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: 6/8/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

June 8, 2022

1. GIRLS SOCCER Laingsburg reshuffled the Division 4 bracket with a 2-0 win over top-ranked Saginaw Valley Lutheran in a Regional Semifinal – Saginaw News

2. GIRLS SOCCER No. 6 Harbor Springs delivered McBain Northern Michigan Christian its lone loss of the season, 3-0 in a Division 4 Regional Semifinal – Petoskey News-Review

3. GIRLS SOCCER No. 7 Kalamazoo Christian got past No. 3 Lansing Christian 1-0 in overtime in Division 4 – Kalamazoo Gazette

4. GIRLS SOCCER No. 5 Rochester advanced in Division 1 with a 2-0 Regional Semifinal win over No. 13 New Baltimore Anchor Bay – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS SOCCER No. 2 Hudsonville remained undefeated in advancing in Division 1 with a 1-0 win over No. 11 Rockford – FOX 17

6. GIRLS SOCCER No. 3 Spring Lake advanced in Division 2 with a Regional Semifinal win over No. 9 Cadillac – Grand Haven Tribune

7. GIRLS SOCCER No. 3 Hartland came back from a 2-0 halftime deficit to defeat Farmington Hills Mercy 4-2 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. GIRLS SOCCER New Boston Huron earned its first Regional win ever, downing Dearborn Divine Child 2-0 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Monroe News

9. GIRLS SOCCER After a regular-season split, No. 11 Grosse Ile defeated Milan 1-0 in overtime in a Division 3 Regional Semifinal – Southgate News-Herald

10. GIRLS SOCCER No. 5 Elk Rapids moved on in Division 3 with a 4-0 win over Newaygo – Traverse City Record-Eagle