Today in the MHSAA: 1/28/20

January 28, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Basketball rolled to a fast start this week with major highlights Monday, and news broke about two coaches from prominent football programs stepping down.

1. Girls Basketball: Makenna Banbury scored 26 points including the 1,000th of her career in Hillsdale Academy’s 60-26 win over North Adams-Jerome – Hillsdale Daily News

2. Boys Basketball: Emoni Bates scored 42 points to lead Ypsilanti Lincoln past Jackson 83-58 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

3. Boys Basketball: Clarkston moved to 9-1 overall with a big Oakland Activities Association Red win over North Farmington, 55-45 – Oakland Press

4. Girls Basketball: Cadillac held on to move to 11-0 with a 42-40 win over McBain – Cadillac News

5. Girls Basketball: Melanie Morrison’s 3-pointer during the final seconds pushed Hillman past Mio 42-41 – Alpena News

6. Girls Basketball: Cedarville handed just the second loss this season to Mackinaw City, 58-25 – MI Sports Now

7. Girls Basketball: Laney Jakeway was another late-game hero as Harbor Light Christian edged Wolverine 47-43 in overtime – Petoskey News-Review

8. Girls Basketball: Sault Ste. Marie improved to 10-1 with a 57-46 win over Marquette – Up North Live

9. Boys Swimming & Diving: Ishpeming Westwood edged Gladstone 62-56 – Escanaba Daily Press

10. Boys Basketball: Morley Stanwood held on through overtime to improve to 9-1 with a 58-50 win over LeRoy Pine River – Big Rapids News

Also of note …

Football: Jerry Angers has resigned as coach at Maple City Glen Lake after 11 seasons and this fall a runner-up finish in Division 6 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Football: Midland Dow coach Jason Watkins stepped down, also after 11 seasons leading the program – Midland Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 10/6/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 6, 2022

1. BOYS TENNIS No. 2 Traverse City St. Francis edged No. 3 Big Rapids to claim a Lower Peninsula Division 4 Regional title – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. BOYS TENNIS No. 7 Holland Christian won an LPD2 Regional title with Holland, Zeeland West and Hamilton also all qualifying for the Finals – Holland Sentinel

3. GIRLS GOLF Olivia Hemmila finished first individually to lead No. 5 Troy Athens to an LPD1 Regional title – Macomb Daily

4. GIRLS GOLF Ypsilanti Lincoln edged No. 5 Grosse Pointe South by a stroke to clinch an LPD2 Regional title – Monroe News

5. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Edsel Ford earned a share of the Downriver League championship with a win over Allen Park – Southgate News-Herald

6. BOYS TENNIS Holt repeated as an LPD1 Regional champion – Lansing State Journal

7. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 13 Ludington shut out Shelby 3-0 to clinch the West Michigan Conference title outright – Ludington Daily

8. BOYS TENNIS Berrien Springs won an LPD4 Regional championship – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

9. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 2 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett outscored No. 9 Clarkston Everest Collegiate in a shootout to win the Detroit Catholic League Cardinal championship – Oakland Press

10. BOYS SOCCER Goodrich’s 4-0 win over Clio gave coach Evan Huizenga his 400th victory – Mid-Michigan Now