Today in the MHSAA: 2/24/2020

February 24, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor 

A championship-filled weekend saw Regional champs celebrated in wrestling, District winners hoist trophies in competitive cheer and league title earners rise in basketball, hockey and bowling.

1. Competitive Cheer: Allen Park finished first and Dearborn Divine Child in a power-packed Division 2 District – Southgate News-Herald

2. Boys Basketball: River Rouge downed Benton Harbor 58-52 in a matchup of title hopefuls in two divisions – MLive-Detroit

3. Boys Basketball: Mason Wojtusik went over 1,000 career points as Mount Pleasant defeated Saginaw 64-53 to clinch the Saginaw Valley League North title – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

4. Wrestling: Six champions led 12 Brighton wrestlers total to qualify for the Division 1 Individual Finals at Saturday’s Regional – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

5. Girls Basketball: Farmington Hills Mercy downed Bloomfield Hills Marian 51-40 to win the Detroit Catholic League Bishop championship – State Champs Sports Network

6. Girls Basketball: Ann Arbor Huron clinched the Southeastern Conference Red title with a 60-47 win over Ann Arbor Pioneer – We Love Ann Arbor

7. Hockey: Muskegon Mona Shores scored two third-period goals to get past Hudsonville 3-2 and clinch the Ottawa-Kent Conference Fischer championship – Local Sports Journal

8. Hockey: A big win over Lenawee United gave Dexter its second-straight Southeastern Conference White title – Chelsea Sun Times News 

9. Bowling: The Traverse City Christian girls and Cadillac boys clinched Great Northwest High School Bowling Conference championships – Traverse City Record-Eagle

10. Girls Basketball: Byron claimed its first outright league title in this sport since 1990 with a 57-25 win over New Lothrop – Mid-Michigan Now

Also of note …

Basketball: The Big Bay de Noc girls and Kinross Maplewood Baptist boys won Northern Lights League Tournament championships – Escanaba Daily Press

Basketball: Reagan Rose set a Decatur scoring record against Hartford, and Marcellus’ Kaeler Stafne and Bloomingdale’s Tyler Starbuck both went over 1,000 career points in Marcellus’ win – WWMT

Girls Basketball: Kent City clinched the Central State Activities Association Silver title with a big win over Hesperia – Local Sports Journal

Girls Basketball: Flushing earned a share of the Flint Metro League Stripes title with a 45-20 win over Swartz Creek – Mid-Michigan Now

Girls Basketball: Deckerville clinched a share of the North Central Thumb League Stars title with a big win over Mayville – Huron Daily Tribune

Hockey: Jackson Lumen Christi clinched its league title with a 2-0 win over Mattawan – Jackson Citizen Patriot

Boys Basketball: Owen Franklin went over 1,000 career points for Oscoda in its win over Hale – WBKB

Girls Basketball: Negaunee defeated Ishpeming Westwood 43-33, and Westwood’s Tessa Leece went over 1,000 career points – Marquette Mining Journal 

Girls Basketball: Algonac fell to Croswell-Lexington, but Algonac’s Emily Nugent went over 1,000 career points – Port Huron Times-Herald

Girls Basketball: From Thursday, Mackinaw City downed Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian to clinch a second-straight Northern Lakes Conference title – Petoskey News-Review 

Today in the MHSAA: 4/25/24

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 25, 2024

1. GIRLS SOCCER Lilah Smith scored both goals as Division 2 No. 2 Richland Gull Lake defeated Division 1 No. 3 Portage Central 2-1 – Kalamazoo Gazette

2. SOFTBALL No. 7 Macomb Dakota downed honorable mention Lake Orion 7-5 in a rematch of a 2023 Division 1 Regional Final – Macomb Daily

3. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 14 Midland Dow came back to secure a 3-3 draw with Division 2 No. 6 Midland High – Midland Daily News

4. BASEBALL Division 2 No. 14 Southgate Anderson got past Brownstown Woodhaven 6-2 in Downriver League play – Southgate News-Herald

5. BOYS GOLF Duncan Robinson and Traverse City West won the Cadillac Invitational – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. BASEBALL Byron Center bounced back from losing the first two games to Division 1 No. 19 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central by claiming the third 4-1 – Grand Rapids Press

7. GIRLS SOCCER Hadley Fox scored both goals in Big Rapids’ 2-0 win over Newaygo – Big Rapids Pioneer

8. GIRLS SOCCER Emmy Creed scored three goals in Division 4 top-ranked North Muskegon’s 6-1 win over Whitehall – CatchMark SportsNet

9. GIRLS SOCCER Pinconning guaranteed its most successful season since 2016 with a 4-0 win over Midland Bullock Creek – Bay City Times

10. TRACK & FIELD Mason County Eastern swept team first places at the latest West Michigan D League jamboree – Ludington Daily News