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: 5/27/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 27, 2022

1. GIRLS SOCCER A last-minute overtime goal sent No. 5 Rochester past Romeo 3-1 in a Division 1 District opener – Oakland Press

2. SOFTBALL Ypsilanti Lincoln swept Saline to claim the Southeastern Conference Red championship – Ann Arbor News

3. BOYS GOLF Northville – No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – shot a 297 to win the Kensington Lakes Activities Association Tournament by two strokes – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. SOFTBALL Division 3 No. 3 Traverse City St. Francis swept honorable mention Elk Rapids to finish a league title run in the Lake Michigan Conference – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. GOLF Marquette swept girls and boys Great Northern Conference championships – Escanaba Daily Press

6. TRACK & FIELD Manton’s 86-77 boys win over Lake City created a three-way shared Highland Conference championship between those two and Beal City – Cadillac News

7. GIRLS SOCCER Davison followed up its regular-season win over Grand Blanc with a 2-1 Division 1 District victory – Flint Journal

8. GIRLS SOCCER Muskegon Mona Shores opened Division 1 District play with a 4-1 win over Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern – Local Sports Journal

9. GIRLS SOCCER No. 15 Gaylord opened its Division 2 District with a 3-0 win over Bay City John Glenn – Petoskey News-Review

10. TRACK & FIELD Warren Regina’s Ella Jenkins and New Baltimore Anchor Bay’s Matheu Morrison swept hurdles races among highlights at the Macomb County Invitational – Macomb Daily Girls | Boys

Also of note …

FOOTBALL Coach Kelly Luplow has retired after leading Clare to 251 wins over 34 seasons – Saginaw News