Today In The MHSAA: 3/15/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 15, 2022

1. BOYS BASKETBALL No. 2 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s defeated No. 13 North Farmington 48-46 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Oakland Press

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Rapids Northview advanced in Division 1 with a 68-55 win over No. 9  Muskegon – FOX 17

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Edwardsburg upset No. 5 Parchment in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – WWMT

4. BOYS BASKETBALL No. 12 Hamtramck continued its historic run with a 61-48 Division 1 win over top-ranked Detroit U-D Jesuit – Detroit News

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Nouvel delivered No. 8 Hillman’s only defeat, 58-43 in Division 4 – Saginaw News

6. BOYS BASKETBALL No. 7 Williamston continued its undefeated season with a 57-38 win over No. 3 Onsted in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Lansing State Journal

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Jakobie Boose’s 3-pointer sent Flint Hamady past Saginaw 66-63 in Division 2 – Flint Journal

8. BOYS BASKETBALL No. 17 Pewamo-Westphalia got past No. 12 Grandville Calvin Christian 69-66 in overtime in Division 3 – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

9. BOYS BASKETBALL Cadillac opened up a double-digit lead by the end of the first quarter on the way to a 62-48 win over No. 13 Standish-Sterling in Division 2 – Cadillac News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL No. 8 Grand Blanc advanced in Division 1 with a 65-58 win over Flint Carman-Ainsworth – Mid-Michigan Now

Today in the MHSAA: 11/4/16

November 4, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

A number of District volleyball tournaments finished Thursday, with a number of champions winning for the second, third or fourth straight time. But there also was a 10-time champion crowned again – and three teams winning titles for the first time in at least 15 years.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.

Volleyball

Class A No. 9 Grand Haven swept Muskegon Mona Shores to claim a 10th straight District championship – Grand Haven Tribune

Class B No. 6 Battle Creek Harper Creek downed Marshall for a fourth straight District title – Battle Creek Enquirer

Calumet, an honorable mention in Class C, swept Ironwood for a fifth straight District title – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Centreville won its first District championship since 1995, downing Decatur in three sets in Class C – Sturgis Journal

Coleman edged Beal City 3-2 in Class C to win its first District title since 2001 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Also in Class C, Morley Stanwood won its fourth straight District title, downing Lakeview – Big Rapids News

In Class D, Portland St. Patrick won its first District title since 1991 with a four-set victory over Merrill – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

Good Reads

St. Joseph tennis player Ahmeir Kyle finished off an impressive run through the boys Lower Peninsula Division 2 Finals last month, winning the No. 2 singles title to become what's believed to be the first girl to win an individual flight in an MHSAA boys tennis championship tournament. Second Half covered the victory at the time, and both the St. Joseph Herald-Palladium and Kalamazoo Gazette featured the Bears standout this week – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium, Kalamazoo Gazette