Today in the MHSAA: 1/7/20

January 7, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

This week’s basketball schedules got rolling with a number of games statewide Monday, topped by what could be a league title-decider eventually in Oakland County.

1. Girls Basketball: West Bloomfield took a strong step in a competitive Oakland Activities Association Red with a 71-63 win over Southfield Arts & Technology – Oakland Press

2. Boys Basketball: Kody Hendricks’ buzzer-beating basket pushed Norway past Powers North Central 47-45 – Iron Mountain Daily News

3. Boys Basketball: Gaylord St. Mary got past East Jordan 64-55 in a matchup of top northern Lower Peninsula teams – Gaylord Herald Times

4. Boys Basketball: Sanford Meridian added to its recent winning streak against Midland Dow with a 51-35 victory – Midland Daily News

5. Girls Basketball: Leland’s Olivia Lowe just missed a triple-double in leading her team to a big win over Lake Leelanau St. Mary – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. Girls Basketball: North Farmington got past Troy 47-40 despite 28 rebounds by Troy’s Athena Samson – Oakland Press

7. Boys Basketball: Mackinaw City downed Harbor Light Christian as both teams were led by 30-point scorers – Petoskey News-Review

8. Boys Basketball: Rapid River won what could be a telling small-school battle, 55-48 over Carney-Nadeau – Escanaba Daily Press

9. Boys Basketball: Cadillac improved to 4-0 by edging Big Rapids 48-42 – MI Sports Now

10. Girls Basketball: Three Rivers moved to 5-0 with a big win over Battle Creek Pennfield – Three Rivers News

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: From Friday, Nick Edington went over 1,000 career points with 19 for Pickford in its 55-54 win over Dearborn Advanced Tech – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

Today in the MHSAA: 10/3/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 3, 2024

1. GIRLS TENNIS Negaunee in Division 1 and Ishpeming in Division 2 were repeat champions at Upper Peninsula Finals – MHSAA.com

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 No. 4 Grand Blanc finished a third-straight title run in the Saginaw Valley League with a 7-1 win over Mount Pleasant – WJRT

3. GIRLS GOLF Dexter – the top-ranked team in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – won the Southeastern Conference Red Tournament by eight strokes to finish a league title run – Chelsea Sun Times News

4. BOYS TENNIS Ludington locked up the Coastal Conference championship with a league tournament victory – Ludington Daily News

5. BOYS SOCCER Big Rapids downed Kent City 2-1 to win the Central State Activities Association Tournament – Big Rapids Pioneer

6. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 6 North Muskegon shut out Montague to clinch the West Michigan Conference title – CatchMark SportsNet

7. BOYS SOCCER Ortonville Brandon played Holly to a 2-2 draw, finishing an undefeated run through the Flint Metro League – Oakland Press

8. VOLLEYBALL Dearborn Divine Child swept Riverview Gabriel Richard to finish a perfect run through the Catholic High School League Intersectional #1 – Dearborn Press & Guide

9. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 13 Traverse City St. Francis downed Division 4 top-ranked Leland 2-1 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 14 Jackson defeated Brooklyn Columbia Central 5-1 in a matchup of league champions – Jackson Citizen Patriot