Today in the MHSAA: 2/1/17

February 2, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Tuesday’s statewide action was highlighted by a second major record falling this season in boys basketball.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state. 

Boys Basketball

Longtime Beaverton coach Roy Johnston became Michigan’s winningest in boys basketball, claiming his 729th victory with a 61-24 toppling of Farwell – Bay City Times

Kalamazoo Central won a matchup of first-place teams in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference, downing Portage Central 62-38 – Kalamazoo Gazette

Mount Morris upset 10-win Burton Atherton 68-65 to improve to 4-9 – Flint Journal

Flint Beecher edged Burton Bendle 53-50 in a matchup of top Genesee Area Conference teams – Flint Journal

East Kentwood downed Grand Rapids Catholic Central to earn coach Jeff Anama his 300th win at the school – Grand Rapids Press

Hillsdale continued to break away in the competitive Lenawee County Athletic Association, downing Onsted 64-62 – Hillsdale Daily News

Girls Basketball

Williamston claimed a matchup of ranked teams from the Lansing area, downing East Lansing 74-47 – Lansing State Journal

Durand handed 11-win Byron just its second loss this season, 43-36 – Owosso Argus-Press

Wrestling

Manistique’s Tanner Gonzalez earned his 150th career win in the Emeralds’ 48-18 victory over Gwinn – Marquette Mining Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 5/7/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 7, 2024

1. BOYS LACROSSE Lake Orion got past Clarkston 17-12 to clinch an outright Oakland Activities Association Red championship – Oakland Press

2. GIRLS TENNIS Holland West Ottawa – tied for No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – earned a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red title with a 6-3 win over Rockford – Holland Sentinel

3. BASEBALL Okemos swept Lansing Everett to clinch the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue title – Lansing State Journal

4. SOFTBALL Ivy Davenport struck out 20 batters in Division 3 No. 10 Ithaca’s 4-0 win over Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary, tying for 15th-most strikeouts in a seven-inning game in MHSAA history – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

5. GIRLS LACROSSE Rockford outscored East Grand Rapids 2-0 in the third quarter on the way to a 12-10 win in a matchup of state powerhouses – RockfordRams.org

6. BOYS GOLF Carson Ritz and his Adrian teammates swept Lenawee County championships – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Clio and No. 6 Goodrich split a doubleheader for the second time this season – WJRT

8. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 3 Bay City Western and Division 2 No. 2 Flint Powers Catholic split, with Luke Lacourse throwing a no-hitter for Western in the opening win – Bay City Times

9. GIRLS SOCCER Big Rapids won a matchup of co-leaders in the Central State Activities Association, downing Howard City Tri County 3-1 – Big Rapids Pioneer

10. BOYS GOLF Clarkston and Grosse Pointe South’s Brennan Sullivan were champions at the Charger Invitational in Flint – Flint Journal