Today in the MHSAA: 12/20/19

December 20, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Basketball teams got an early start on the weekend and holiday break with a number of Thursday night games, topped by a girls rivalry between high-powered neighbors.

“Today in the MHSAA” will take a break as well over the next two weeks and return Jan. 6.

1. Girls Basketball: Midland improved to 5-0 with its first win over rival Dow in two seasons, 38-31 – Midland Daily News

2. Girls Basketball: Muskegon put up an impressive defensive performance on the road at Kalamazoo Central to earn a 52-34 win – Muskegon Chronicle

3. Girls Basketball: Bay City John Glenn edged Freeland 42-40 in a matchup of annual contenders – Bay City Times

4. Boys Basketball: Camden-Frontier won a matchup of unbeaten teams, 67-46 – Hillsdale Daily News

5. Boys Basketball: Clare handed Beaverton its first defeat of the season, 54-48 – MI Sports Now

6. Boys Basketball: Montabella came back from a double-digit deficit, but Merrill held on for a 52-50 overtime win – Saginaw News

7. Hockey: Division 2 No. 9 Lake Orion got past Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 5-2 – Oakland Press

8. Girls Basketball: Unbeaten Macomb Dakota got past Grosse Pointe North 44-30 – Macomb Daily

9. Boys Basketball: Powers North Central moved to 2-0 with a 46-41 win over Carney-Nadeau – The Upbeat

10. Boys Basketball: South Lyon East won its first game and handed Salem its first loss, 45-36 – Observer & Eccentric

Today in the MHSAA: 10/3/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 3, 2024

1. GIRLS TENNIS Negaunee in Division 1 and Ishpeming in Division 2 were repeat champions at Upper Peninsula Finals – MHSAA.com

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 4 Grand Blanc finished a third-straight title run in the Saginaw Valley League with a 7-1 win over Mount Pleasant – WJRT

3. GIRLS GOLF Dexter – the top-ranked team in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – won the Southeastern Conference Red Tournament by eight strokes to finish a league title run – Chelsea Sun Times News

4. BOYS TENNIS Ludington locked up the Coastal Conference championship with a league tournament victory – Ludington Daily News

5. BOYS SOCCER Big Rapids downed Kent City 2-1 to win the Central State Activities Association Tournament – Big Rapids Pioneer

6. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 6 North Muskegon shut out Montague to clinch the West Michigan Conference title – CatchMark SportsNet

7. BOYS SOCCER Ortonville Brandon played Holly to a 2-2 draw, finishing an undefeated run through the Flint Metro League – Oakland Press

8. VOLLEYBALL Dearborn Divine Child swept Riverview Gabriel Richard to finish a perfect run through the Catholic High School League Intersectional #1 – Dearborn Press & Guide

9. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 13 Traverse City St. Francis downed Division 4 top-ranked Leland 2-1 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 14 Jackson defeated Brooklyn Columbia Central 5-1 in a matchup of league champions – Jackson Citizen Patriot