Today in the MHSAA: 12/9/19

December 9, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Matchups of a number of the state’s anticipated girls basketball best topped a weekend list full of high achievers with hockey, bowling and swimming & diving also contributing to the headliners.

1. Girls Basketball: Reigning Division 3 champion Pewamo-Westphalia downed last season’s Division 1 runner-up Southfield Arts & Technology 43-31 at the Arbor Prep Ice Breaker Challenge – State Champs Sports Network

2. Girls Basketball: Hart earned its first win since 2004 over eight-time reigning West Michigan Conference champion Muskegon Oakridge, 56-34 – Local Sports Journal

3. Girls Basketball: Hartland handed a 61-40 loss to two-time reigning Division 4/Class D champion Adrian Lenawee Christian at Arbor Prep – Adrian Daily Telegram

4. Hockey: Traverse City Central took wins of 4-3 over Division 3 No. 8 Houghton and 7-2 over No. 9 Hancock during a weekend trip – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. Bowling: Cadillac’s boys and Traverse City West’s girls repeated as Big North Conference champions – Cadillac News

6. Boys Swimming & Diving: Grand Rapids Christian, No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 3, earned a 108-78 win over No. 6 Hamilton – Holland Sentinel

7. Hockey: Gaylord bounced back from a loss to Traverse City West with a 3-1 road win at Division 1 No. 7 Midland – Gaylord Herald Times

8. Girls Basketball: Midland Dow got past Maple City Glen Lake 45-43 in a game that was tied at the end of each of the first three quarters – Midland Daily News

9. Girls Basketball: East Grand Rapids got past host Kalamazoo Central 66-57 at the Lady Giant West Side Showcase – JoeInsider.com

10. Hockey: Grosse Pointe South scored five first-period goals in a 7-2 win over Traverse Bay Reps – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: Jasmine Clerkley went over 1,000 career points as Okemos got past Haslett 58-51 – Lansing State Journal

Girls Basketball: Muskegon Reeths-Puffer’s Lauren Ross scored her 1,000th career point during a 49-40 win over Greenville – Muskegon Chronicle

Girls Tennis: Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central is mourning the death of retired coach Wayne Asher, who led the girls team to two Division 4 Finals runner-up finishes over 14 seasons – Monroe News

Softball: Longtime Spring Lake coach Bill Core has stepped down with a 642-473 record since taking over the program in 1990 – Grand Haven Tribune

Today in the MHSAA: 12/11/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 11, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kennedy Gustafson scored her 1,000th career point as Saugatuck defeated Bridgman 79-53 – Holland Sentinel

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Josh Gibson reached 1,000 career points as Birmingham Groves downed Ferndale 68-46 – Oakland Press

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Frankenmuth earned the 1,000th win in program history, getting past Swartz Creek 51-46 – Saginaw News

4. HOCKEY No. 2 Hartland downed No. 7 Northville 5-2 in a matchup of ranked teams in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland Dow edged Frankenmuth 50-46 in a matchup of potential contenders in Divisions 1 and 2, respectively – Midland Daily News

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Reigning Division 2 runner-up Grand Rapids Christian got past Hudsonville 77-76 in overtime – Grand Rapids Press

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard came back from an early deficit to down Goodrich 59-53 – Ann Arbor News

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Josie Ode had a triple-double in Saginaw Heritage’s 77-46 win over Essexville Garber – Saginaw News

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Emily Bladen set a Milan record with nine 3-pointers in a 59-27 win over Britton Deerfield – Ann Arbor News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Croswell-Lexington turned away Richmond 59-53 in overtime – Port Huron Times Herald

Also of note …

GIRLS WRESTLING Traverse City West, Manton, Kingsley and Lake City competed in the first girls wrestling dual matches in northwestern Lower Peninsula history; West won both of its matches – Traverse City Record-Eagle