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: 10/4/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 4, 2022

1. GIRLS GOLF No. 2 Macomb Lutheran North shot a 327 to edge top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood by seven strokes for a Lower Peninsula Division 3 Regional championship – MHSAA.com

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 10 Wyoming Potter’s House Christian scored three unanswered goals to come back and defeat top-ranked Hartford 3-2 – FOX 17

3. GIRLS GOLF No. 2 Brighton shot a 310 to win its LPD1 Regional by 28 strokes – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. BOYS SOCCER Walled Lake Northern repeated as Lakes Valley Conference Tournament champion with a 3-2 win over Division 1 No. 13 South Lyon – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS GOLF No. 11 Midland Dow shot a 363 to win an LPD2 Regional – Midland Daily News

6. GIRLS GOLF No. 2 Adrian Lenawee Christian’s 363 was 39 strokes better than the field in winning an LPD4 Regional – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. BOYS TENNIS Wyandotte Roosevelt won five flights to clinch the Downriver League Tournament and overall league title – Southgate News-Herald

8. BOYS SOCCER Linden’s 1-0 win over Flint Kearsley gave coach Kevin Fiebernitz 800 victories for his career – Flint Journal

9. GIRLS GOLF No. 5 Grosse Ile was first with 338 strokes to win its LPD3 Regional by seven over No. 8 Detroit Country Day – MHSAA.com

10. GIRLS GOLF No. 7 Ann Arbor Greenhills shot a 380 to win an LPD4 Regional title – MHSAA.com