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: 5/22/17

May 22, 2017

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

This past weekend belonged mostly to Track & Field Regionals, with some familiar faces – Oak Park and Saugatuck among them – shining brightest again.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.

Baseball

Mattawan, coached by Joe Clifford, downed younger brother Phil Clifford and Jackson Lumen Christi to win the Al Glick Classic – Jackson Citizen Patriot

Essexville Garber equaled its most wins since 2006 in claiming its invitational title, and after opening with a 10-run victory over Division 4 No. 9 Saginaw Nouvel – Bay City Times

Howell swept Division 1 No. 5 Birmingham Brother Rice 8-0 and 4-2 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Boys Lacrosse

Vi Lobo set Midland’s career scoring record with three goals in a 17-1 Division 1 Regional win over Holly/Ortonville Brandon – Midland Daily News

Softball

Ishpeming Westwood won the Mid-Peninsula Conference tournament for the first time, downing Norway in the final – Marquette Mining Journal

Girls Tennis

Bay City All Saints and Frankenmuth shared a Lower Peninsula Division 4 Regional title after an All Saints win in the final match – Bay City Times

St. Joseph won an LP Division 2 Regional title by two points over three runners-up – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

Track & Field

Oak Park’s girls and boys – both reigning MHSAA Finals champions – dominated in sweeping LP Division 1 Regional titles – Oakland Press

Saugatuck’s boys and girls teams won their fifth straight Regional titles, this time in LP Division 3; the girls are ranked No. 1 and the boys No. 3 – Grand Rapids Press

Led by a star freshman, Lansing Waverly’s girls won their first Regional title after winning their first MHSAA Finals title last season – Lansing State Journal

Battle Creek St. Phillip’s boys won their first Regional title since 1982 after entering the meet ranked No. 3 in LP Division 4 – Battle Creek Enquirer

Bessemer’s boys won their fifth straight Regional title, while Lake Linden-Hubbell’s girls also dominated at Wakefield-Marenisco – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

The Houghton boys and Negaunee girls won Regional titles at Ishpeming – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Salem’s No. 4-ranked boys won their LP Division 1 Regional by 36 points – Observer & Eccentric

Livonia Churchill’s girls repeated as LP Division 1 Regional champions by edging No. 3 Plymouth – Observer & Eccentric

Zeeland East swept LP Division 2 Regional titles; the girls are ranked No. 3 and the boys No. 4 – Holland Sentinel

No. 3 Pittsford edged No. 4 Hillsdale Academy by 3.5 points to win their LP Division 4 Regional – Hillsdale Daily News

Coldwater’s No. 5-ranked boys remained undefeated on the season with an LP Division 2 Regional title – Coldwater Daily Reporter

Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart’s girls won their first Regional title "in decades," finishing 46 points better than the LP Division 4 field – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Shepherd’s No. 6 girls finished 46 points better than reigning LP Division 3 champion Ithaca to claim a Regional title – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Niles’ boys won their second Regional title in three seasons in LP Division 2 – Niles Daily Star