Today in the MHSAA: 2/9/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 9, 2023
1. WRESTLING Jim Cali earned his 700th coaching win on the way to guiding No. 6 Romeo to a Division 1 District championship – Macomb Daily
2. HOCKEY Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central downed Division 3 No. 3 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 3-1 to clinch the Michigan Interscholastic Hockey League North title – Oakland Press
3. SKIING The Benzie/Frankfort girls and Onekama boys clinched Lake Michigan Ski Conference championships – Benzie Record Patriot | Manistee News Advocate
4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Corina Jahfetson reached 1,000 career points in Baraga’s 50-38 win over Ewen-Trout Creek – Upper Michigan Source
5. WRESTLING White Pigeon repeated as a Division 4 District champion and set a program record with 31 victories – Sturgis Journal
6. WRESTLING Holt locked up its 37th-straight District title, downing Grand Ledge in the Final in Division 1 – Lansing State Journal
7. WRESTLING No. 4 Bronson defeated No. 7 Union City to clinch a 21st-straight District title, in Division 4 – Coldwater Daily Reporter
8. WRESTLING Division 4 top-ranked Hudson defeated No. 6 Reading 55-12 to advance from their District – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. WRESTLING Hunter Leonard brought Fruitport from a five-point deficit to a one-point win in the final match of his team’s 36-35 District-clinching win over Fremont in Division 2 – MuskegonSports.com
10. WRESTLING Lakeview avenged last season’s Regional Semifinal loss to Hesperia with a District-clinching win in Division 3 – Greenville Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 2/26/19
February 26, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Four Skiing Finals champions were crowned Monday – see coverage under “Latest Posts” to the right – as Hockey Regionals and Boys Basketball Districts also got underway and made significant opening-night headlines.
1. Boys Basketball: Detroit Martin Luther King came back from a 12-point deficit to defeat rival Cass Tech 55-51 in double overtime – Detroit News
2. Boys Basketball: Rochester Adams downed two-time reigning Class A champion Clarkston 38-37 also in Division 1 – State Champs!
3. Hockey: No. 5 Rochester United opened the postseason with a 3-0 win over No. 12 Utica Eisenhower – Macomb Daily
4. Boys Basketball: After sharing the Saginaw Valley League Blue title with Flint Carman-Ainsworth, Grand Blanc eliminated the Cavaliers with a 40-39 win in Division 1 – WJRT
5. Hockey: Big Rapids avenged a 3-0 loss three days earlier to Midland Dow by defeating the No. 13 Chargers 6-2 in a Division 3 Regional opener – Big Rapids News
6. Boys Basketball: In a Division 3 matchup of teams entering with a combined 39-1 record, Iron Mountain remained unbeaten with an 87-38 win over Ironwood – Iron Mountain Daily News
7. Boys Basketball: Mattawan also remains undefeated after a 34-31 win over Kalamazoo Central in Division 1 – FOX 17
8. Boys Basketball: Flint Kearsley earned its first District win since 1999, downing Flint Southwestern 78-54 in Division 1 – Flint Journal
9. Boys Basketball: Brighton earned its first District win in a decade, 69-51 over Dexter in Division 1 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
10. Boys Basketball: Blissfield upset Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 77-74 in overtime in Division 3 – Adrian Daily Telegram
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: Autumn Rasner scored 33 points and went over 1,000 for her career in Stephenson’s big win over Rapid River – Escanaba Daily Press