Today in the MHSAA: 2/23/18

February 23, 2018

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.

Today's Top 10 

1. Girls Basketball: Wayne Memorial won a matchup of top Class A teams statewide, downing Howell 50-46 to claim the overall Kensington Lakes Activities Association overall championship – Observer & Eccentric

2. Girls Basketball: Traverse City St. Francis clinched a share of its eighth straight Lake Michigan Conference title with a 56-47 win over Charlevoix, which entered tied for first – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. Girls Basketball: Petoskey finished an outright Big North Conference championship with a 40-32 win over Cadillac – Petoskey News-Review

4. Boys Skiing: Reigning Division 2 champion Petoskey finished another perfect run through the Big North Conference – Petoskey News-Review

5. Girls Basketball: Clarkston and Birmingham Groves clinched shares of Oakland Activities Association Red and White titles, respectively – Oakland Press

6. Girls Basketball: Royal Oak earned the other share of the OAA White championship with a win over West Bloomfield – Oakland Press

7. Girls Basketball: Bear Lake downed Walkerville to claim a share of the West Michigan D League championship – Manistee News Advocate

8. Boys Basketball: Detroit Henry Ford Academy standout Trevion Williams went over 1,000 career points with 12 in a 51-48 win over Ecorse – Detroit Free Press

9. Girls Basketball: Morenci’s Daelyn Merillat joined teammate Mady Schmitz as the only players in program history to score 1,000 points with 25 in a win over Britton Deerfield – Adrian Daily Telegram

10. Hockey: Division 2 No. 7 Marquette closed the regular season with a 3-2 comeback win over Division 3 No. 2 Calumet – Marquette Mining Journal

Today in the MHSAA: 2/16/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 16, 2023

1. WRESTLING Division 2 No. 5 Plainwell earned its first Regional championship in this sport with a 32-30 clinching win over No. 4 Allendale – FOX 17

2. WRESTLING No. 3 Algonac defeated No. 5 Richmond 34-31 to clinch a Division 3 Regional title – Macomb Daily

3. WRESTLING No. 6 Romeo edged No. 4 Macomb Dakota 36-30 to clinch its first Regional title since 2012, in Division 1 – Macomb Daily

4. WRESTLING Top-ranked Dundee won its 31st-straight Regional championship, in Division 3 – Monroe News

5. HOCKEY Division 3 No. 3 Flint Powers Catholic edged Division 2 No. 10 Midland 4-3 in overtime to clinch a share of the Saginaw Valley League title – Mid-Michigan Now

6. WRESTLING No. 8 Temperance Bedford advanced in Division 1 with wins over No. 10 Westland John Glenn and Belleville – Monroe News

7. HOCKEY Division 2 No. 3 Alpena clinched a share of the Big North Conference championship with a 6-1 win over Cadillac – Alpena News

8. BOWLING The Fruitport girls and Division 3 No. 3 Muskegon Orchard View boys won Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championships – MuskegonSports.com

9. WRESTLING No. 7 Rockford defeated No. 9 Grandville and Hudsonville by slim margins to advance in Division 1, while top-ranked Lowell won its matches big to move on in Division 2 – Grand Rapids Press

10. WRESTLING Hart defeated Remus Chippewa Hills and Clare to clinch its fourth-straight Regional title, in Division 3 – MI Sports Now

Also of note …

FOOTBALL Edwardsburg coach Kevin Bartz is retiring after 28 seasons and 216 victories – Niles Daily Star