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: 9/17/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 17, 2024

1. BOYS SOCCER Jesse Sangster scored four goals in Division 4 No. 15 Manchester’s 5-1 win over Leslie to become the program’s career leader with 94 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 2 Leland shut out Division 3 No. 12 Traverse City St. Francis 3-0 – MI Sports Now

3. BOYS SOCCER Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern maintained its league lead with a 1-0 win over East Grand Rapids – FOX 17

4. BOYS SOCCER Milford downed Waterford Kettering 1-0 in a key Lakes Valley Conference matchup – Oakland Press

5. CROSS COUNTRY Houghton swept the Calumet Invitational; Houghton’s girls are ranked No. 1 in Upper Peninsula Division 1, and Houghton’s boys are No. 2   Upper Michigan Source

6. BOYS SOCCER Monroe defeated Dexter for the first time in program history, 1-0 – Monroe News

7. CROSS COUNTRY The Cheboygan girls and LPD4 No. 12 Frankfort boys won Kalkaska Invitational titles, with Petoskey St. Michael individuals sweeping first places – Traverse City Record-Eagle | Athletic.net

8. BOYS SOCCER Fennville edged Saugatuck 2-1 in their latest rivalry matchup – Holland Sentinel

9. BOYS SOCCER Undefeated Kingsford, ranked No. 6 in Division 3, earned an impressive 8-0 win over Iron Mountain – Upper Michigan Source

10. BOYS SOCCER Saginaw Valley Lutheran shut out Ithaca 4-0 – WNEM