Today in the MHSAA: 1/22/20

January 22, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Tuesday was milestone day as four more of the state’s top girls basketball players went over 1,000 points for their careers, headlining an evening that also saw a number of upsets in multiple sports.

1. Girls Basketball: Ellie Droste joined Pewamo-Westphalia teammate Hannah Spitzley in going over 1,000 career points this season, reaching the milestone in a big win over Bath – Lansing State Journal

2. Girls Basketball: AJ Ediger went over 1,000 career points with 21 in Hamilton’s 41-29 win over Zeeland West – Holland Sentinel

3. Girls Basketball: Joanna Larsen went over 1,000 career points with 19 in Centreville’s 66-26 win over Mendon – Sturgis Journal

4. Girls Basketball: Gabi Saxman scored 29 points in Schoolcraft’s 57-30 win over Constantine to go over 1,000 for her career – JoeInsider.com

5. Boys Basketball: Thomas Kurowski tied a school record with 43 points, including four big ones over the final seconds, to lead Sturgis past Battle Creek Central 62-58 – Sturgis Journal

6. Boys Swimming & Diving: Pinckney – an honorable mention in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – got past LPD1 No. 10 Brighton for the first time in a long time, 96-90 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. Girls Basketball: Kent City dealt the first loss this season to Morley Stanwood, 75-33, thanks in part to 16 3-pointers – Muskegon Chronicle

8. Boys Basketball: Gaylord St. Mary defeated previously-unbeaten Pellston 59-54 to move up in the Ski Valley Conference – Gaylord Herald Times

9. Girls Basketball: Richland Gull Lake handed Three Rivers its first loss, 73-49 – Kalamazoo Gazette

10. Girls Basketball: Ubly moved into first place alone in the Greater Thumb Conference East with a 31-17 win over Sandusky – Huron Daily Tribune

Also of note …

Football: Recently retired pro Zach Line will take over Oxford from longtime coach Bud Rowley, who retired after this past season – State Champs Sports Network

Today in the MHSAA: 10/17/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 17, 2023

1. BOYS SOCCER No. 12 Grandville Calvin Christian downed No. 3 Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian 2-1 to advance to a Division 4 District Final, where Calvin will face No. 13 Byron Center Zion Christian, a 1-0 winner over Holland Black River in the other District Semifinal – FOX 17

2. BOYS SOCCER No. 11 Kingsford downed No. 9 Elk Rapids in a shootout in a Division 3 District Semifinal – MI Sports Now

3. GIRLS GOLF Traverse City Central shot a 348 to complete a Big North Conference championship run – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. BOYS SOCCER No. 7 Oxford scored the game-winner with less than a minute to play to get past Lake Orion in a Division 1 District Semifinal – Oakland Press

5. BOYS SOCCER Grand Haven moved on in Division 1 with an overtime win over Holland West Ottawa – Grand Haven Tribune

6. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Divine Child edged Melvindale 2-1 in a Division 2 District Semifinal – Southgate News-Herald

7. BOYS SOCCER No. 8 Clarkston will face Oxford for a Division 1 District title after outlasting Grand Blanc 1-0 – Oakland Press

8. BOYS SOCCER Three Rivers’ Christian Selent scored all five goals in his team’s 5-2 Division 3 win over Buchanan – Niles Daily Star

9. BOYS SOCCER Goodrich advanced in Division 2 with a 3-2 overtime win over Ortonville Brandon – WJRT

10. BOYS SOCCER Fenton and Linden lined up a Division 2 District Final matchup with wins over Lake Fenton and Fowlerville, respectively – Mid-Michigan Now