Today in the MHSAA: 2/4/20
February 4, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A girls basketball milestone and continued superiority on the slopes were the names of the biggest games Monday with headliners coming from both peninsulas.
1. Girls Basketball: Kennedy Englund went over 1,000 career points as Rock Mid Peninsula defeated Engadine 69-52 – Escanaba Daily Press
2. Skiing: Petoskey’s boys and Traverse City Central’s girls were victorious in the latest Big North Conference meet – Petoskey News-Review
3. Girls Basketball: Milan earned its first win over Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central since 2010, 39-38 – Monroe News
4. Girls Basketball: St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran won a crossover matchup of contenders in the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Conference, 55-49 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
5. Boys Basketball: Harbor Springs handed Gaylord St. Mary just its second loss, 63-60 – MI Sports Now
6. Girls Basketball: Kelsey Richards scored 37 points to lead Fruitport Calvary Christian past Muskegon Oakridge 70-40 – Muskegon Chronicle
7. Girls Basketball: Bark River-Harris hung on for a key 55-46 win over Powers North Central – Escanaba Daily Press
8. Boys Basketball: Rogers City came back from a halftime deficit to get past Onaway 58-49 – Alpena News
9. Boys Basketball: Suttons Bay held on for a 50-49 victory over Brethren – Up North Live
10. Boys Basketball: Frankenmuth held Caro to 10 first-half points on the way to a 54-30 win – Saginaw News
Today in the MHSAA: 3/5/20
March 5, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A series of hockey Regional championships and a titanic girls basketball District clash headlined a busy Wednesday across Michigan that saw both tournaments continue to advance.
1. Hockey: No. 7 Howell ended at least five seasons of losses to No. 3 Brighton with a 4-2 win in a Division 1 Regional Final – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. Hockey: L’Anse Creuse Unified clinched its first Regional championship, downing Rochester in Division 1 3-0 – C&G Newspapers
3. Girls Basketball: Michigan Center finished a fourth-quarter comeback with a 42-41 win over Grass Lake – State Champs Sports Network
4. Hockey: No. 10 Grand Rapids Catholic Central upset No. 8 Forest Hills Central 5-0 to claim a Division 3 Regional title – FOX 17
5. Girls Basketball: Munising finished the regular season 6-13, but defeated Rapid River 44-31 in Division 4 to claim a third-straight District title – Marquette Mining Journal
6. Hockey: No. 6 Traverse City Central downed Muskegon Mona Shores 6-1 in Division 2 to win the sixth Regional title in program history – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. Girls Basketball: Unbeaten Port Huron came back from a double-digit deficit to beat Macomb L’Anse Creuse North 44-41 in a Division 1 District Semifinal – Detroit News
8. Hockey: No. 9 Midland Dow locked up a Division 3 Regional title with a 2-0 win over Flint Powers Catholic – Midland Daily News
9. Hockey: Muskegon Reeths-Puffer came back to defeat Traverse City West and clinch a Division 1 Regional championship – Local Sports Journal
10. Girls Basketball: Centreville got past White Pigeon 63-57 in a Division 3 District matchup of local rivals that split during the regular season – JoeInsider.com
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: Chelsea coach Todd Blomquist announced his retirement after 20 seasons and more than 300 wins – Chelsea Sun Times News