Today In The MHSAA: 3/24/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 24, 2021

The final week of hockey and first week of boys basketball playoffs began Tuesday, as the first four ice rink contenders earned trips to USA Hockey Area in Division 2 Quarterfinals – with a matchup of the top two ranked teams one of the highlights of the season so far.

1. Hockey: Top-ranked Byron Center downed No. 2 Hartland 2-1 to advance to the Division 2 Semifinals – FOX 17

2. Hockey: No. 10 Trenton earned its fourth-straight trip to the Semifinals with a 3-1 win over No. 5 Novi in Division 2 – Southgate News-Herald

3. Hockey: For the second-straight season No. 6 Marquette downed No. 9 Traverse City Central in a Division 2 Quarterfinal, this time 1-0 – Up North Live

4. Hockey: No. 3 Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice advanced in Division 2 with a 6-0 win over No. 8 Port Huron Northern – Oakland Press

5. Boys Basketball: Tugg Nichols’ last-second 3-pointer gave Montague another close win over Muskegon Oakridge, this time 66-63 in a Division 3 District opener – Local Sports Journal

6. Boys Basketball: After two losses to Battle Creek Lakeview over the last week, Battle Creek Central won a third matchup 44-39 in a Division 1 District opener – Battle Creek Enquirer

7. Boys Basketball: Brennan Parachek’s 3-pointer at the buzzer took Dexter past Brighton 52-49 in Division 1 – Chelsea Sun Times News

8. Boys Basketball: Bronson got past White Pigeon 57-54 in overtime in Division 3 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

9. Boys Basketball: Cass City also won in overtime in Division 3, 48-43 over Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker – Huron Daily Tribune

10. Boys Basketball: Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central scored during the final seconds to get past Rockford 52-51 in Division 1 – FOX 17

Today in the MHSAA: 10/28/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 28, 2022

1. BOYS SOCCER No. 3 Rockford earned its first Regional championship in this sport, downing Portage Central 2-1 in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press

2. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Detroit Catholic Central edged No. 6 Clarkston 2-1 to clinch a Division 1 Regional title – Oakland Press

3. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Richland Gull Lake capped its Division 2 Regional title run with a 2-0 win over No. 9 DeWitt – Battle Creek Enquirer

4. BOYS SOCCER No. 9 Elk Rapids earned a third-straight Regional title with a 1-0 win over Alma in Division 3 – Up North Live

5. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern is advancing in Division 2 after a 2-1 win over No. 7 East Grand Rapids – FOX 17

6. BOYS SOCCER Ann Arbor Greenhills defeated No. 3 Lansing Christian 1-0 in Division 4, and No. 10 Salem got past No. 14 Saline 1-0 in Division 1 – Ann Arbor News

7. VOLLEYBALL Linden clinched its first overall Flint Metro League championship in volleyball with a 3-1 victory over Lake Fenton – WJRT

8. VOLLEYBALL Kinde North Huron claimed the North Central Thumb League Stars championship with a four-set win over Peck – Huron Daily Tribune

9. BOYS SOCCER No. 8 Rochester Adams edged New Baltimore Anchor Bay 3-2 in a Division 1 Regional Final – Macomb Daily

10. BOYS SOCCER No. 5 Holland Christian moved on in Division 3 with a 5-0 win over Paw Paw – Holland Sentinel