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: 9/16/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 16, 2022

1. GIRLS GOLF Grand Rapids Catholic Central – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – shot a 339 to win the Montague Invitational by 10 strokes – Local Sports Journal

2. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention White Lake Lakeland continued its undefeated start with a sweep of Rochester Adams – Oakland Press

3. BOYS SOCCER Leland shut out Division 3 No. 9 Traverse City Christian 1-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. GIRLS SWIMMING & DIVING Saline – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – nearly doubled up Ann Arbor Huron 123-62 – Saline Post

5. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 13 Grand Haven moved to 7-0-3 with Cade LaRose scoring all four goals in a win over Grandville – MuskegonSports.com

6. CROSS COUNTRY Mackinaw City swept the second Northern Lakes Conference meets – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

7. VOLLEYBALL Brimley won the final two sets to defeat Cedarville/DeTour in five – MI Sports Now

8. BOYS SOCCER Greenville dealt Ionia its second loss, 3-0 – Greenville Daily News

9. BOYS SOCCER Birmingham Seaholm and Bloomfield Hills played to a 1-1 draw – Oakland Press

10. BOYS SOCCER Traverse City West won big in its rivalry matchup with Traverse City Central – Up North Live

Also of note …

CONFERENCE CHANGES Jackson Lumen Christi will be moving to the Detroit Catholic League, and the Greater Lansing Activities Conference has three schools on the move – Jackson Citizen Patriot | Lansing State Journal