Today in the MHSAA: 12/10/19

December 10, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Boys basketball season opened Monday across the state and produced a number of highlights – topped by a meeting between teams that finished last season at the Breslin Center.

1. Boys Basketball: In the night’s most power-packed opener, returning Division 2 runner-up River Rouge downed reigning Division 1 champion Ypsilanti Lincoln 63-53 – Detroit News

2. Boys Basketball: Joseph Kimmerer broke Hale’s school scoring record that had stood since 1992 in leading his team to a 67-57 win over Rogers City – Alpena News

3. Boys Basketball: Brady Hunter scored his 1,000th career point as Gaylord St. Mary got past Lake Leelanau St. Mary 78-71 – Gaylord Herald Times

4. Girls Basketball: Howell went on the road and handed Midland Dow its first loss, 57-46 – Midland Daily News

5. Hockey: Portage Central won a high-scoring rematch for the “Canoe” downing Portage Northern 9-5 – WWMT

6. Girls Basketball: Bay City John Glenn won a matchup of annually-strong area programs, 50-39 over Bay City Western – Bay City Times

7. Girls Basketball: Gwinn took Bark River-Harris to a second overtime before emerging with a 61-58 win – The Upbeat

8. Boys Basketball: Pellston’s Blake Cassidy had one of the highest-scoring opening nights with 37 points in his team’s 74-46 win over Mackinaw City – Petoskey News-Review

9. Girls Basketball: Morrice edged Lansing Christian 45-44 in overtime thanks in part to five Olivia Riley 3-pointers – Owosso Argus-Press

10. Boys Basketball: Midland Bullock Creek had 20 steals to lock down Gladwin in a season opener 56-26 – Midland Daily News

Also of note …

Boys Swimming & Diving: From Saturday, Ann Arbor Pioneer – No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – was first and LPD2 honorable mention Battle Creek Lakeview second at the 74th Cereal Bowl Relays – We Love Ann Arbor

Today in the MHSAA: 5/2/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 2, 2024

1. BOYS GOLF Muskegon Mona Shores ran its championship streak at the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association tournament to five with a 10-stroke victory – Local Sports Journal

2. BASEBALL Division 3 No. 20 Clinton moved above .500 with a 6-1, 10-4 sweep of No. 8 Onsted – Adrian Daily Telegram

3. BASEBALL Marquette downed Division 3 No. 13 Gladstone 9-3 – Upper Michigan Source

4. SOFTBALL Division 2 No. 6 Hudsonville Unity Christian and Byron Center split a doubleheader – Grand Rapids Press

5. TRACK & FIELD Ithaca’s girls and boys teams finished perfect dual meet seasons with wins over Standish-Sterling, Midland Bullock Creek and host Hemlock; Ithaca’s boys are ranked No. 3 and the girls No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

6. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 8 Midland and Grand Blanc played to a scoreless draw – Midland Daily News

7. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 8 Midland Dow and Davison played to a 1-1 draw – Midland Daily News

8. SOFTBALL New Boston Huron handed a first Huron League loss to Division 2 honorable mention Milan, 12-2 – Monroe News

9. BOYS GOLF Griffin Mawson and his Traverse City Central teammates swept Elk Rapids Invitational team and individual titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. GIRLS SOCCER Hadley Fox scored four more goals in Big Rapids’ shutout of Grant – Big Rapids Pioneer