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: 3/2/26
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
March 2, 2026
1. WRESTLING Detroit Catholic Central, Lowell, Dundee and Hudson extended their championship streaks at the MHSAA Team Finals, and Tigers coach Scott Marry became the winningest wrestling coach in state history during the Semifinals – MHSAA.com
2. BOWLING The Durand boys won their first Finals championship in any sport, Flint Kearsley swept girls and boys titles, and Milan, Ravenna and Caledonia’s girls and Dearborn Unified and Blissfield’s boys also won team titles, with six singles champions also clinching – MHSAA.com Girls | Boys
3. ICE HOCKEY No. 2 Detroit Catholic Central scored the lone goal at 5:14 to play in defeating top-ranked Howell in their Division 1 Quarterfinal – Oakland Press
4. ICE HOCKEY No. 5 Caledonia advanced to the Semifinals for the first time with a 4-3 Quarterfinal win over Muskegon Mona Shores in Division 2 – Grand Rapids Press
5. BOYS BASKETBALL Fruitport defeated Spring Lake 58-46 in Division 2 to clinch its first District championship in boys basketball since 1938 – MuskegonSports.com
6. COMPETITIVE CHEER Rochester High emerged as Regional champion from arguably the state’s strongest, with Adams, Stoney Creek and Macomb L’Anse Creuse North also qualifying in Division 1 at Troy Athens – Oakland Press
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Rockford downed Muskegon 83-70 to claim a Division 1 District title – Grand Rapids Press
8. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Lower Peninsula Division 1 honorable mention Holland West Ottawa won the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red championship meet by a point ahead of Grand Haven and four ahead of Rockford, and LPD3 No. 2 Holland Christian edged top-ranked Spring Lake in the O-K Lakeshore – Holland Sentinel
9. BOYS BASKETBALL Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian clinched its first District title in boys hoops with a 61-55 win over Harbor Springs Harbor Light Christian – Petoskey News-Review
10. ICE HOCKEY Detroit U-D Jesuit avenged a regular-season loss with a 4-3 overtime win over No. 8 Trenton in Division 2 – Southgate News-Herald
Also of note …
BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING LPD1 top-ranked Ann Arbor Pioneer won the Southeastern Conference Red championship meet, followed by No. 4 Saline and LPD2 No. 4 Dexter – Ann Arbor News
BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Essexville Garber finished first at the Independent Swim Conference championship meet – Alpena News
BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Fenton claimed the Flint Metro League championship meet title – Owosso Argus-Press
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE A 24-school Southeastern Conference will debut in 2027-28 and include 12 schools from the current Kensington Lakes Activities Association – Chelsea Sun Times News