Today in the MHSAA: 10/21/19

October 21, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Fourteen more MHSAA Finals celebrated champions this weekend, and you’ll find coverage of all 10 events all over Second Half. Also making headlines across the state were District Finals in boys soccer, and league finals and notable invitationals in cross country and volleyball. 

1. Boys Soccer: Division 2 No. 15 Gaylord downed Alpena 2-1 to claim its first District title in this sport – Gaylord Herald Times

2. Boys Soccer: Clarkston Everest Collegiate also claimed its first District title with a 2-0 win over Auburn Hills Oakland Christian in Division 4 – Oakland Press

3. Cross Country: Coldwater’s girls clinched the Interstate 8 Athletic Conference title, their first league title since 1987. Marshall and Battle Creek Harper Creek shared the boys championship – Coldwater Daily Reporter 

4. Cross Country: The Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart boys – No. 6 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – and No. 4 Hillsdale Academy girls won the “Class D State Meet” hosted annually by the Irish, Hillsdale Academy upsetting the LPD4 top-ranked Sacred Heart girls – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

5.  Boys soccer: Ann Arbor Pioneer won a Division 1 District title in a shootout against No. 13 Saline – We Love Ann Arbor

6. Boys Soccer: Muskegon Reeths-Puffer upset No. 13 Spring Lake in a shootout win to claim a Division 2 District title – Local Sports Journal 

7. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 6 Centreville came back to defeat Division 4 No. 3 Mendon in three sets in the final of the Southwest 10 Conference Tournament to add that championship to its regular-season title – Sturgis Journal 

8. Volleyball: Fruitport downed Montague in five sets to claim the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championship – Local Sports Journal

9. Cross Country: Saginaw Heritage swept the Saginaw County Championships – Athletic.net

10. Boys Soccer: Traverse City West downed rival Central for the third time this season, 3-0 in a Division 1 District Final – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Today in the MHSAA: 3/11/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 11, 2025

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rockford advanced in Division 1 with a 54-31 Regional Semifinal win over Saginaw Heritage – Grand Rapids Press

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Pewamo-Westphalia moved on in Division 3 with a 51-23 victory over Saugatuck – Lansing State Journal

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Frankenmuth won a rivalry Regional Semifinal in Division 2, 53-44 over Freeland – Saginaw News

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Yale also advanced in Division 2 with a 52-41 win over league rival Armada – Port Huron Times Herald

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gaylord St. Mary held off Mio for a 50-48 win in a Division 4 Regional Semifinal – Petoskey News-Review

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Wayne Memorial advanced to a Division 1 Regional Final with a 55-43 win over Farmington Hills Mercy – Hometown Life

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids West Catholic held on for a 62-55 Division 2 win over Grand Rapids Catholic Central – Grand Rapids Press

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids South Christian drained 14 3-pointers in downing Paw Paw 88-61 in Division 2 – Grand Rapids Press

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Haslett took Chelsea to overtime in winning 56-53 to advance in Division 2 – WILX

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Manton will play in a Division 3 Regional Final after downing Harbor Springs 51-40 – Cadillac News

Also of note …

BOYS BASKETBALL Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Trey McKenney was named Mr. Basketball by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan – Detroit Free Press