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: 2/1/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 1, 2022

1. HOCKEY Division 2 top-ranked Hartland clinched the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West title with a 7-1 win over Livonia Churchill – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS BASKETBALL Harbor Springs handed Gaylord St. Mary its first loss, 59-33 – Up North Live

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Amanda Stewart’s 3-pointer with 12.6 seconds to play pushed Detroit Denby past Mumford 43-41 – Detroit News

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Sarah Rambus’ last-second basket gave Flushing a 51-50 win over Flint Powers Catholic – Flint Journal

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Breckenridge downed reigning Mid-State Activities Conference champ Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart 40-18 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Rudyard needed two overtimes but got past Oscoda 82-76 – Bay City Times

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Holton came back big to get past North Muskegon 48-43 in overtime – CatchMark SportsNet

8. BOYS BASKETBALL Fowlerville came back from 15 points down to defeat St. Johns 67-59 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL A last-second basket sent Lake City past Evart 67-66 – Cadillac News

10. BOYS BASKETBALL Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse defeated Port Huron 72-64 at Little Caesars Arena – Macomb Daily