Today in the MHSAA: 1/11/19

January 11, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Thursday was dominated by major matchups in the pool in Lower Peninsula Divisions 1 and 3, plus a milestone coaching victory on the wrestling mat.

1. Boys Swimming & Diving: LPD3 No. 2 East Grand Rapids – last season’s MHSAA Finals runner-up – edged current No. 1 and reigning champion Holland Christian 105-80 – Holland Sentinel

2. Boys Swimming & Diving: In another matchup of two of the state’s best, LPD1 No. 5 Ann Arbor Pioneer downed No. 7 Saline 110-76 – We Love Ann Arbor

3. Wrestling: Division 1 No. 10 Macomb Dakota downed New Baltimore Anchor Bay in a matchup of Macomb Area Conference Red powers, after Anchor Bay coach Jim Morisette earned his 700th win earlier in the night against Clinton Township Chippewa Valley – Macomb Daily

4. Girls Basketball: Manchester improved to 6-1 by handing Hanover-Horton its first defeat, 53-37 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

5. Boys Swimming & Diving: Grand Haven ended a long losing streak to Rockford with a 74-point win in a matchup of LPD1 honorable mentions – Grand Haven Tribune

6. Hockey: Division 3 No. 8 Alpena downed Division 2 No. 15 Grand Rapids Christian 5-2 to highlight first-day action at the North/South Showcase in Traverse City – WPBN

7. Boys Basketball: Montague handed Muskegon Western Michigan Christian its first defeat, 47-42 – Local Sports Journal

8. Skiing: Harbor Springs’ girls opened the season with a sweep of both events at the Lake Michigan Conference race – Petoskey News-Review

9. Girls Basketball: Comstock downed Olivet 66-42 with Daisy Ansel scoring 37 points – JoeInsider.com

10. Girls Basketball: Iron River West Iron County followed up Tuesday’s big win over Negaunee with a 49-48 nail-biter over Menominee – The Upbeat

Today in the MHSAA: 4/13/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 13, 2023

1. SOFTBALL Reigning Division 3 champion and top-ranked Millington and 2022 Division 4 champion and current No. 1 Unionville-Sebewaing split a doubleheader – WJRT

2. GIRLS SOCCER Midland shut out Division 3 No. 2 Flint Powers Catholic 2-0 – Mid-Michigan Now

3. GIRLS SOCCER Mari DellaVecchia scored both goals as Hamilton downed Division 3 No. 11 Holland Christian 2-1 – Holland Sentinel

4. BASEBALL No. 10 Buchanan won the first game but Dowagiac defeated the reigning Division 3 champion in the second – Niles Daily Star

5. BASEBALL Muskegon Catholic Central also earned a notable split, with Division 3 No. 16 Grand Rapids Covenant Christian – MuskegonSports.com

6. SOFTBALL Clare came back from a 10-run deficit to salvage a split with Ithaca in a matchup of Division 3 honorable mentions – MI Sports Now

7. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 12 St. Joseph improved to 5-0 with a 1-0 win over Division 4 No. 7 Kalamazoo Christian – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

8. TRACK & FIELD Saugatuck’s boys tied Martin at 68 to keep a decade-long unbeaten streak intact – Holland Sentinel

9. TRACK & FIELD Petoskey swept three-team meets with Cadillac and Petoskey St. Michael – Petoskey News-Review

10. TRACK & FIELD Ludington’s girls and boys swept four-team meets – Ludington Daily News