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: 10/26/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 26, 2021

1. VOLLEYBALL Kingsley defeated Traverse City St. Francis, Leland and Traverse City Central to win the ABCD quad – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. VOLLEYBALL Midland Bullock Creek kept pace in second place in the Tri-Valley Conference West with a 3-1 win over St. Louis – Midland Daily News

3. VOLLEYBALL Flushing maintained its share of first in the Flint Metro League Stripes with a sweep of 2020 champ Holly – WJRT

4. VOLLEYBALL Baldwin came back from two sets down to defeat Big Rapids Crossroads – Big Rapids Pioneer

5. VOLLEYBALL Durand swept Burton Bendle, Morrice and Flint Carman-Ainsworth – Owosso Argus-Press

6. VOLLEYBALL Mackinaw City defeated Brimley and Harbor Light Christian – Petoskey News-Review

7. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 honorable mention Morley Stanwood swept Big Rapids – Big Rapids Pioneer

8. VOLLEYBALL Adrian defeated Blissfield in five sets -- Adrian Daily Telegram