Today in the MHSAA: 2/28/18

February 28, 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. Hockey: In a matchup of top contenders, Division 2 No. 1 Livonia Stevenson got past No. 2 Plymouth 3-2 in a Pre-Regional – Observer & Eccentric

2. Hockey: Goalie Dawson Kero had 27 saves as top-ranked Hancock got past No. 3 Houghton 3-2 in a Division 3 Pre-Regional – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

3. Boys Basketball: Waterford Mott completed a Lakes Valley Conference championship run with a 69-47 win over White Lake Lakeland – Oakland Press

4. Hockey: Joel Cerny’s overtime winner pushed Traverse City West past Muskegon Reeths-Puffer 5-4 in a Division 1 Pre-Regional – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. Hockey: Muskegon Mona Shores upset Grand Rapids West Catholic 5-1 in a Division 2 Pre-Regional – Muskegon Chronicle

6. Boys Basketball: Clarkston downed West Bloomfield 66-60 to lock up the Oakland Activities Association Red title – Oakland Press

7. Boys Basketball: Quincy finished a repeat title run in the Big 8 Conference with a 77-26 win against Concord – Coldwater Daily Reporter

8. Boys Basketball: Alma claimed a share of the Tri-Valley Conference Central title with a 72-56 win over Midland Bullock Creek – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

9. Boys Basketball: Tanner Reha went over 1,000 career points with 19 in a 74-72 overtime win over Lansing Everett – Lansing State Journal

10. Boys Basketball: Wyoming Godwin Heights ran its winning streak to 15 with a 68-64 win over Grand Rapids Christian – FOX 17

Today in the MHSAA: 6/4/18

June 4, 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 report does not include coverage of Track & Field and Girls Tennis Finals; Second Half covered all 18 of those meets.

1. Softball: Honorable mention Clinton Township Chippewa Valley got past reigning Division 1 champion and current No. 4 Macomb Dakota to finish a District title run – Macomb Daily

2. Softball: Custer Mason County Eastern downed Pentwater and then Onekama in Division 4 to claim an incredible 33rd consecutive District championship in this sport – Ludington Daily News

3. Boys Golf: No. 4 Gaylord and Brendon Gouin swept Lower Peninsula Division 2 Regional titles as the Blue Devils prevailed ahead of top-ranked Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern – Gaylord Herald Times

4. Baseball: Grosse Pointe South swept Grosse Pointe North and then No. 2 University Liggett to claim a Division 1 District title – Detroit News

5. Boys Lacrosse: No. 2 Hartland downed No. 5 Brighton 19-7 in a Division 1 Quarterfinal – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. Boys Lacrosse: Reigning 13-time Division 1 champion Birmingham Brother Rice hung on through a 9-8 Quarterfinal win over Northville – Observer & Eccentric

7. Baseball: Brighton avenged two regular-season losses to No. 4 Howell with a 3-0 Division 1 District win that broke the Highlanders’ six-year streak of titles – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. Baseball: Armada upset No. 3 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 1-0 in Division 2 to win its first District title since 2005 – Macomb Daily

9. Baseball: No. 9 Brownstown Woodhaven got past Temperance Bedford 8-4 in Division 1 to claim its first District title in baseball – Southgate News Herald

10. Girls Soccer: Waterford Mott downed Walled Lake Central in Division 1 to claim its first District title in girls soccer – Oakland Press