Today in the MHSAA: 10/16/20

October 19, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

More cross country league races came to an end Thursday as more Boys Soccer Districts got rolling across the Lower Peninsula.

1. Cross Country: Brownstown Woodhaven swept Downriver League races to both clinch championships; the girls team received honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – Southgate News-Herald

2. Cross Country: The Jonesville girls defeated Bronson and Springport to complete an undefeated run through the Big 8 Conference – Hillsdale Daily News

3. Cross Country: Yale’s boys – No. 9 in LPD2 – won their fourth-straight Blue Water Area Conference title – Port Huron Times Herald

4. Cross Country: The Marysville and New Baltimore Anchor Bay girls and Port Huron Northern and Warren Cousino boys won Macomb Area Conference divisional championships – Macomb Daily

5. Volleyball: Undefeated Trenton handed Allen Park its first loss – Southgate News-Herald

6. Boys Soccer: Eliot Boik scored three goals to lead Grayling past Boyne City in a Division 3 opener – Up North Live

7. Girls Swimming & Diving: Owosso continued its perfect start with a 115-61 win over Flint Kearsley/Lake Fenton – Owosso Argus-Press

8. Boys Soccer: Brighton opened Division 1 District play with a 3-1 win over Novi – Observer & Eccentric

9. Boys Soccer: Gaylord opened Division 2 District play with a 4-0 win over Bay City John Glenn – Gaylord Herald Times

10. Boys Soccer: Gibraltar Carlson opened its Division 2 District with a 4-0 win over Carleton AirportSouthgate News-Herald

Today in the MHSAA: 12/20/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 20, 2023

1. BOYS BASKETBALL David Shillinger became Ludington’s all-time leading scorer during a 65-53 win over Montague, breaking a record that stood since 1972 – Ludington Daily News

2. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Bay City Central won the inaugural Bay County Championship – Bay City Times

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Jaxon Childers went over 1,000 career points in Benzie Central’s 50-42 win over Buckley – MI Sports Now

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Byron Center defeated Hudsonville for the first time since 2009, 53-46 – Grand Rapids Press

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Okemos won a matchup of undefeated teams, 58-47 over DeWitt – Lansing State Journal

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage picked up its most impressive win of a strong start, 81-44 over previously undefeated Freeland – Saginaw News

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Erie Mason came back from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Petersburg Summerfield 53-47 – Monroe News

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Freeland’s Karie Keefer scored at the buzzer to give the Falcons a 44-42 win over Heritage – Saginaw News

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Boden Fernsler drilled the winning 3-pointer with three seconds to play in Novi’s 52-49 win over South Lyon East – Oakland Press

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Grade Anspach’s only points also came on a game-winning 3-pointer as Fruitport downed Comstock Park 53-52 – Local Sports Journal

Also of note ...

FOOTBALL Coach Scott Merchant is leaving Clinton Township Chippewa Valley to take over at Lawrence Tech – Macomb Daily