Today in the MHSAA: 2/29/16

February 29, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

This was a weekend filled with championships – Team Finals in wrestling, Regionals in competitive cheer and bowling and league in basketball, hockey, and swimming & diving. We’ve found coverage of at least some from every sport.

Boys Basketball

Kalamazoo Hackett won its first league title in 26 years, downing rival Kalamazoo Christian to clinch its division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference – Kalamazoo Gazette

Haslett’s Brandon Allen became the leading scorer in his school’s history, adding 14 points for a total of 1,629 in a win over Lansing Waverly – Lansing State Journal

Detroit U-D Jesuit won big against Warren DeLaSalle, 70-45, to claim a fourth straight Detroit Catholic League A-B title – MLive-Detroit

Royal Oak Shrine downed Waterford Our Lady 49-38 to win the C-D Catholic League Tournament, its first league title since 1978 – Oakland Press

Brandon Winchester-Jones became the fourth player in Dowagiac history to score 1,000 points, doing so in a 65-60 win over Vicksburg – Niles Daily Star

Gage Kreski continued to climb the career scoring ladder, adding 46 points in a win over Pellston to set the Upper Peninsula record with 2,141 total – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

Girls Basketball

Frankenmuth pushed its Tri-Valley Conference East winning streak to 96 straight with a big victory over Millington – Saginaw News

Bowling

The Tecumseh girls won their 10th straight Regional, besting the field in Taylor by 221 pins – Adrian Daily Telegram

Caledonia’s Brittney Schnicke won the first individual Regional bowling title in her school’s history – pulling off the feat less than a year after accidentally severing the tips of two of her fingers – Grand Rapids Press

Competitive Cheer

Sanford Meridian edged Houghton Lake by a mere four tenths of a point to earn a Division 4 Regional championship – Midland Daily News

Ice Hockey

Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard finished with its best record in school history, shutting out Dearborn Divine Child to move to 18-5 – Ann Arbor News

Boys Swimming & Diving

Spring Lake won 11 of 12 events in its final Coastal Conference meet to claim the league meet championship on its way to moving to the Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue next season – Grand Haven Tribune

Wrestling

After a number of runner-up finishes, Hartland won its first MHSAA team championship, downing Davison – Second Half

Lowell earned its third straight Division 2 title, besting rival St. Johns in what has become a near-annual Finals matchup – Second Half

Dundee remained Division 3 champion, but this time with a perfect record – Second Half

New Lothrop also ran its championship streak to three with a win over frequent Finals opponent Hudson – Second Half

Good Read

Richmond brothers Zack and Alex Roberts competed in Friday’s MHSAA Wrestling Quarterfinals at the wish of their mother Shelly, who was placed in hospice last week amid a fight with cancer – Macomb Daily

Michigan Fall Previews (update 9/3/13)

August 26, 2013

Seasons have begun but we're still adding to our mighty list of links to statewide media team and league preview. 

This update contains some from five sports, but mostly football from the Battle Creek, Port Huron, Livingston County and Traverse City areas. 

See a preview for any fall sport that's been published by Michigan media that we missed? Send the link to Geoff Kimmerly at [email protected]

Football

Battle Creek Enquirer: Battle Creek Central - Battle Creek St. Philip - Marshall - Battle Creek Pennfield - Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference East - Kalamazoo Valley Association - Southern Central Athletic Association - Big 8 Conference - Bronson/Tekonsha

Bay City Times: North Star League - West Branch Ogemaw Heights - Bay City John Glenn/Pinconning/Standish-Sterling/Tawas - Jack Pine Conference 

Detroit Free Press: Detroit Catholic High School League - Oakland Activities Association - Downriver League - Michigan Independent Activities Conference - Macomb Area Conference - Huron League

Detroit News: Detroit Public School League - Detroit Catholic High School League - Macomb Area Conference - Kensington Lakes Activities Association - Oakland Activities Association - Western Wayne Athletic Conference - Downriver League - Huron League - Michigan Metro Athletic Conference - Michigan Independent Athletic Conference - Charter School Conference 

Flint Journal: Flint Metro League - Saginaw Valley League South - Genesee Area Conference Red - Genesee Area Conference Blue - Kensington Lakes Activities Association West 

Gaylord Herald Times: Sky Valley South - Big North Conference

Grand Rapids Press: O-K Red - O-K White - O-K Blue - O-K Gold - O-K Black - O-K Green - O-K Bronze - O-K Silver

High School Sports Scene: Saginaw, Lansing and Grand Rapids areas

Holland Sentinel: Holland Christian - Hamilton

Ionia Sentinel-Standard: Ionia - Portland St. Patrick - Lake Odessa Lakewood

Kalamazoo Gazette: Wolverine Conference - Kalamazoo Valley Association - Southwestern Athletic Conference - St. Joseph Valley League - Southern Central Athletic Association

Lansing State Journal: Greater Lansing and mid-Michigan area

Livingston County Daily Argus & Press: Howell - Brighton - Hartland - Pinckney - Novi - MilfordFowlerville - Kensington Lakes Activities Association West

Marquette Mining Journal: Negaunee - Ishpeming - Marquette - Gwinn - Munising - Ishpeming Westwood

MLive Detroit: Macomb Area Conference - Oakland Activities Association - Detroit Catholic High School League

MLive Lansing: Lansing area

Oakland Press: Kensington Lakes Activities Association - Oakland Activities Association White - Oakland County schools in MIAC/MAC/Flint Metro/independent

Port Huron Times Herald: Port Huron Northern - St. Clair - Port Huron - Marysville - Marine City - Armada  

Saginaw News: Saginaw Valley League North - Tri-Valley Conference Central - TVC West - TVC East - Greater Thumb Conference West - Saginaw Nouvel/Kingston/Akron-Fairgrove/Coleman/Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart

Traverse City Record-Eagle: Big North Conference - Northwest Conference - Ski Valley Conference - Lake Michigan ConferenceTraverse City Christian - Traverse City Central - Traverse City St. Francis - Traverse City West

Boys Cross Country

Adrian Daily Telegram: Adrian and Lenawee County areas

Lansing State Journal: Greater Lansing and mid-Michigan areas

Port Huron Times Herald: Eastern Thumb area

Girls Cross Country 

Adrian Daily Telegram: Adrian and Lenawee County areas

Battle Creek Enquirer: Battle Creek area

Escanaba Daily Press: Manistique

Port Huron Times Herald: Eastern Thumb area

Girls Golf

Battle Creek Enquirer: Battle Creek area

Lansing State Journal: Greater Lansing and mid-Michigan areas

Monroe Evening News: Monroe area

Muskegon Chronicle: Muskegon area

Boys Soccer

Battle Creek Enquirer: Battle Creek area

Bay City Times: Bay City area - Bay City John Glenn

Escanaba Daily Press: Big Bay de Noc

Gaylord Herald Times: Gaylord

Midland Daily News: Midland area

Monroe Evening News: Monroe area

Muskegon Chronicle: Muskegon area

Petoskey News: Petoskey

Port Huron Times Herald - Port Huron and Thumb areas

Girls Swimming and Diving

Battle Creek Enquirer: Battle Creek area

Monroe Evening News: Monroe area

Port Huron Times Herald: Eastern Thumb area

Boys Tennis

Lansing State Journal: Greater Lansing and mid-Michigan areas

Petoskey News: Petoskey

Girls Tennis

Escanaba Daily Press: Gladstone

Iron Mountain Daily News: Kingsford - Iron River West Iron County

Volleyball

Battle Creek Enquirer: Battle Creek area

Bay City Times: Bay City area

Escanaba Daily Press: Rock Mid Peninsula 

Gaylord Herald Times: Gaylord - Gaylord St. Mary - Johannesburg-Lewiston

Hillsdale.net: Hillsdale

Holland Sentinel: Holland and Zeeland areas

Houghton Daily Mining Gazette: Houghton - Calumet - Baraga 

Iron Mountain Daily News: Kingsford

Lansing State Journal: Greater Lansing and mid-Michigan areas

Port Huron Times Herald: Port Huron and Thumb areas