Today in the MHSAA: 11/23/16

November 23, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The winter sports season is underway on the hockey rink, and in addition to coverage of Tuesday games we’ve got the awarding of a top football player and reorganization of an east-side league.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.

Football

Detroit Cass Tech star Donovan Peoples-Jones received the MLive Football Player of the Year Award on Tuesday – MLive-Detroit

Hockey

Five players scored as Kingsford got past Escanaba 5-3; Kingsford was a Regional semifinalist last season – Escanaba Daily Press

L’Anse Creuse United and St. Clair Shores United combined for 55 shots on goal as L’Anse Creuse won 4-0 – Macomb Daily

Hartland added Jed Pietila from the travel ranks this winter and is seeing the benefits of having another excellent forward after a 16-0 win – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Good Read

Fans of 8-player football in particular will be interested in this report on the reorganization of the North Central Thumb League – Huron Daily Tribune

Today in the MHSAA: 3/5/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 5, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rochester Adams came back to edge Utica Eisenhower 53-50 in a Division 1 District opener – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Brighton also needed a comeback to get past Linden 50-38 in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Larissa Gibson nearly had a quadruple-double in Otisville LakeVille Memorial’s 68-42 win over Genesee in Division 3 – Flint Journal

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kingsford opened Division 2 District play with a 42-35 win over Houghton – Upper Michigan’s Source

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Quincy downed Homer in overtime 57-55 in Division 3 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kalamazoo Loy Norrix defeated Portage Northern 42-26 in Division 1 for its first District win in more than a decade – Kalamazoo Gazette

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fruitport defeated Muskegon Orchard View 39-23 in Division 2 for its first postseason win since 2019 – Grand Haven Tribune

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fenton edged Swartz Creek in Division 1 48-46 – WJRT

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Canton downed Plymouth 49-25 in a Division 1 District opener – Detroit News

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Whitehall advanced in Division 2 with a 36-33 win over Muskegon Oakridge – CatchMark SportsNet