Today in the MHSAA: 2/26/19

February 26, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Four Skiing Finals champions were crowned Monday – see coverage under “Latest Posts” to the right – as Hockey Regionals and Boys Basketball Districts also got underway and made significant opening-night headlines.

1. Boys Basketball: Detroit Martin Luther King came back from a 12-point deficit to defeat rival Cass Tech 55-51 in double overtime – Detroit News

2. Boys Basketball: Rochester Adams downed two-time reigning Class A champion Clarkston 38-37 also in Division 1 – State Champs!

3. Hockey: No. 5 Rochester United opened the postseason with a 3-0 win over No. 12 Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily

4. Boys Basketball: After sharing the Saginaw Valley League Blue title with Flint Carman-Ainsworth, Grand Blanc eliminated the Cavaliers with a 40-39 win in Division 1 – WJRT

5. Hockey: Big Rapids avenged a 3-0 loss three days earlier to Midland Dow by defeating the No. 13 Chargers 6-2 in a Division 3 Regional opener – Big Rapids News

6. Boys Basketball: In a Division 3 matchup of teams entering with a combined 39-1 record, Iron Mountain remained unbeaten with an 87-38 win over Ironwood – Iron Mountain Daily News

7. Boys Basketball: Mattawan also remains undefeated after a 34-31 win over Kalamazoo Central in Division 1 – FOX 17

8. Boys Basketball: Flint Kearsley earned its first District win since 1999, downing Flint Southwestern 78-54 in Division 1 – Flint Journal

9. Boys Basketball: Brighton earned its first District win in a decade, 69-51 over Dexter in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

10. Boys Basketball: Blissfield upset Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 77-74 in overtime in Division 3 – Adrian Daily Telegram

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: Autumn Rasner scored 33 points and went over 1,000 for her career in Stephenson’s big win over Rapid River – Escanaba Daily Press

Today In The MHSAA: 9/14/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 14, 2021

1. BOYS SOCCER Spring Lake earned an impressive 3-0 win over Division 3 top-ranked Hudsonville Unity Christian – Grand Haven Tribune

2. BOYS SOCCER Division 1 top-ranked New Baltimore Anchor Bay emerged from a matchup of unbeatens with a 2-1 win over No. 10 Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily

3. BOYS SOCCER Dearborn Edsel Ford remained undefeated in the Downriver League by handing Lincoln Park its first loss overall this fall, 6-1 – Southgate News-Herald

4. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 13 Boyne City picked up a road shutout, 3-0 at Charlevoix – Petoskey News-Review

5. VOLLEYBALL Buchanan traded sets but won the deciding fifth against Stevensville Lakeshore – Niles Daily Star

6. BOYS SOCCER Oscoda moved to 6-0 with a big win over Alcona – WBKB

7. BOYS SOCCER Division 3 No. 8 Elk Rapids shined again in a shutout of Grayling – Up North Live

8. BOYS SOCCER A late first-half goal stood for the entirety as Bloomfield Hills edged Pontiac 1-0 – Oakland Press

9. BOYS SOCCER Kirby Eggers scored four goals to lead Division 3 No. 2 Holland Christian past Allendale – Holland Sentinel

10. VOLLEYBALL Mason County Eastern is off to a 1-0 start in the West Michigan D League thanks to a four-set win over Walkerville – Local Sports Journal