Today In The MHSAA: 3/18/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 18, 2021

Wrestling joined the postseason flurry Wednesday with the start of Team District competition, while hockey continued through Regionals and a few more basketball teams celebrated championships and individual achievements.

1. Hockey: No. 6 Houghton advanced in a Division 3 Regional with a 5-1 win over No. 7 Hancock – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

2. Wrestling: Ravenna downed Hesperia and then Mason County Central to claim its first District title since 2011, in Division 4 – Local Sports Journal

3. Wrestling: Charlotte edged Eaton Rapids 36-33 to claim a Division 2 District championship – Lansing State Journal

4. Girls Basketball: Clawson defeated Eastpointe 47-37 to clinch the Macomb Area Conference Bronze championship – Oakland Press

5. Girls Basketball: Hannah Vallier scored 37 points to become Vicksburg’s all-time leading score during a 58-31 win over Niles – Kalamazoo Gazette

6. Boys Basketball: Hunter Soper went over 1,000 career points in Croswell-Lexington’s 81-51 win over Almont – Port Huron Times Herald

7. Hockey: Top-ranked Byron Center came back from a third-period deficit to defeat Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern/Eastern 3-2 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – FOX 17

8. Wrestling: No. 10 Clarkston downed Troy and Waterford Kettering in Division 1 to claim a 15th-straight District title – Oakland Press

9. Wrestling: Holland ran its District title streak to three with wins over Hamilton and Zeeland East in Division 2 – Holland Sentinel

10. Boys Basketball: Sterling Heights Parkway Christian clinched the Michigan Independent Athletic Conference Red title with a 71-61 win over Lutheran Westland – Macomb Daily

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: From Tuesday, Elk Rapids defeated Kalkaska to clinch its first Lake Michigan Conference title, and first league championship in 28 years – MI Sports Now

Today in the MHSAA: 12/12/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

December 12, 2023

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lowell started off the week with a 52-43 win over Muskegon – FOX 17

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Adrian downed Milford 62-46 at Little Caesars Arena – Adrian Daily Telegram

3. BOYS BASKETBALL Undefeated Fruitport Calvary Christian handed Pentwater its first loss, 55-46 – Local Sports Journal

4. BOYS BASKETBALL Escanaba edged Norway 69-65, handing the Knights their first defeat – Escanaba Daily Press

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary downed St. Charles 58-39 to continue its best start in a decade – WJRT

6. BOYS BASKETBALL Saginaw Heritage remains undefeated after a 69-44 win over Goodrich – Mid-Michigan Now

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Brooklyn Columbia Central started the fourth quarter down six but ended with a 48-44 win over Leslie – Jackson Citizen Patriot

8. BOWLING Sturgis dominated its girls and boys matches with Plainwell – Sturgis Journal

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Daisy Schwartz starred as Midland Bullock Creek defeated Remus Chippewa Hills 55-31 – Midland Daily News

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL McBain evened its record in Highland Conference play and overall with a 32-22 win over Beal City – Cadillac News