Today in the MHSAA: 2/8/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 8, 2023

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Bay City All Saints clinched a share of the North Central Thumb League Stripes championship with a 35-22 win over Carsonville-Port Sanilac – Bay City Times

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Utica clinched a share of the Macomb Area Conference Blue title with a 47-38 win over New Baltimore Anchor Bay – Macomb Daily

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rockford earned a key Ottawa-Kent Conference Red win, 61-49 over East Kentwood – Grand Rapids Press

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Haslett moved to 18-0 with another strong win, 59-49 over Lansing Catholic – Lansing State Journal

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Watervliet downed reigning Division 3 champion Schoolcraft 61-47 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Negaunee sank a buzzer-beater to get past Calumet 44-43 – Upper Michigan Source

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Mackinaw City avenged its lone league loss 76-54 over Harbor Light Christian – Petoskey News-Review

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Elizabeth Logan set a Manistee Catholic Central record for 3-pointers in her team’s win over Bear Lake – Manistee News Advocate

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Beth Ann Ford became Saline’s winningest player in her team’s victory over Monroe – Ann Arbor News

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sault Ste. Marie earned an impressive road victory 49-37 at Traverse City Central – Up North Live

Also of note …

TRACK & FIELD The Lansing area is mourning the death of legendary Lansing Sexton coach Paul Pozega – Lansing State Journal

BASEBALL The Grand Haven and Fruitport communities are among those mourning the death of Doug VanderWall, a record-setting pitcher for the Buccaneers and longtime teacher and coach at Fruitport – Grand Haven Tribune

Today in the MHSAA: 12/15/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 15, 2023

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Indya Davis went over 1,000 career points and West Bloomfield defeated Salem 67-27 in a rematch of last season’s Division 1 Semifinal, this time in the KLAA/OAA Challenge – Oakland Press

2. HOCKEY Division 3 No. 10 Sault Ste. Marie returned home with a 2-1 win over Division 2 No. 8 Traverse City Central – Up North Live

3. BOYS BASKETBALL David Chamberlain went over 1,000 career points as Harbor Light Christian defeated Mackinaw City 52-39 – Petoskey News-Review

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Austin Veal also went over 1,000 career points in Onaway’s 85-51 win over Johannesburg-Lewiston – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

5. HOCKEY Division 2 No. 3 Trenton opened an early lead on the way to a 4-1 win over Riverview Gabriel Richard – Southgate News-Herald

6. BOYS BASKETBALL David Shillinger tied Ludington’s school record with 45 points in a 64-56 win over Muskegon Oakridge – Ludington Daily News

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Camden Thompson had a triple-double in Whitehall’s 66-35 win over Montague – Local Sports Journal

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Greg Lawson II scored 44 points as Davison downed Detroit University Prep 89-82 – WJRT

9. HOCKEY Division 1 No. 6 Livonia Stevenson downed new cooperative Livonia Red – Hometown Life

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Devyn Raymond played a major role as Utica Eisenhower defeated Utica High 40-34 – Macomb Daily