com
5. Boys Basketball: Thomas Kurowski tied a school record with 43 points, including four big ones over the final seconds, to lead Sturgis past Battle Creek Central 62-58 – Sturgis Journal
6. Boys Swimming & Diving: Pinckney – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – got past LPD1 No. 10 Brighton for the first time in a long time, 96-90 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. Girls Basketball: Kent City dealt the first loss this season to Morley Stanwood, 75-33, thanks in part to 16 3-pointers – Muskegon Chronicle
8. Boys Basketball: Gaylord St. Mary defeated previously-unbeaten Pellston 59-54 to move up in the Ski Valley Conference – Gaylord Herald Times
9. Girls Basketball: Richland Gull Lake handed Three Rivers its first loss, 73-49 – Kalamazoo Gazette
10. Girls Basketball: Ubly moved into first place alone in the Greater Thumb Conference East with a 31-17 win over Sandusky – Huron Daily Tribune
Also of note …
Football: Recently retired pro Zach Line will take over Oxford from longtime coach Bud Rowley, who retired after this past season – State Champs Sports Network