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: 3/4/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 4, 2024

1. WRESTLING The season ended at the Individual Finals with 70 champions awarded, including Detroit Catholic Central’s Darius Marines and Dundee’s Kade Kluce both claiming their fourth – MHSAA.com

2. COMPETITIVE CHEER Rochester Hills Stoney Creek, Allen Park, Croswell-Lexington and Hudson finished the season as Finals champions – MHSAA.com

3. BOWLING Zeeland, Flint Kearsley, Madison Heights Bishop Foley and Traverse City Christian won team titles Friday, with Holt, Livonia Clarenceville, Hillsdale and Bad Axe celebrating singles winners at Saturday’s Finals – MHSAA.com

4. BOWLING Flint Kearsley and Frankenmuth swept team and singles championships over Finals weekend, with Grandville and Traverse City Christian also winning team titles and Utica Eisenhower and Hudson celebrating singles winners – MHSAA.com

5. HOCKEY Division 2 No. 6 White Lake Lakeland earned its first trip to the MHSAA Semifinals with a 4-3 double-overtime win over No. 9 Port Huron Northern – Oakland Press

6. GYMNASTICS Hartland won its Regional with the highest team score at any of the four – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. HOCKEY No. 2 Trenton downed No. 7 Detroit U-D Jesuit to move on to the Division 2 Semifinals – Southgate News-Herald

8. HOCKEY Saginaw Heritage downed Midland High 3-2 in overtime to advance in Division 2 – WNEM

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Menominee claimed a Division 3 District title with a 51-49 win over Iron Mountain – Eagle Herald

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Flint Beecher earned its Division 3 District title with a 55-53 win over Millington – Mid-Michigan Now