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: 12/15/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 15, 2023

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Indya Davis went over 1,000 career points and West Bloomfield defeated Salem 67-27 in a rematch of last season’s Division 1 Semifinal, this time in the KLAA/OAA Challenge – Oakland Press

2. HOCKEY Division 3 No. 10 Sault Ste. Marie returned home with a 2-1 win over Division 2 No. 8 Traverse City Central – Up North Live

3. BOYS BASKETBALL David Chamberlain went over 1,000 career points as Harbor Light Christian defeated Mackinaw City 52-39 – Petoskey News-Review

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Austin Veal also went over 1,000 career points in Onaway’s 85-51 win over Johannesburg-Lewiston – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

5. HOCKEY Division 2 No. 3 Trenton opened an early lead on the way to a 4-1 win over Riverview Gabriel Richard – Southgate News-Herald

6. BOYS BASKETBALL David Shillinger tied Ludington’s school record with 45 points in a 64-56 win over Muskegon Oakridge – Ludington Daily News

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Camden Thompson had a triple-double in Whitehall’s 66-35 win over Montague – Local Sports Journal

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Greg Lawson II scored 44 points as Davison downed Detroit University Prep 89-82 – WJRT

9. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 6 Livonia Stevenson downed new cooperative Livonia Red – Hometown Life

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Devyn Raymond played a major role as Utica Eisenhower defeated Utica High 40-34 – Macomb Daily