Today in the MHSAA: 3/14/19
March 14, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The final 32 teams still alive in the MHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament were decided Wednesday as Regional championships were celebrated, including by a handful of schools for the first time.
1. Girls Basketball: Reigning Class A champion Saginaw Heritage avenged its regular-season loss to Midland Dow with a 49-34 Division 1 Regional Final win – WJRT
Girls Basketball: Freeland advanced to the final week in Division 2 by handing previously-unbeaten Stanton Central Montcalm its first loss, 59-51 – Saginaw News
3. Girls Basketball: Flint Hamady won a Division 3 Regional title by handing Hemlock its first and only loss, 40-35 – Flint Journal
4. Girls Basketball: Haslett downed reigning Class B runner-up Jackson Northwest 51-43 to claim a Division 2 Regional title – Lansing State Journal
5. Girls Basketball: Southfield Arts & Technology got past Grosse Pointe North 67-36 to earn a Division 1 Regional title – Detroit News
6. Girls Basketball: Adrian Madison won its first Regional title, edging Springport 39-36 in Division 3 – Adrian Daily Telegram
7. Girls Basketball: Chelsea also claimed its first Regional title, downing Carleton Airport 48-36 in Division 2 – Chelsea Sun Times News
8. Girls Basketball: Fruitport Calvary Christian clinched its first Regional title, defeating Mendon 49-46 in Division 4 – Grand Haven Tribune
9. Girls Basketball: Lake City defeated Hart 47-25 in Division 3 to lock up its first Regional title since 1976 – MI Sports Now
10. Girls Basketball: Baraga is headed to its first Quarterfinal since 1992 thanks to a 45-40 Division 4 win over Stephenson – The Upbeat
Today in the MHSAA: 10/1/19
October 1, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The soccer pitch saw a league championship celebrated Monday and an upset that could cause a shuffling in the Division 1 rankings heading into District play.
1. Boys Soccer: Brownstown Woodhaven clinched a repeat Downriver League title with a 5-1 win over Lincoln Park – Southgate News-Herald
2. Boys Soccer: After the teams drew in their first meeting, Dearborn improved to 13-1-2 with a 3-0 win over Division 1 No. 9 Livonia Stevenson in the rematch – Observer & Eccentric
3. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 10 Onsted remained undefeated with a comeback win against Hudson – Adrian Daily Telegram
4. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 9 Hillsdale Academy finished a perfect run through the Independent Soccer League West with a 3-1 win over Hillsdale High – Hillsdale Daily News
5. Boys Soccer: No. 14 Saline and Grand Blanc played to a draw in a matchup of frequent Division 1 powers – Saline Post
6. Girls Golf: Holland Christian shot a 205 to win the Wooden Shoe Invitational by two strokes ahead of runner-up Holland West Ottawa – Holland Sentinel
7. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 13 Midland Calvary Baptist scored during the final minutes to preserve a 3-3 draw with Saginaw Nouvel – Midland Daily News
8. Boys Soccer: Luke Stanaj scored both goals in Utica Ford’s 2-0 win over Utica – Macomb Daily
9. Boys Soccer: Flint Powers Catholic made a first-half goal stand in a 1-0 win over Midland – Midland Daily News
10. Boys Soccer: Jonathon Grijalva had six points – with four goals – to lead Gladwin to a big win over LeRoy Pine River – Midland Daily News