Today in the MHSAA: 3/20/19

March 20, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

This weekend’s Girls Basketball Semifinals will welcome back three reigning champions and a host of contenders new and old. We’ve linked to coverage of all 16 Tuesday Quarterfinals below and will preview all four divisions later today on Second Half.  

Division 1: Saginaw Heritage locked down Hartland with a 44-24 win – Saginaw News

Division 1: Muskegon sank the go-ahead basket with four seconds to play to get past DeWitt 53-51 – FOX 17

Division 1: Southfield Arts & Technology earned its second Semifinal trip in three seasons with a 62-36 win over St. Clair Shores Lakeview – Detroit News

Division 1: Wayne Memorial booked its Semifinal return with a 50-28 win over Temperance Bedford – Observer & Eccentric

Division 2: Unbeaten Hamilton earned its first Semifinal berth with a 63-34 win over Grand Rapids South Christian – Holland Sentinel

Division 2: Haslett continued its postseason surge edging one-loss Chelsea 46-44 – Lansing State Journal

Division 2: Freeland came back from a halftime deficit to down Cadillac 48-38 – Midland Daily News

Division 2: Reigning Class C champion Detroit Edison moved closer to playing for the Division 2 title with a 63-23 win over Goodrich – Flint Journal

Division 3: Lake City edged Ishpeming Westwood, coming back from nine down to win 50-46 – Cadillac News

Division 3: Pewamo-Westphalia will return to the Semifinals thanks to a 43-19 win over Niles Brandywine – Lansing State Journal

Division 3: Flint Hamady downed Royal Oak Shrine 56-34 to return to the Semifinals – Flint Journal

Division 3: Ypsilanti Arbor Prep is headed to the Semifinals for the fifth straight season after a 59-31 win over Adrian Madison – Ann Arbor News

Division 4: Reigning Class D champion Adrian Lenawee Christian earned a return trip to the Semifinals with a 59-32 win over Fruitport Calvary Christian – Adrian Daily Telegram

Division 4: Undefeated St. Ignace got past Baraga 76-45 to return to the Semifinals – MI Sports Now

Division 4: Fowler continued its playoff rise with a 48-34 win over Gaylord St. Mary – WPBN

Division 4: Kingston moved on to the Semifinals with a 40-27 win over Clarkston Everest Collegiate – WJRT

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: Detroit Edison’s Rickea Jackson was named this season’s Miss Basketball Award winner – MLive-Detroit

Football: Scott Barnhart stepped down as coach at Algonac after leading a major turnaround the last few seasons – Port Huron Times Herald

Today in the MHSAA: 4/24/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 24, 2025

1. SOFTBALL Division 1 top-ranked Hudsonville and Zeeland West split, West’s 10-1 win ending Hudsonville’s winning streak at 48 – Holland Sentinel

2. GIRLS SOCCER Baylor Lauinger scored all three goals in Division 2 No. 15 Goodrich’s 3-0 win over No. 11 Holly – WJRT

3. TRACK & FIELD Traverse City West’s girls and boys teams swept Central, but Central’s Lorelai Zielinski broke a school record for the second time this month; West’s girls are ranked No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, and Central’s are No. 8 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. SOFTBALL Livonia Churchill improved to 9-1 with a 6-3 win over Division 1 honorable mention Livonia Stevenson – Hometown Life

5. BASEBALL Mikey Giroux threw every out but one of a no-hitter as Division 2 No. 18 Flat Rock downed previously-undefeated Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 3-0 – Monroe News

6. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 3 Saline won 13-3 and tied 9-9 in its doubleheader with Chelsea – Ann Arbor News

7. GIRLS LACROSSE Saginaw Heritage approached the state record for goals in a game with 25 in a win over Lapeer – Saginaw News

8. GIRLS SOCCER Trenton edged Dearborn Edsel Ford 4-3 to run its Downriver League winning streak to 37 – Southgate News-Herald

9. BOYS LACROSSE South Lyon United continued its Lakes Valley Conference winning streak going back to 2021 with a 10-3 win over Huron Valley United – Oakland Press

10. BASEBALL Bay City All Saints allowed one hit over its doubleheader sweep of Whittemore-Prescott – Bay City Times