Did you see that? (10/15-10/21)
October 22, 2012
Three MHSAA fall sports came to an end over the weekend, and the tournament for a fourth has begun. Those finishes highlight the non-football best from the week that was Oct. 15-21.
Golf
Rankings play out: The Lower Peninsula girls season came to a close with all four top-ranked teams claiming championships. Plymouth won its first MHSAA title in any sport in Division 1, while Mona Shores became the first Lower Peninsula girls golf team to win four straight by doing so in Division 2. Ada Forest Hills Eastern made it two titles in three seasons by winning Division 3, and Lansing Catholic won its third straight in Division 4. Second Half covered them all. (Division 1) (Division 2) (Division 3) (Division 4)
Tennis
Dynasties continue: Three of four top-ranked teams also won MHSAA Lower Peninsula Boys Tennis Finals over the weekend, with the other champion hardly unfamiliar with first place. Ann Arbor Huron was ranked only No. 3 before winning Division 1 for the third time in five seasons. Midland Dow won its fourth straight Division 2 title and Ann Arbor Greenhills won its fifth straight in Division 4. But the biggest headline goes to Detroit Country Day, which tied Ann Arbor Pioneers’ dominance in 2002 with 39 points in claiming the Division 3 title. Second Half also covered all four of these Finals.(Division 1) (Division 2) (Division 3) (Division 4)
Cross country
One streak ends, another begins: The Upper Peninsula season came to an end with its Finals for three divisions. Calumet’s Tara Kiilunen led her team to the Division 1 girls title by winning the individual championship for the fourth consecutive season. On the boys side, Sault Ste. Marie won its first title in 11 years thanks to the individual Division 1 championship of freshman Parker Scott, who finished this season undefeated. Second Half covered all the races. (Girls Finals) (Boys Finals)
Soccer
Powers emerge in Division 1: Lower Peninsula Districts whittled the number of teams still alive down to 64 – 16 in each of four divisions. And the two toughest Districts to navigate were arguably in Division 1. Top-ranked East Kentwood beat Caledonia 6-0 to win that District, but only after the Falcons knocked out No. 2 Rockford in a semifinal and the Rams did the same to No. 7 Okemos in an opener. Rochester Stoney Creek, ranked No. 4, emerged from a district at Rochester that included No. 9 Utica Eisenhower and honorable mention Troy Athens by beating Rochester Adams 2-1 in the title game – after Adams upset Eisenhower in a semi. (Grand Rapids Press) (Oakland Press)
Today in the MHSAA: 3/9/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 9, 2026
1. ICE HOCKEY Houghton claimed its first Finals championship since 1982, Flint Powers Catholic repeated and Detroit Catholic Central won its seventh straight – MHSAA.com
2. COMPETITIVE CHEER Rochester Hills Stoney Creek, Allen Park and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep repeated as Finals champions, and Pewamo-Westphalia won its first since 2019 – MHSAA.com
3. WRESTLING Five seniors finished their high school careers by winning fourth Individual Finals championships, and Romeo won the second girls team title – MHSAA.com
4. GYMNASTICS Hartland repeated as team champion and senior Alexis Fundich moved up from runner-up in 2025 to win the Division 1 individual title, with Haslett United’s Phoebe Elder finishing first all-around in Division 2 – MHSAA.com
5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon clinched a Division 1 District title with a 35-27 win over Rockford, last season’s Finals runner-up – Local Sports Journal
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Evart avenged two regular-season losses and handed McBain its only defeat 45-37 in a Division 3 District Final – Cadillac News
7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jackson Lumen Christi repeated as a Division 3 District champion with this rematch win over Grass Lake, 64-53 – WLNS
8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Livonia Stevenson also won a District Final rematch, downing Farmington Hills Mercy in Division 1 58-53 – Detroit News
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Negaunee advanced to the Division 2 Regionals with a 47-30 win over Gladstone – My UP Now
10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart clinched a seventh-straight District title with a 57-52 win over Breckenridge in Division 4 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Also of note …
CROSS COUNTRY Jackson girls and boys cross country coach Nathan Martin won the Los Angelos Marathon – Detroit News