Today in the MHSAA: 2/11/21
February 11, 2021
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
More contenders earned trips Wednesday to this month’s Ski Finals, while some of hockey’s best started their seasons as teams took to the ice across both peninsulas.
1. Skiing: The Traverse City Central girls and Traverse City West boys won Division 1 Regional championships – MI Sports Now
2. Boys Basketball: Grand Rapids Catholic Central banked a last-second 3-pointer to get past South Christian 58-56 – Grand Rapids Press
3. Hockey: Flint Powers Catholic avenged last season’s playoff loss with a 2-1 season-opening win over Midland Dow – Mid-Michigan Now
4. Girls Basketball: Plainwell earned a 35-32 overtime win over Three Rivers, which finished 21-3 last season – JoeInsider.com
5. Hockey: Livonia Stevenson opened with a 4-0 win over Brighton – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
6. Boys Basketball: Kalamazoo Christian won the 130th meeting with rival Hackett 51-45 – Kalamazoo Gazette
7. Hockey: South Lyon Unified scored first, but Saline pulled away with a 5-2 win – Saline Post
8. Boys Basketball: Otsego ran its Wolverine Conference winning streak to 43 with a 63-45 victory over Sturgis – Kalamazoo Gazette
9. Hockey: Kaleb Miller scored the game’s lone goal in overtime as Traverse Bay Reps got past Big Rapids 1-0 – Up North Live
10. Hockey: Murphy Kehoe had a hat trick as Traverse City West downed Petoskey – MI Sports Now
Also of note …
Wrestling: Comstock Park is mourning the death of longtime coach Jim Olson – Grand Rapids Press
Today in the MHSAA: 1/10/24
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
January 10, 2024
1. BOYS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s earned a key Catholic League Central win with statewide impact, 70-56 over Detroit Catholic Central – Oakland Press
2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hartland earned a 50-39 win over Salem, a Division 1 semifinalist last season – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Reigning Division 2 champion Lansing Catholic handed Portland its first defeat, 62-34 – Lansing State Journal
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rockford won a matchup of undefeated rivals, 55-36 over Grand Haven – Grand Rapids Press
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL West Bloomfield broke away late for a 60-37 win over Detroit Country Day – MLIVE-Detroit
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ashley Weller went over 1,000 career points as Jackson Northwest won a key Interstate 8 Athletic Conference matchup 43-35 over Coldwater – Jackson Citizen Patriot
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Flint Beecher edged rival Hamady, 62-58 – WJRT
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL White Lake Lakeland earned its first Lakes Valley Conference win ever over reigning champion South Lyon East, 36-31 – Oakland Press
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Dexter made a strong statement with a 45-43 win over Saline – Ann Arbor News
10. BOYS BASKETBALL St. Ignace delivered Pickford’s first loss this season, 69-51 – MI Sports Now
Also of note ...
BOYS BASKETBALL All-time winningest Michigan boys basketball coach Roy Johnston announced he will retire after this season, his 50th total and 48th at Beaverton – Midland Daily News
SKIING Upper Peninsula teams began their season at the Marquette Invitational – Upper Michigan Source