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: 3/6/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 6, 2023

1. WRESTING A record four seniors finished their careers with fourth Individual Wrestling Finals championships at Ford Field, and we talked to all 70 champions across the five divisions – MHSAA.com

2. COMPETITIVE CHEER Croswell-Lexington won its first championship in this sport, Rochester High and Gibraltar Carlson ended rivals’ title runs and Hudson added a fourth-straight Finals victory over two days at Central Michigan University – MHSAA.com

3. BOWLING Eight teams and eight singles claimed championships over the weekend, including Sparta and Taylor Trillium Academy’s girls both for the first time Friday – MHSAA.com

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Goodrich downed undefeated Lake Fenton 54-53 in a Division 2 District Final after having lost to the Blue Devils three times during the regular season – Flint Journal

5. HOCKEY Cameron Duffany scored all of No. 3 Brighton’s goals including the double-overtime winner in a Division 1 Quarterfinal victory over No. 5 Livonia Stevenson – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Negaunee edged Hancock 47-44 in double overtime to clinch a Division 3 District title – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Three Oaks River Valley clinched its first District title since 1998, downing St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran in Division 4 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Farmington Hills Mercy handed North Farmington its lone loss in claiming a fifth-straight District title, in Division 1 – Oakland Press

9. GYMNASTICS Hartland won its second Regional title in four seasons, finishing ahead of runner-up Howell by just three-tenths of a point – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

10. HOCKEY No. 5 Saginaw Heritage downed No. 3 Alpena 4-1 in a Division 2 Quarterfinal – WBKB

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Owosso defeated Durand 34-29 in Division 2 to win its first District championship since 2001 – Mid-Michigan Now