Today in the MHSAA: 2/6/20

February 6, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

League championship competition between pairs of statewide title contenders in cheer and wrestling highlighted Wednesday’s high school action as the postseason draws near in a number of sports.

1. Competitive Cheer: Reigning two-time Division 2 champion Gibraltar Carlson claimed the Downriver League meet title ahead of two-time reigning Division 2 runner-up Allen Park – Southgate News-Herald

2. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 7 Stevensville Lakeshore clinched the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference West title with a 49-15 win over No. 10 Niles – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

3. Boys Basketball: Beaverton moved into first place alone in the Jack Pine Conference with a 49-45 win over second-place Sanford Meridian – Midland Daily News

4. Boys Basketball: Mount Clemens standout Javaughn Hannah scored a Macomb County-record 60 points to lead his team past Pontiac Arts & Technology Academy 98-58 – Macomb Daily

5. Boys Basketball: Hannahville Nah Tah Wahsh made 24 3-pointers – third-most in MHSAA boys hoops history – to get past Big Bay de Noc 73-39 – Escanaba Daily Press

6. Hockey: Division 2 No. 4 Hartland got past No. 10 Plymouth 6-3 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. Boys Basketball: Unbeaten Bridgeport continued to soar with a 58-37 win over Unionville-Sebewaing – State Champs Sports Network

8. Boys Basketball: Charlevoix moved to 9-3 with a 55-50 overtime win over Maple City Glen Lake – Petoskey News-Review

9. Hockey: Division 1 No. 2 Saginaw Heritage remained unbeaten in Saginaw Valley League play with a 6-5 win over Midland – ABC 12

10. Hockey: Kalamazoo Eagles held on to a share of first place in the SCHSHL South with a 5-1 win over Portage Central – JoeInsider.com

Today in the MHSAA: 10/18/19

October 18, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

One of the most intriguing league cross country title races in some time came to a conclusion Thursday as a number of state-ranked girls and boys teams ran to be the best in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association.

1. Cross Country: Brighton’s girls – No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – finished ahead of No. 2 Northville and No. 6 Salem to win the Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship meet, and Brighton’s top-ranked boys won their first league meet since 1995 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. Boys Soccer: No. 3 Marshall scored all of its goals during the final 12 minutes to come back and defeat Coldwater 3-2 in a Division 2 District Final – WWMT

3. Boys Soccer: No. 2 Troy Athens shut out No. 8 Berkley 3-0 to clinch a Division 1 District championship – Oakland Press

4. Boys Soccer: Division 3 No. 2 Hudsonville Unity Christian locked up its sixth straight District title with a 7-0 win over No. 6 Wyoming Lee – FOX 17

5. Cross Country: The LPD1 No. 5 Saline boys clinched the Southeastern Conference Red title with a second place at the final league jamboree, and the top-ranked Ann Arbor Pioneer girls won their race and league championship – Saline Post Boys | Girls

6. Boys Soccer: No. 7 Kalamazoo Hackett Catholic Prep needed overtime but got past No. 9 Hillsdale Academy 2-1 in a Division 4 District Final – JoeInsider.com

7. Cross Country: Romeo and Marysville swept their divisions of the Macomb Area Conference championship meet, with Port Huron Northern’s boys and St. Clair’s girls also victorious; Romeo’s boys are No. 2 in LPD1 and Romeo’s girls are No. 14 – Athletic.net

8. Boys Soccer: Gladwin improved to 20-2-2 and won its first District title in this sport since 2015 with a 1-0 victory over Essexville Garber in Division 3 – Bay City Times

9. Boys Soccer: Dearborn’s second-half surge resulted in a 5-1 Division 1 District title win over Downriver League champion Brownstown Woodhaven – Southgate News-Herald

10. Boys Soccer: Bad Axe improved to 11-4-3 with a 4-2 Division 4 District Final win over Saginaw Valley Lutheran – Huron Daily Tribune