Today in the MHSAA: 3/14/16
March 14, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The MHSAA Gymnastics, Hockey and Boys Swimming and Diving seasons closed this weekend with seven team and multiple individual champions honored, and the boys basketball postseason finished its first week with a number of communities celebrating for the first time in a long time.
Boys Basketball
Battle Creek Central claimed its first District title since 2008, downing Kalamazoo Loy Norrix in a Class A Final – Battle Creek Enquirer
Lowell claimed its first District title since 1984 with a Class A win – Grand Rapids Press
Dylan Carl went over 1,000 points for his career as Alma downed Ovid-Elsie in a Class B Final – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Kingsford upset Great Northern Conference champion Menominee to claim a Class B title – Iron Mountain Daily News
In Class C, Hanover-Horton won its 15th straight District championship – Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Ishpeming Westwood pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the week, downing rival Ishpeming in a Class C Final – Marquette Mining Journal
Niles Brandywine earned its first District title since 2001 with a Class C win – Niles Daily Star
Rock Mid-Peninsula claimed its first District title in two decades with a Class D victory – Escanaba Daily Press
Pickford also picked up a first District title in decades, beating Brimley to win for the first time since 1992 – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Gymnastics
Despite losing senior standout Madi Myers to an injury midway through the meet, Rockford/Sparta repeated as MHSAA champion after finishing with a strong rotation on beam – Second Half
Grand Ledge’s Rachel Hogan followed three top-10 finishes to end her high school career as the Division 1 individual champion Saturday – Second Half
Ice Hockey
Detroit Catholic Central extended its Division 1 title streak to three under a third coach – Second Half
Romeo added a hockey championship to its fall football title, winning Division 2 for the first time – Second Half
Hancock won its first MHSAA title since 1999 finishing an impressive run with a Division 3 clincher over Grand Rapids Catholic Central – Second Half
Boys Swimming & Diving
Birmingham Brother Rice claimed its third straight Lower Peninsula Division 1 championship, outracing the field by 77 points – Second Half
Dexter built an early lead and won LP Division 2 for the second time in five seasons – Second Half
Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood also won a third straight title, claiming LP Division 3 ahead of East Grand Rapids – Second Half
Today in the MHSAA: 5/22/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 22, 2025
1. SOFTBALL Clawson edged Warren Mott 2-1 to clinch its first league title in this sport, in the Macomb Area Conference Gold – Oakland Press
2. GIRLS SOCCER No. 12 Middleville Thornapple Kellogg downed No. 13 Battle Creek Harper Creek 1-0 in a Division 2 District opener – Battle Creek Enquirer
3. GIRLS SOCCER Just two days after seeing its 40-game league winning streak end against Gibraltar Carlson, Trenton won a Division 2 District rematch 2-1 – Southgate News-Herald
4. BOYS GOLF/TRACK & FIELD The Traverse City West – ranked No. 3 in Lower Peninsula Division 1 – and Maple City Glen Lake golf teams clinched league titles, as did the LPD3 No. 5 Kingsley and Central Lake girls and Charlevoix and East Jordan boys track & field teams – Traverse City Record-Eagle
5. TRACK & FIELD Bay City Western swept county team championships, the boys for the 16th straight season and the girls for the sixth consecutive – Bay City Times
6. GIRLS SOCCER Carleton Airport downed Ypsilanti Community 2-0 in a Division 2 District opener, its first postseason win since 2018 – Monroe News
7. TRACK & FIELD Breckenridge’s girls and boys teams swept Mid-State Activities Conference championship meet titles – Saginaw News
8. TRACK & FIELD The Mason, Okemos and Lansing Catholic girls and Grand Ledge, Williamston and Lansing Catholic boys were Capital Area Activities Conference meet winners – Lansing State Journal
9. GIRLS SOCCER No. 5 Utica Eisenhower advanced in Division 1 with a 4-0 District win over Rochester Hills Stoney Creek – Macomb Daily
10. GIRLS SOCCER Elk Rapids opened Division 4 District play with a 5-0 win over Maple City Glen Lake – MI Sports Now