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Linked Up: Meet Mr. Basketball
March 19, 2013
To casual high school basketball fans who hadn't heard about him coming up, Monte Morris introduced himself during Flint Beecher's run to last season's MHSAA Class C championship.
On Monday, the Iowa State recruit won a close competition among the top three finalists for this season's Mr. Basketball award, as voted on by members of the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan.
Morris gives Flint its first Mr. Basketball since Kelvin Torbert in 2001.
Monte Morris of Flint Beecher Named Mr. Basketball (Detroit Free Press)
PHOTO: Flint Beecher's Monte Morris brings the ball upcourt during a game against Rockford this season. (Click to see more at HighSchoolSportsScene.com.)
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Today in the MHSAA: 4/8/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 8, 2024
1. GIRLS SOCCER Trenton won a rematch of a 2023 District Final, 3-0 over Riverview – Southgate News-Herald
2. TRACK & FIELD The Reed City boys and Hart girls won the Hart & Sole Music Invitational championships – Big Rapids Pioneer | Athletic.net
3. TRACK & FIELD The Gaylord girls won the Third Annual Yooper Invitational, while Charlevoix and Alpena shared the boys championship – Escanaba Daily Press | Athletic.net
4. SOFTBALL Fowlerville and Howell split, the Highlanders’ Ava Lavery throwing a no-hitter in the second game – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
5. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City West added a second shutout to open this season, 3-0 over Elk Rapids – Traverse City Record-Eagle
6. GIRLS SOCCER New Baltimore Anchor Bay netted the game’s lone goal with 23:02 to play against Utica Ford – Macomb Daily
7. GIRLS SOCCER Jackson Lumen Christi scored a pair of late goals to get past Manchester – Jackson Citizen Patriot
8. GIRLS SOCCER Leland also finished its first week with a shutout, 2-0 over Manistee – MI Sports Now
9. GIRLS SOCCER Hart opened 1-0 for the first time since 2017 with a win over Benzie Central – Ludington Daily News
10. BASEBALL Haslett swept an early-season doubleheader against Jackson Northwest – Jackson Citizen Patriot