Today In The MHSAA: 8/26/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

August 26, 2021

1. VOLLEYBALL Saugatuck swept Constantine to clinch the Delton Kellogg Tournament championship – Sturgis Journal

2. CROSS COUNTRY Macomb Dakota swept the championships at Manton’s Fox & Hound Invitational – Cadillac News

3. BOYS SOCCER Northville downed reigning Kensington Lakes Activities Association West champion Salem 3-0 – Observer & Eccentric

4. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Plainwell – No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – edged Allegan by seven points to win the SCC Relays at Battle Creek Harper Creek – Sturgis Journal

5. VOLLEYBALL Midland Bullock Creek moved to 4-1-2 with wins over Freeland and Sanford Meridian – Midland Daily News

6. BOYS SOCCER Allen Park opened Downriver League play with a 4-0 win over Trenton – Southgate News-Herald

7. BOYS SOCCER Big Rapids scored three second-half goals to get past Manistee – Big Rapids News

8. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Edsel Ford also started 1-0 in Downriver League action with a 6-2 win over Gibraltar Carlson – Southgate News-Herald

9. BOYS SOCCER Grand Haven earned its first victory of the fall, 2-0 over Hudsonville – Grand Haven Tribune

10. GIRLS TENNIS Kingsford and Escanaba played to a 4-4 draw – Iron Mountain Daily News

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