Today In The MHSAA: 2/14/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 14, 2022
1. COMPETITIVE CHEER Rochester Adams won the prestigious Delta Plex Invitational for the first time – Rochester Adams Cheer
2. BOYS SWIMMING & DIVING Pinckney’s Tyler Ray won two individual events and Holland West Ottawa won two relays at the annual MISCA Meet – MISCA
3. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 3 Detroit U-D Jesuit clinched the Detroit Catholic League Central title with a 65-43 win over No. 5 Detroit Catholic Central – State Champs!
4. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 4 No. 8 Hillman clinched a share of the North Star League’s Little Dipper championship with a 52-47 win over Posen – Alpena News
5. GYMNASTICS Grand Ledge scored 142.375 to win Coldwater’s “Stick It for a Cure” Invitational – Coldwater Daily Reporter
6. WRESTLING Division 1 No. 3 Hartland qualified all 14 wrestlers for Regionals and had 12 champions at the Birmingham Groves Division 1 District – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. HOCKEY Division 3 No. 6 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood posted an impressive 4-2 win over Division 2 No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice – Observer & Eccentric
8. WRESTLING Petoskey’s Trevor Swiss finished a highlight-filled week with his third individual District championship, in Division 2 – Petoskey News-Review
9. WRESTLING Division 1 No. 4 Macomb Dakota had five champions among Regional qualifiers from the Division 1 District at Rochester – Macomb Daily
10. WRESTLING Top-ranked Hudson had nine champions among 13 who advanced from the Division 4 District on their home mats – Adrian Daily Telegram
Today in the MHSAA: 5/15/19
May 15, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The softball diamond was the scene Tuesday for a historic accomplishment up north and an inspiring performance in the Kalamazoo area as well.
1. Softball: Mackinaw City swept Ellsworth to claim its first Northern Lights Conference championship since 1999 – Petoskey News-Review
2. Softball: Alpena swept Traverse City Central to lock up a share of its ninth straight Big North Conference championship – Alpena News
3. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 2 Grandville locked up the Ottawa-Kent Conference Red title outright with a 1-0 win over Rockford – FOX 17
4. Softball: Division 3 No. 3 Sanford Meridian clinched a share of the Jack Pine Conference title with a 4-1 win over Beaverton, but fell in the second game 6-4 – Midland Daily News
5. Track & Field: Reese’s girls and Caro’s boys (No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 3) won the Greater Thumb Conference West league meet championships – Huron Daily Tribune
6. Boys Lacrosse: Dexter closed the regular season with a 15-7 win over Chelsea to clinch a share of the Southeastern Conference White title – Chelsea Sun Times News
7. Softball: Division 4 honorable mention Beal City clinched a share of the Highland Conference championship with a sweep of Evart – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
8. Softball: Division 2 top-ranked Escanaba and Division 3 No. 10 Gladstone split in a league matchup of state powers – Escanaba Daily Press
9. Baseball: Division 2 No. 3 Holland Christian and Chris Mokma got past Zeeland East and Adam Berghorst in a matchup of future Michigan State teammates – Holland Sentinel
10. Girls Soccer: Bloomfield Hills scored the game-winner late to upset Division 1 No. 7 Troy 2-1 – Oakland Press
Also of note …
Softball: We’re all rooting for Portage Central freshman Sophie Varney, who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in December but continues to take the field as she fights the disease – Kalamazoo Gazette
Boys Golf: From Monday, Centreville claimed the final Southwest 10 Conference jamboree to lock up the league title – Three Rivers Commercial News
Girls Tennis: From Saturday, Niles Brandywine locked up its seventh straight league title, in the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Conference – Niles Daily Star