Today In The MHSAA: 2/18/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 18, 2021

More league champions were celebrated in skiing Wednesday, with regional champions rising in Muskegon-area bowling and statewide elite facing off in competitive cheer, basketball and hockey.

1. Skiing: Harbor Springs’ girls clinched their 13th-straight Lake Michigan Conference title, and Great North Alpine claimed the boys title – Petoskey News-Review

2. Skiing: The Onekema girls and Benzie Central boys finished league title runs in the Lake Michigan Ski Conference – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. Bowling: Whitehall’s girls won their first Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championship, while Fruitport’s boys repeated – Local Sports Journal

4. Competitive Cheer: Reigning Division 2 champion Allen Park topped reigning runner-up Gibraltar Carlson after the powers were separated by less than a point after Round 2 – Southgate News-Herald

5. Hockey: Division 3 No. 3 Flint Powers Catholic shut out Division 1 No. 4 Saginaw Heritage 5-0 – WJRT

6. Boys Basketball: Orchard Lake St. Mary’s got past Grand Blanc 65-52 in a matchup of highly-regarded contenders – Oakland Press

7. Hockey: Division 2 No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice downed Division 1 No. 2 Brighton 4-2 – Observer & Eccentric

8. Hockey: Division 1 No. 6 Traverse Bay Reps downed Division 2 No. 8 Traverse City Central 3-1 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. Girls Basketball: Carly McCrum went over 1,000 career points as Bay City John Glenn downed Alma 41-32 – Bay City Times

10. Girls Basketball: Although New Lothrop lost 52-47 to Linden, the Hornets’ Brooke Wenzlick went over 1,000 career points – Owosso Argus-Press

Also of note …

Athletic Directors: East Grand Rapids’ Tim Johnston, an MHSAA Bush Award honoree this past year, will retire this summer after 38 years in educational athletics – Grand Rapids Press

Today in the MHSAA: 3/13/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 13, 2025

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Tecumseh defeated Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard 50-39 to avenge a Division 2 Quarterfinal loss from last season – Ann Arbor News

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sanford Meridian celebrated its first Regional title in girls basketball with a 37-26 win over Roscommon in Division 3 – Midland Daily News

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Utica Ford defeated Warren Cousino 48-24 in Division 1 to claim its first Regional title since 1985 – Macomb Daily

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jackson Lumen Christi defeated New Lothrop 39-34 in Division 3 to clinch its first Regional title since 1988 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Baylor Lauinger’s game-winner sent Goodrich past Haslett 58-56 in Division 2 – Flint Journal

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fowler handed Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart its only loss of the season, 57-36 in a Division 4 Regional Final – Lansing State Journal

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Genesee Christian claimed its second Regional title with a 45-40 win over Kingston, last season’s Division 4 runner-up – WJRT

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Wayne Memorial advanced in Division 1 with a 51-47 win over Detroit Renaissance – Detroit News

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Grand Haven held off Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern for a 50-47 win in Division 1, claiming its first Regional title in 12 years – Grand Haven Tribune

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Frankfort repeated as a Regional champion with a 48-30 win over Gaylord St. Mary in Division 4 – Up North Live

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Elisha Dykstra reached 1,000 career points in Grand Rapids West Catholic’s 46-24 Division 2 Regional Final win over Spring Lake – Grand Rapids Press