Today In The MHSAA: 3/1/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 1, 2021

County championships, a league title and more power-packed matchups across multiple sports headlined a weekend that also saw another handful of basketball stars achieve career milestones.

 

1. Boys Swimming & Diving: Birmingham Seaholm – No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 2 – won the Oakland County meet championship, breaking LPD1 No. 2 Detroit Catholic Central’s three-season hold on the title – Oakland Press

2. Wrestling: Division 3 top-ranked Dundee swept a home quad defeating Division 1 No. 10 Clarkston, Division 2 No. 2 Warren Woods Tower and Brownstown Woodhaven – Monroe News

3. Boys Swimming & Diving: LPD2 No. 3 Ann Arbor Skyline dealt No. 10 Dexter its first loss, 100-80 – We Love Ann Arbor

4. Boys Basketball: Oscoda clinched a third-straight North Star League Big Dipper championship with a big win over Whittemore-Prescott – WBKB

5. Boys Swimming & Diving: LPD1 honorable mention Macomb Dakota repeated as Macomb County champion – Macomb Daily

6. Hockey: Division 3 No. 2 Calumet finished a weekend sweep of No. 5 Hancock with a 4-1 win – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

7. Boys Basketball: Brendan Young became Fowlerville’s all-time leading scorer with 33 points in his team’s 72-55 win over Holt – Lansing State Journal

8. Girls Basketball: Abbey Kimball went over 1,000 career points as Grand Rapids West Catholic doubled up Hamilton – Grand Rapids Press

9. Boys Basketball: Flint Beecher handed Flint Carman-Ainsworth its first defeat, 65-63 in double overtime – WJRT

10. Hockey: Division 2 No. 1 Byron Center downed Division 1 No. 7 Traverse Bay Reps 4-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: Kara Stutzman went over 1,000 career points in Blissfield’s big win over Clinton – Adrian Daily Telegram

Girls Basketball: Mya Petticord went over 1,000 career points as Ypsilanti Arbor Prep rode a big second half past Chelsea – Ann Arbor News

Boys Basketball: Gavin Miller scored 41 points in Leland’s win over Buckley to go over 1,000 for his career – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Baseball: Kalkaska baseball coach Bill Vandergriff announced his retirement after 41 seasons – MI Sports Now

Today in the MHSAA: 1/26/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 26, 2024

1. BOYS BASKETBALL East Lansing remains undefeated after a key 66-54 win over Okemos – Lansing State Journal

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Benzie Central took over first alone in the Northwest Conference with a 60-51 win over Glen Lake – Up North Live

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Diamond Prince’s school-record 40 points led Troy past Berkley 63-38 – Oakland Press

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Drayten Evans scored a school-record 50 points in Central Lake’s 101-50 win over Grand Traverse Academy – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mackinaw City remains alone atop the Northern Lakes Conference thanks to a 45-34 win over Ellsworth – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Napoleon pulled ahead of Michigan Center in the Cascades Conference East with a 50-44 victory – Jackson Citizen Patriot

7. COMPETITIVE CHEER Marion was first and Evart second at the latter’s meet – Big Rapids Pioneer

8. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Midland Dow defeated Flint Powers Catholic and Bay City Western – Midland Daily News

9. GYMNASTICS Charlotte Calhoun was first all-around to lead Coldwater, but Jackson Area won the team competition 125.6-115.225 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Ludington also reached 100 points, defeating Traverse City Central 100-77 – Ludington Daily News

Also of note …

FOOTBALL Longtime former Lowell coach Noel Dean is returning to Michigan to take over at Chelsea – Grand Rapids Press