Today in the MHSAA: 12/4/18

December 4, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

Girls basketball season tipped off Monday and today’s list is dominated by hoops, led by a last-second game-winning shot in the northern Lower Peninsula.

1. Boys Basketball: Skyler Spangler’s buzzer beating-shot gave Central Lake a 58-56 win over Ellsworth – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Girls Basketball: Dajanee Cox scored 27 points as Detroit Henry Ford opened with a 52-42 win over Detroit Public Safety – Detroit News

3. Girls Basketball: Flint Carman-Ainsworth began a season carrying high expectations with a 67-19 win over Lapeer – WJRT

4. Girls Basketball: Lake City won the first girls game in its new gym, 68-28 over Harrison – MI Sports Now

5. Boys Basketball: Midland Dow avenged last season’s loss to Beaverton with a 71-49 win – Midland Daily News

6. Hockey: Escanaba came back from an early two-goal deficit to get past Negaunee 6-5 – Escanaba Daily Press

7. Girls Basketball: Kingsford opened with an impressive 56-45 win over Ishpeming – The Upbeat

8. Girls Basketball: After leading by a point at halftime, Reading built a 22-0 run on the way to a 69-43 win over Camden-Frontier – Hillsdale Daily News

9. Boys Basketball: Lincoln Alcona made 8 of 12 free throws in the fourth quarter to pull past AuGres-Sims 62-56 – Alpena News

10. Boys Basketball: Kinde-North Huron rode a 23-2 third-quarter run to pull away from Owendale-Gagetown – Huron Daily Tribune

Today in the MHSAA: 1/29/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 29, 2024

1. COMPETITIVE CHEER Rochester Hills Stoney Creek, Allen Park and Grosse Ile were champions at the 21st Wyandotte Roosevelt Invitational – Southgate News-Herald

2. WRESTLING Division 3 No. 6 Constantine was first, Division 2 No. 9 St. Joseph second and Stevensville Lakeshore third at the Berrien County Invitational – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Reigning Division 1 champion Rockford downed 2023 Division 2 champion Lansing Catholic 55-48 – WOOD TV

4. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 1 Lowell defeated Division 3 top-ranked Dundee 42-27 – Twitter

5. WRESTLING Gaylord hosted and won the 39-team Northern Michigan Championships – Petoskey News-Review

6. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 3 Clarkston downed M-1 Unified 6-1 to clinch a share of the Oakland Activities Association Red championship – Oakland Press

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Warren Lincoln handed East Lansing its first loss, 62-54 – Detroit News

8. BOWLING The Grand Haven boys and Division 1 No. 10 Zeeland girls won Muskegon Reeths-Puffer’s Rocket Invitational – Grand Haven Tribune

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Northview handed North Farmington its first loss, 57-51 – Grand Rapids Press

10. GYMNASTICS Hartland remained undefeated this season by defeating Howell, Brighton and Novi in a quad meet – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Also of note …

BOYS BASKETBALL Carson Vis went over 1,000 career points in Grand Rapids South Christian’s 75-44 win over Kenowa Hills – Grand Rapids Press

BOYS BASKETBALL Donny Yeager went over 1,000 career points in Saginaw Nouvel’s 78-27 victory over St. Louis – Saginaw News