Today in the MHSAA: 12/13/19
December 13, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Matchups close to home in boys swimming & diving and girls basketball stood out most from Thursday’s headliners across the state, but one of the biggest newsmakers of the week came this morning from Rockford football.
1. Boys Swimming & Diving: Williamston/Lansing Christian won the annual Waverly Relays as the top three teams were separated by just six points – Lansing State Journal
2. Girls Basketball: Ann Arbor Huron downed Ypsilanti Arbor Prep 62-49 in a matchup of teams with high expectations this winter – Ann Arbor News
3. Boys Swimming & Diving: Grand Haven got past Spring Lake 110-71; Spring Lake is ranked No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – Grand Haven Tribune
4. Girls Basketball: Neveah Benavides’ basket during the closing seconds gave Saginaw Arthur Hill a 48-46 win over Saginaw High – Saginaw News
5. Girls Basketball: Adrian Lenawee Christian won a matchup of frequent small-school powers, 64-30 over Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes – Adrian Daily Telegram
6. Girls Basketball: Fruitport Calvary Christian won a meeting of two more highly-regarded small-school programs, 53-46 over Battle Creek Calhoun Christian – Muskegon Chronicle
7. Boys Basketball: Oxford earned coach Steve Laidlaw his 100th victory with a 59-36 win over Walled Lake Central – Oakland Press
8. Girls Basketball: Riverview Gabriel Richard improved to 4-0 with a 42-37 win over Grosse Ile – Southgate Times-Herald
9. Girls Basketball: Lake City also moved to 4-0 with a 56-31 win over Houghton Lake – Cadillac News
10. Girls Basketball: Gaylord St. Mary capitalized on 37 turnovers in a 44-29 win over Mancelona – Gaylord Herald-Times
Also of note …
Football: Rockford coach Ralph Munger announced his retirement Friday after 40 seasons coaching there and at Frankenmuth – FOX 17
Today in the MHSAA: 10/28/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
October 28, 2024
1. CROSS COUNTRY The No. 9 Central Montcalm boys won their first Regional championship in this sport since 1975, in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – Greenville Daily News
2. BOYS SOCCER No. 7 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern downed top-ranked Fruitport in a shootout to claim a Division 2 Regional title – Local Sports Journal
3. BOYS SOCCER Grand Rapids Christian also clinched a Division 2 Regional title in an upset, 1-0 over No. 4 Allendale – Grand Rapids Press
4. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 9 Bronson clinched a shared Big 8 Conference championship with Division 4 No. 10 Concord with a league tournament title – Coldwater Daily Reporter
5. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 top-ranked Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart finished an outright championship run in the Mid-State Activities Conference with a tournament title – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
6. VOLLEYBALL Fruitport claimed the outright title in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Silver with a league tournament championship – MuskegonSports.com
7. CROSS COUNTRY The top-ranked Romeo girls and Macomb Dakota boys ran to LPD1 Regional titles – Macomb Daily Girls | Boys
8. CROSS COUNTRY Benzie Central swept LPD3 Regional championships; Benzie’s girls are ranked No. 5, and the boys are No. 10 – Benzie Record Patriot
9. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD4 No. 12 Bear Lake/Onekama girls cross country team won its first Regional title in a decade – Manistee News Advocate
10. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Warren De La Salle Collegiate edged Dearborn Divine Child 2-1 to claim a Division 2 Regional title – Macomb Daily