Today in the MHSAA: 2/14/19

February 14, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A total of 29 Regional wrestling champions were crowned Wednesday and top skiing teams also qualified for next week’s Finals as those two tournaments led the way during a busy evening statewide.

1. Wrestling: No. 4 DeWitt edged No. 2 Eaton Rapids 30-20 to claim a Division 2 Regional title – Lansing State Journal

2. Wrestling: Division 4 top-ranked Hudson defeated No. 9 Bronson and No. 7 Mendon to advance from their Regional – Adrian Daily Telegram

3. Wrestling: Unranked Cedar Springs upset No. 10 Allendale to finish a Division 2 Regional title run – FOX 17

4. Wrestling: No. 5 Gaylord edged No. 9 St. Johns to win a Division 2 Regional title – Gaylord Herald Times

5. Bowling: The Ravenna boys and Muskegon Mona Shores girls won Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championships – Local Sports Journal

6. Girls Basketball: Rockford downed Grand Haven 59-49 in double overtime, but Alli Keyser became Grand Haven’s all-time leading scorer – Grand Haven Tribune

7. Skiing: East Grand Rapids girls and boys swept Division 2 Regional titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. Wrestling: No. 9 Shepherd defeated Gladwin and Sanford Meridian in Division 3 to claim its first Regional title since 2002 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

9. Wrestling: No. 7 Clarkston defeated No. 9 Oxford and Utica Ford in Division 1 to claim its first Regional title since 2007 – Oakland Press

10. Boys Basketball: Zach Bowers’ 3-pointer with three seconds remaining gave Pittsford a 31-30 win over Camden-Frontier that clinched the Southern Central Athletic Association East championship – Hillsdale Daily News

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: Lindsey Ferrington went over 1,000 career points in Burton Bendle’s big win over Burton Madison – Flint Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 11/22/16

November 22, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

As we move into the final days of the Fall 2016 season, here's a look at this past championship weekend in video from all volleyball and swimming & diving Finals and the 8-Player football championship game, plus a number of football Semifinals, courtesy of State Champs! Sports Network. We also have a story of being a great teammate from the Holland Sentinel that you don't want to miss.

Good Read

Holland Christian teammates Gabby Hoffman and Katie Hulst tied for 16th in the 100-yard freestyle during preliminaries at the Lower Peninsula Division 3 Swimming & Diving Final. But instead of a swim-off to see who would swim in the championship heats, Hoffman, a junior, volunteered to give up her spot to Hulst, a senior – Holland Sentinel