Today in the MHSAA: 9/16/20

September 17, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Tuesday was highlighted by cross country races all over the state, with Charlevoix’s girls among winners serving notice they could belong in a championship chase.

1. Cross Country: Charlevoix’s girls outpaced Harbor Springs’ in a matchup of possible northern Michigan contenders, and Harbor Springs’ boys won another power-packed race; Harbor Springs’ teams both are ranked No. 14 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, with Charlevoix’s boys No. 11 and its girls unranked – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Cross Country: Marquette swept championships at the Kingsford Invitational; both teams are ranked No. 1 in UPD1 – Marquette Mining Journal

3. Cross Country: The Monroe Jefferson boys and Milan girls won Milan Puddle Jumpers Invitational championships – Monroe News

4. Volleyball: Pellston won an important early league matchup with Gaylord St. Mary – Petoskey News-Review

5. Boys Tennis: LPD2 No. 3 Birmingham Seaholm earned a 6-2 win over Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Oakland Press

6. Boys soccer: Traverse City West earned a solid “rivalry week” win, 4-0 over Traverse City Central – Traverse City Record-Eagle

7. Volleyball: Constantine bounced back from losing the third and fourth sets to defeat Centreville in five – JoeInsider.com

8. Cross Country: Hart swept West Michigan Conference jamborees at Mason County Central; both Hart teams are No. 1 in LPD3 – Ludington Daily News

9. Volleyball: Jonesville opened league play with a five-set win over Union City – Hillsdale Daily News

10. Cross Country: Benzie Central swept Northwest Conference jamborees; Benzie’s girls are No. 3 and its boys No. 8 in LPD3 – Benzie County Record Patriot

Today in the MHSAA: 1/6/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 6, 2025

1. WRESTLING Division 3 top-ranked Dundee edged the host and Division 1 top-ranked Shamrocks by six points to win the Detroit Catholic Central Invitational – Monroe News

2. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 3 Freeland won its first Saginaw County championship, with five individual weight-class winners – Bay City Times

3. WRESTLING Division 3 No. 3 Algonac built on three straight runner-up finishes with its first Macomb County Invitational championship – Macomb Daily

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Trey McKenney became Orchard Lake St. Mary’s all-time leading scorer during a 67-52 win over Toledo Whitmer at the Motor City Roundball Classic – Oakland Press

5. COMPETITIVE CHEER Temperance Bedford in Division 1 at Allen Park in Division 2 were champions at the Allen Park Invitational – Southgate News-Herald

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice defeated reigning Division 2 champion Warren Lincoln 69-57 at the Motor City Roundball Classic – Oakland Press

7. HOCKEY Division 2 top-ranked Livonia Stevenson defeated Hancock and Houghton to win Houghton’s John MacInnes Hockey Classic for the first time since 1977 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Negaunee defeated Ewen-Trout Creek 47-30 and then Ludington 50-41 to win its Irontown Holiday Bash – Marquette Mining Journal

9. HOCKEY Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central increased its winning streak to 33 with a 5-2 victory over Division 3 No. 2 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s – Oakland Press

10. HOCKEY No. 2 Hartland downed No. 5 Clarkston 4-2 in a matchup of Division 1 contenders – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Also of note …

BOYS BASKETBALL Mcrecco Mcfadden became the first Burton Bentley player to score 1,000 career points – WJRT

GIRLS BASKETBALL Averie Zinn joined her older sister Ryleigh by reaching 1,000 career points – WJRT

BOYS BASKETBALL Peyton Ruel went over 1,000 career points although Muskegon Oakridge fell to Whitehall 63-51 – Muskegon Chronicle