Today In The MHSAA: 5/12/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 12, 2022

1. GIRLS LACROSSE East Grand Rapids edged Rockford 12-11 in a matchup of Finals favorites; EGR entered the week No. 1 in Division 2 and Rockford No. 2 in Division 1 – FOX 17

2. BOYS LACROSSE John Weber set a Hartland record with 10 goals as the Division 1 No. 4 Eagles downed No. 7 Brighton 18-8 to clinch the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West title – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

3. GIRLS LACROSSE Division 1 top-ranked Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern/Eastern clinched the Ottawa-Kent Conference Tier 1 title with a 12-7 win over Grand Rapids Catholic Central – FOX 17

4. GIRLS LACROSSE Okemos avenged last season’s championship game loss to DeWitt with a 6-5 win over the Division 2 No. 8 Panthers in the Capital Area Activities Conference Tournament final – Lansing State Journal

5. TRACK & FIELD The Fremont boys clinched the Central State Activities Association Gold championship – Local Sports Journal

6. BOYS LACROSSE Division 1 No. 8 South Lyon United finished a perfect run through the Lakes Valley Conference with a 14-11 win over Walled Lake Western – Oakland Press

7. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 9 Midland Dow won a matchup of Saginaw Valley League leaders 4-2 over Davison – WJRT

8. GIRLS SOCCER Richmond moved into a first-place tie with Armada in the Blue Water Area Conference after a 1-0 win over the Tigers – Macomb Daily

9. TRACK & FIELD Benny Diaz put together another incredible performance as Saugatuck swept Coloma in boys and girls meets – Holland Sentinel

10. TRACK & FIELD Petoskey’s Noel VanderWall ran the fastest 1,600 time in Lower Peninsula Division 2 this season during a dual with Traverse City West – Petoskey News-Review

Today in the MHSAA: 1/31/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

January 31, 2024

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Muskegon Reeths-Puffer handed rival Muskegon High its only loss of the season, 63-45, ending the Big Reds’ 34-game winning streak in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green – Muskegon Chronicle

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tecumseh broke a 17-game losing streak to Chelsea, capping a comeback with Alli Zajac going over 1,000 career points with the final free throws in a 60-57 win – Adrian Daily Telegram

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Port Huron clinched a share of the Macomb Area Conference Silver title with a 65-62 win over St. Clair Shores Lakeview – Port Huron Times Herald

4. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Zeeland – No. 6 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – moved into position to claim a share of the O-K Rainbow Tier 1 championship with a 103-82 win over LPD3 No. 3 Holland Christian – Holland Sentinel

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Harbor Springs moved into a first-place tie in the Lake Michigan Conference with a 48-41 win over co-leader Elk Rapids – MI Sports Now

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Schoolcraft downed Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 62-61 on a last-second putback – Kalamazoo Gazette

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gabby Reynolds scored 35 points to lead Holland West Ottawa past Byron Center 66-58 – Holland Sentinel

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL West Bloomfield downed Rochester Hills Stoney Creek 60-19 in a matchup of undefeated teams – Oakland Press

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s defeated Detroit Catholic Central 64-52 – Detroit News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Benton Harbor remained undefeated with a 66-56 win over Kalamazoo Central – Kalamazoo Gazette

Also of note …

BOYS BASKETBALL Camden Thompson became Whitehall’s all-time leading scorer in a 59-58 overtime win over Muskegon Mona Shores – CatchMark SportsNet

GIRLS BASKETBALL Mattawan fell to Grandville 53-43, but Delaney Elsmore set a school record with eight 3-pointers – Kalamazoo Gazette

BOYS BASKETBALL Flat Rock’s Graham Junge set school records with 14 3-pointers and 47 points in his team’s 97-59 win over Monroe Jefferson – Monroe News