Today in the MHSAA: 2/20/20

February 20, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Special for Second Half

Four teams celebrated their first MHSAA Team Wrestling Regional championships Wednesday as the field of 32 was determined across the state. We were able to gather coverage of two of those title celebrations, plus a number of other championship runs on the mat, ice and bowling lanes.

1. Wrestling: No. 7 Muskegon Reeths-Puffer won its first Team Regional title in this sport, downing Greenville and Allendale in Division 2 – Local Sports Journal

2. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 7 Fremont also won its first Regional title on the mat, with wins over Muskegon Orchard View and Comstock Park – Muskegon Chronicle

3. Wrestling: After falling to No. 9 Westland John Glenn in the postseason three straight seasons, No. 5 Temperance Bedford won the latest meeting to claim a Division 1 Regional title – Monroe News

4. Wrestling: No. 2 Gaylord edged No. 3 DeWitt 33-30 to lock up a Division 2 Regional championship – Gaylord Herald-Times

5. Wrestling: Mason upset No. 4 Eaton Rapids 33-27 on the way to claiming a Division 2 Regional title – Lansing State Journal

6. Wrestling: No. 3 Brighton got past No. 6 Holt 55-8 to clinch a Division 1 Regional title – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. Wrestling: No. 5 Hart downed Whittemore-Prescott to clinch a Division 4 Regional title, its first Regional championship since 1990 – Muskegon Chronicle

8. Hockey: Division 1 No. 2 Saginaw Heritage downed Division 3 No. 9 Midland Dow 2-0 to lock up the Saginaw Valley League championship – Midland Daily News

9. Wrestling: A last-second pin gave No. 10 New Boston Huron a 38-37 win over Gibraltar Carlson and a Division 2 Regional championship, its first Regional title since 2003 – Monroe News

10. Bowling: The Ravenna girls and Fruitport boys won Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championships – Local Sports Journal

NOTE: Croswell-Lexington and Kingsley also won their first Wrestling Team Regional championships Wednesday.

Also of note …

Football: Flint Beecher coach and athletic director Courtney Hawkins will be leaving the Bucs to join the Michigan State football staff – WJRT

Today in the MHSAA: 12/5/19

December 5, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A matchup of two of the state’s highest-regarded hockey teams tops a busy Wednesday on the ice and basketball court.

1. Hockey: Division 2 top-ranked Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice opened Detroit Catholic League tournament play with a 3-1 win over Division 1 No. 3 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s – Oakland Press

2. Girls Basketball: Frankfort edged Traverse City St. Francis in a nonleague matchup of league championship contenders – Up North Live

3. Hockey: Division 3 No. 3 Detroit U-D Jesuit edged Warren De La Salle Collegiate 4-3 also in the Catholic League tournament – Macomb Daily

4. Girls Basketball: Midland earned the 100th career win for coach Jaden Clobes with a 57-33 victory over Reese – Midland Daily News

5. Hockey: Division 1 No. 9 Byron Center handed Muskegon Reeths-Puffer its first loss of the season, 6-1 – Local Sports Journal

6. Girls Basketball: Onsted moved to 2-0 with a 42-31 win over Sand Creek – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. Hockey: Traverse City West jumped out to a 3-0 lead on the way to defeating Gaylord 5-2 – Gaylord Herald Times

8. Girls Basketball: Posen went on the road and defeated Onaway 42-26 – Alpena News

9. Girls Basketball: Pickford opened its season with a 62-46 win over Gaylord St. Mary – MI Sports Now

10. Girls Basketball: Buckley raced to big early lead on the way to a 51-25 win over Mesick – Cadillac News