Today In The MHSAA: 12/8/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 8, 2021

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Erie Mason got past Blissfield 60-56, with Lizzy Liedel scoring 47 points and surpassing 1,000 for her career – Monroe News

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Chansey Willis scored 36 points, but Detroit U-D Jesuit opened with a 51-42 win over Martin Luther King – MLive-Detroit

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Armada came back from an eight-point third-quarter deficit to get past Marysville 52-49 – Port Huron Times Herald

4. BOYS BASKETBALL The former Western Michigan University coach faced one of his past players on the high school court, with the player winning as Kalamazoo Christian defeated Portage Northern 47-40 – WWMT

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Birch Run opened with a 54-53 win over Byron, ending an 18-game losing streak – Saginaw News

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Bay City Central sank the game-winning shot with 5.5 seconds to play to get past Midland Dow 63-61 – Bay City Times

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sault Ste. Marie moved to 2-0 with a 48-42 win over Marquette – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lake Orion went ahead for good with just under three minutes to play in a 40-35 win over Troy – Oakland Press

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Muskegon Reeths-Puffer finished on top in a back-and-forth matchup with Ludington, 63-59 in overtime – Muskegon Chronicle

10. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Wyandotte Roosevelt had the individual winners in every event of a 122-51 win over Dearborn – Southgate News-Herald

Today In The MHSAA: 3/7/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 7, 2022

1. BOWLING, COMPETITIVE CHEER, WRESTLING All three sports concluded their seasons with Finals competition, and we covered all 25 Finals – Second Half

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 11 Ovid-Elsie’s 53-29 win over Chesaning locked up the program’s first District title since 1984 – Owosso Argus-Press

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Reigning Division 4 champion and current No. 3 Fowler avenged two regular-season losses with a 50-41 District Final win over No. 2 Portland St. Patrick – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL A 3-pointer during the final seconds pushed Troy past Warren Cousino 40-37 in Division 1, clinching the Colts their first District title since 2001 – Oakland Press

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Alpena also won its first District title since 2001, defeating Traverse City Central in Division 1 48-46 – Alpena News

6. HOCKEY No. 2 Warren De La Salle Collegiate advanced to the Division 3 Semifinals with a 7-2 win over No. 5 Riverview Gabriel Richard – Macomb Daily

7. GYMNASTICS Grand Ledge was first with a score of 147.125, and Fowlerville second at their Regional – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 5 Athens edged Mendon 49-46 in overtime to claim a Division 4 District title – Sturgis Journal

9. HOCKEY No. 2 Marquette advanced to the Division 2 Semifinals with a 7-1 win over No. 9 Traverse City Central – Marquette Mining Journal

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Negaunee avenged a regular-season loss in defeating No. 9 Houghton 52-41 to claim a Division 2 District title – Marquette Mining Journal

Also of note …

WRESTLING Dundee coach Tim Roberts is retiring after leading his team to its fifth-straight Division 3 title – Jackson Citizen Patriot