Today in the MHSAA: 1/21/20
January 21, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Major matchups at basketball events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s memory made for a highlight-filled weekend and Monday across Michigan, and girls basketball, wrestling, competitive cheer, hockey and boys swimming & diving also contributed headliners as teams braved the mid-January weather.
1. Boys Basketball: Division 3 Flint Beecher downed Division 1 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 70-61 in a matchup of MHSAA championship contenders – State Champs Sports Network
2. Girls Basketball: Howell handed Brighton its first loss, 43-41, with Maeve St. John connecting on two last-minute free throws – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. Wrestling: Division 4 No. 7 Hart defeated No. 6 Leroy Pine River 40-20 in the championship match of the Fallen Bucks Memorial Tournament – Cadillac News
4. Boys Basketball: Grand Rapids Christian remained undefeated with a 66-64 win over Wyoming, which also was unbeaten entering the contest – WOOD TV
5. Girls Basketball: Reeya Patel’s basket with 2.5 seconds to play pushed Ann Arbor Huron past previously-undefeated Temperance Bedford 53-51 – State Champs Sports Network
6. Boys Swimming & Diving: Midland Dow – No. 8 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – locked up its 18th-straight Tri-Cities championship, nearly doubling up the field – Midland Daily News
7. Boys Basketball: Detroit Martin Luther King got past Detroit Douglass 55-46 in a matchup of two more Finals hopefuls – Detroit Free Press
8. Boys Basketball: Emoni Bates led Ypsilanti Lincoln on a 13-2 run to close a 75-68 win over Detroit Edison – Detroit News
9. Hockey: Division 3 No. 10 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central avenged a late December loss to rival Forest Hills Northern/Eastern, winning this time 3-1 – FOX 17
10. Cheer: Stevensville Lakeshore won the Division 2 and overall championships at the Coloma Invitational – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: Although Niles fell to St. Joseph 59-54, Alycia Patterson went over 1,000 career points – Niles Daily Star
Boys Basketball: Reese Hazelton scored his 1,000th career point on a game-winner to lead Maple City Glen Lake past Saginaw Heritage 51-49 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Girls Basketball: Elise Besonen also went over 1,000 career points in leading Ewen-Trout Creek past Ontonagon – The Upbeat
Today in the MHSAA: 2/2/24
February 2, 2024
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Mason clinched a share of the Capital Area Activities Conference Red title with a 57-45 win over St. Johns – Lansing State Journal
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cheboygan defeated St. Ignace for the first time since 2015, 33-30 – Cheboygan Daily Tribune
3. SKIING Cadillac’s girls and boys teams won their invitational – Cadillac News
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cass City won its M-81 rivalry game with Caro, 50-44 – Huron Daily Tribune
5. WRESTLING Cadillac won close matches over LeRoy Pine River and Reed City to claim the 131 Showdown – Cadillac News
6. BOYS BASKETBALL West Bloomfield came back from 18 points down to defeat Ferndale 79-75 – Oakland Press
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Houghton edged Escanaba 49-46 – Escanaba Daily Press
8. HOCKEY Grand Haven earned a 6-5 overtime win over Hudsonville – Grand Haven Tribune
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Mio earned coach Ty McGregor his 100th victory, 54-49 over St. Helen Charlton Heston Academy – Bay City Times
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bay City Central improved to 9-3 with a 59-52 win over Kalamazoo Loy Norrix – WWMT