Today in the MHSAA: 12/18/19

December 18, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The 2019 calendar year refuses to finish without making some significant early impacts on this basketball season, with Tuesday including a few that will be remembered.

1. Girls Basketball: Saginaw Swan Valley delivered Hemlock’s first regular-season season defeat in nearly two calendar years, 67-50 – Saginaw News

2. Boys Basketball: Grand Rapids Christian locked down Grand Rapids Catholic Central for a 60-54 win – FOX 17

3. Boys Basketball: Beaverton got past reigning league champ Sanford Meridian 40-38 in a matchup of the two best from the Jack Pine Conference in 2018-19 – Midland Daily News

4. Girls Basketball: Hartland slowed down Okemos for a 41-23 win – State Champs Sports Network

5. Boys Swimming & Diving: Holland West Ottawa had the top finisher in eight races on the way to a 112-72 win over Zeeland – Holland Sentinel

6. Girls Basketball: Carlee Crabtree scored her 1,000th career point as Coldwater earned its first win this season, 62-22 over Hastings – Coldwater Daily Reporter

7. Girls Basketball: Saline moved to 5-0 with a 71-24 win over Dearborn Henry Ford Academy as Ella Stemmer set a school record with eight 3-pointers – Saline Post

8. Boys Basketball: Tyson Acuff scored 44 points including the winning basket in Detroit Cass Tech’s 65-64 win over Henry Ford – Detroit News

9. Girls Basketball: Marquette held on for a low-scoring 35-32 win over Negaunee – The Upbeat

10. Girls Basketball: Morgan Case made a half-court shot at the buzzer to push Blissfield past Erie Mason 50-47 – Adrian Daily Telegram

Also of note …

State Champs Sports Network produced its MHSAA Finals shows for Volleyball, Girls Swimming & Diving and Football

Today in the MHSAA: 1/20/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 20, 2023

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Al Schrauben reached 700 career wins with Portland St. Patrick’s latest over Morrice, 64-27 – WILX

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Richmond took a major step in the Blue Water Area Conference with a 53-44 win over Croswell-Lexington – Macomb Daily

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rockford stayed on top in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red with a 61-47 win over Holland West Ottawa – FOX 17

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL North Farmington is in first alone in the Oakland Activities Association White after a 40-21 win over Oxford – Oakland Press

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Ferndale earned a key OAA Red win 48-32 over Clarkston – Detroit News

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Lansing Waverly continued to lead in the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue by doubling up Grand Ledge – Lansing State Journal

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Kalamazoo Central remains undefeated after a 63-51 win over Battle Creek Central – WWMT

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Concord won a matchup of Big 8 Conference leaders, 45-32 over Jonesville – Jackson Citizen Patriot

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Buchanan built on its lead in the Lakeland Conference with a 56-25 win over Dowagiac – Niles Daily Star

10. BOWLING Coldwater swept girls and boys varsity matches against Battle Creek Pennfield – Coldwater Daily Reporter