Today in the MHSAA: 3/1/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 1, 2023

1. BOYS BASKETBALL North Farmington clinched the Oakland Activities Association Red championship with a 73-54 win over Ferndale in a matchup of statewide contenders in Divisions 1 and 2, respectively – Oakland Press

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Cassopolis finished an outright championship run in the Southwest 10 Conference South with a 59-37 win over Centreville – Sturgis Journal

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Ludington clinched a share of the West Michigan Conference Lakes championship with a 69-31 win over Muskegon Orchard View – Ludington Daily News

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Indian River Inland Lakes joined Onaway with a share of the Ski Valley Conference title with a 75-62 win over Gaylord St. Mary – Cheboygan Daily News

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Saginaw Valley Lutheran advanced in Division 3 with a 63-29 District Semifinal win over Beal City – Saginaw News

6. HOCKEY Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central advanced to a Division 1 Regional Final with a 3-0 win over Traverse City West – FOX 17

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Muskegon downed Kalamazoo Central 67-60 in a matchup of top teams in Division 1 – Muskegon Chronicle

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Traverse City St. Francis defeated McBain 61-49 in a matchup of strong Division 3 teams – Cadillac News

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Harbor Beach and Reese advanced with Division 3 District wins – Huron Daily Tribune

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Pentwater defeated Mason Country Eastern, but Eastern’s Clay Shoup went over 1,000 career points – Ludington Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 1/17/19

January 17, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Rematches of the top girls swimming & diving teams in the Upper Peninsula from last season and two of the Detroit Catholic League’s hockey powers highlighted Wednesday’s headliners across the state.

1. Girls Swimming & Diving: Reigning Upper Peninsula runner-up Marquette downed reigning champion Gladstone 118-51 – Escanaba Daily Press

2. Hockey: Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central defeated Division 2 No. 4 Birmingham Brother Rice 6-1 in Detroit Catholic League Central play – Oakland Press

3. Wrestling: Division 4 No. 9 Bronson downed Jonesville and Quincy to keep a strong hold on first in the Big 8 Conference – Coldwater Daily Reporter

4. Boys Basketball: Wayland edged East Grand Rapids 49-42 to remain undefeated in Ottawa-Kent Conference Gold play – FOX17

5. Boys Basketball: Alma came back from a three-point halftime deficit to get past Shepherd 53-44 and improve to 10-0 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

6. Hockey: Petoskey got off to a quick start against rival Gaylord on the way to a 6-3 win – Petoskey News-Review

7. Hockey: Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse held off St. Clair Shores Unified 6-4 – Macomb Daily

8. Wrestling: Traverse City West downed rival Traverse City Central 46-30 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

9. Boys Basketball: Bad Axe continued a recent surge, coming back from four down at halftime to defeat Vassar 52-46 – Huron Daily Tribune

10. Wrestling: Gladwin improved to 20-3 overall with its first league wins, over Houghton Lake and Sanford Meridian – Midland Daily News

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: From Tuesday, retired coach John Eggert stepped in for St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran and led the team to a 54-12 win over Covert, his 500th career victory – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium