Today in the MHSAA: 2/17/17

February 17, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

At least eight girls basketball league championships were decided in some way Thursday night, and we’ve linked up to media coverage for all of them, plus another on the boys hoops side and an impressive skiing accomplishment.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state. 

Girls Basketball

Grass Lake won its first Cascades Conference championship in more than a decade, clinching with a 59-55 win over Manchester – Jackson Citizen Patriot

Comstock clinched a share of its first league title in 24 years with a 50-28 win over Bridgman – Kalamazoo Gazette

Frankenmuth clinched a share of an 11th straight Tri-Valley Conference East title with a 61-33 win over Otisville-LakeVille – Saginaw News

Reese downed Bad Axe 54-21 to earn a ninth straight Greater Thumb Conference West title – Saginaw News

Sandusky won the GTC East championship with a 47-30 victory over Harbor Beach – Huron Daily Tribune

In their second matchup this month, Marquette avenged an earlier loss by handing Houghton its first defeat this season – Marquette Mining Journal

Traverse City Central clinched a share of the Big North Conference title with a 39-32 win over Alpena – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Centreville downed Bronson 42-30 to win the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Blue title – Sturgis Journal

Bloomfield Hills secured an outright Oakland Activities Association White title after earning the first share a week ago – Oakland Press

Boys Basketball

Owendale-Gagetown secured a share of the Inner State Athletic Conference title with a 49-45 win over Burton Faith – Huron Daily Tribune

Skiing

For the first time in Brighton history, both the girls and boys teams won Regional championships – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Good Read/Watch

Grand Rapids-based WZZM featured Beaverton boys basketball coach Roy Johnston as part of its "Our Michigan Life" series after the Beavers' leader broke the MHSAA career coaching wins record in the sport – WZZM

Today In The MHSAA: 9/30/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 30, 2021

1. GIRLS GOLF LPD1 No. 2 Plymouth edged top-ranked Northville by two strokes to win the team title, and Grand Blanc’s Kate Brody won her second individual championship in two days at the Bobcats’ invitational – Flint Journal

2. GIRLS GOLF Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood – ranked No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – won its second significant tournament in two days, following Tuesday’s Detroit Catholic League Tournament win with the Oakland County Division 1 title – Oakland Press

3. GIRLS GOLF LPD2 No. 10 Zeeland West clinched its first league championship with a third-place finish at the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green Tournament – Holland Sentinel

4. GIRLS GOLF Harbor Springs clinched the Lake Michigan Conference championship with a league tournament win – Petoskey News-Review

5. BOYS SOCCER Macomb Dakota handed Division 1 top-ranked New Baltimore Anchor Bay its first defeat, 3-2 – Macomb Daily

6. BOYS SOCCER Midland Dow moved into first alone in the Saginaw Valley League by handing Midland its first conference loss, 3-0 – Midland Daily News

7. GIRLS GOLF LPD3 No. 7 Grosse Ile shot a 351 to win the Jackson Area Invitational – Coldwater Daily Reporter

8. BOYS SOCCER Watervliet improved to 13-2 with a 2-1 win over Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep – WWMT

9. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 honorable mention Traverse City West added a second win this season over rival Central, 3-1 – Up North Live

10. BOYS SOCCER Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central and New Boston Huron opened the Huron League Tournament with victories – Monroe News