Today in the MHSAA: 2/23/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 23, 2024

1. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage doubled up Flint Powers Catholic to clinch a share of the Saginaw Valley League title for the second time in program history – Saginaw News

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Baldwin clinched the West Michigan D League title with a 57-45 win over Pentwater – Big Rapids Pioneer

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central defeated Jefferson 52-41 to clinch a share of the Huron League title, then ended up with the championship outright as Flat Rock edged co-leader Riverview 46-45 – Monroe News

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Harbor Light Christian downed Mackinaw City 71-32 to claim the Northern Lakes Conference title for the first time since 2011 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Dearborn Edsel Ford and Brownstown Woodhaven are co-champions of the Downriver League after Edsel’s 48-32 win – Southgate News-Herald

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Whitehall finished a perfect regular season and West Michigan Conference Lakes title run with a 75-57 victory over Muskegon Oakridge – Muskegon Chronicle

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Nouvel clinched a repeat Tri-Valley Conference White title with an 81-40 victory over Michigan Lutheran Seminary – WJRT

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard defeated Detroit Renaissance 54-39 to claim the Operation Friendship meeting of league champions – MLIVE-Detroit

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Bay City All Saints finished perfect in the North Central Thumb League Stripes, defeating Carsonville-Port Sanilac – Bay City Times

10. BOWLING Holton and Ravenna’s boys and girls teams advanced to Division 4 Finals, Ravenna finishing first and Holton second for girls and with the order reversed for the boys Regional – Local Sports Journal

Also of note …

BOYS BASKETBALL The Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan announced its Mr. Basketball Award finalists – Detroit Free Press

BOYS BASKETBALL Greg Lawson II became Davison’s all-time leading scorer as his team defeated Saginaw Arthur Hill 68-57 – Mid-Michigan Now

BOYS BASKETBALL Traverse City Central downed Alpena 71-49, but Alpena’s Tucker Bright reached 1,000 career points – Alpena News

HOCKEY No. 2 Marquette defeated Escanaba 7-1 in a Division 3 Regional, giving Marquette coach Doug Garrow his 200th win – Upper Michigan’s Source

GIRLS BASKETBALL Portage Central completed an outright championship run in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference with a 46-36 win over second-place Stevensville Lakeshore – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

BOYS BASKETBALL Portage Central also finished an outright SMAC run on the boys side with a 58-33 win over Lakeshore – Kalamazoo Gazette

Today in the MHSAA: 2/19/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 19, 2025

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fremont finished a repeat run in the West Michigan Conference Lakes with a title-clinching win over Muskegon Oakridge – CatchMark SportsNet

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Midland claimed a share of the Saginaw Valley League title with a 46-24 win over Grand Blanc – Midland Daily News

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Greenville finished an outright title run in the River Cities Alliance with a 55-45 victory over Cedar Springs – Grand Rapids Press

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Standish-Sterling downed Pinconning 75-56 to win the inaugural Jack Pine Conference championship game – Bay City Times

5. SKIING The Traverse City Central girls and boys finished a sweep of Big North Conference titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle Girls | Boys

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Harbor Springs clinched the Northern Shores Conference title outright with a 57-36 win over Kingsley – Petoskey News-Review

7. BOYS BASKETBALL McBain downed LeRoy Pine River 58-48 to clinch the Highland Conference title outright – Cadillac News

8. BOYS BASKETBALL East Jordan earned a share of the Ski Valley Conference championship with a 69-29 win over Onaway – Petoskey News-Review

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Anna Rodriguez reached 1,000 career points and Charlotte Miller 400 career assists as Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard down Chelsea 64-43 – Ann Arbor News

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saline’s Keira Roehm reached 1,000 career points during a win over Ann Arbor Huron – Ann Arbor News

Also of note …

BOYS BASKETBALL Tristan Comer reached 1,000 career points for Freeland during a 66-50 win over Cadillac – Saginaw News

GIRLS BASKETBALL AJ Rickli again broke Paw Paw’s single-game scoring record and also reached 1,000 career rebounds during an 82-75 win over Buchanan – Kalamazoo Gazette