Today in the MHSAA: 1/8/19

January 8, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

“Comeback” was the name of the game on basketball courts across the state – and at a southeastern bowling center too – Monday night, as teams that weren’t snowed out instead stormed late to earn notable victories.

1. Girls Basketball: Sequoia Jackson’s pair of late 3-pointers pushed Detroit Mumford past Detroit Renaissance 50-48 – Detroit News

2. Boys Basketball: Ironwood improved to 9-0 with a 93-82 double-overtime win over Mellen (Wis.) – The Upbeat

3. Girls Basketball: Flat Rock came back after trailing heading into the fourth quarter to down Grosse Ile 49-47 – Southgate News-Herald

4. Boys Basketball: Tekonsha came back from 14 points down to defeat Hillsdale Academy 50-45 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

5. Bowling: Adrian’s boys came back from a 10-0 deficit to beat Temperance Bedford 16-14, while the Bedford girls won more comfortably 23-7 – Adrian Daily Telegram

6. Boys Basketball: Hart came back from a one-point deficit at the start of the fourth quarter to beat Pentwater 52-36 – Ludington Daily News

7. Girls Basketball: Samantha Dorn scored 15 second-half points to push Riverview past New Boston Huron 51-43 – Southgate News-Herald

8. Girls Basketball: Riverview Gabriel Richard held off Allen Park Cabrini for a 46-43 win – Southgate News-Herald

9. Boys Basketball: Scottville Mason County Central edged Manistee 32-30 in a back-and-forth defensive battle – Ludington Daily News

10. Boys Basketball: Camden-Frontier moved to 10-0 with a 62-23 win over Waldron – Hillsdale Daily News

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: From Friday, Sadie Knee had 20 points for Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern to go over 1,000 for her career – Grand Rapids Press

Football: Former Mount Pleasant standout Matt LaFleur was hired as the next head coach of the Green Bay Packers – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Today in the MHSAA: 2/6/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 6, 2024

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Armada downed Yale 40-23 in a matchup for first place in the Blue Water Area Conference – Macomb Daily

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Ithaca upset Saginaw Nouvel 43-41 to create a first-place tie in the Tri-Valley Conference White – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Keira Maki went over 1,000 career points in Escanaba’s 63-31 win over Gwinn – Escanaba Daily Press

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grant’s Julie Ashbaugh joined the 1,000-point club in her team’s 48-34 win over Montague – Muskegon Chronicle

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Topher Allen went over 1,000 career points in Montrose’s 67-62 win over Otisville-LakeVille Memorial – Mid-Michigan Now

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Lee Chaney became the winningest coach in Mason history with his team’s 62-45 victory over Parma Western – WILX

7. SKIING The Traverse City West girls and Central boys won the latest Big North Conference races – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Detroit Country Day got past Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 77-47 – Hometown Life

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Reed City’s defense shined most in its 48-11 win over Clare – MI Sports Now

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Whitehall moved to 17-0 with a 75-27 victory over 11-win Big Rapids – CatchMark SportsNet