Today In The MHSAA: 3/3/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 3, 2022

1. HOCKEY Midland won its first Regional title in 11 years, downing No. 6 Howell in overtime 2-1 in Division 1 – Midland Daily News

2. HOCKEY No. 5 Riverview Gabriel Richard claimed its fifth-straight Regional title with a 6-1 win over Wyandotte Roosevelt in Division 3 – Southgate News-Herald

3. HOCKEY No. 7 Canton edged No. 3 Livonia Stevenson 3-2 in overtime to clinch a Division 2 Regional title – Observer & Eccentric

4. HOCKEY No. 10 Byron Center got past No. 5 Muskegon Mona Shores 4-3 in overtime to claim a Division 2 Regional title – Local Sports Journal

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL No. 7 Pickford became one of the first District champions in this sport with a 59-45 win over No. 16 Mackinaw City in Division 4 – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Harbor Light Christian also became one of the first District champs, downing Pellston 50-49 in Division 4 – Petoskey News-Review

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gobles earned a Division 4 District title with a 53-38 win over Marcellus – Kalamazoo Gazette

8. HOCKEY No. 2 Brighton scored all of its goals over the final 11 minutes to defeat Northville 4-1 in a Division 1 Regional Final – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

9. HOCKEY Chelsea claimed its third-straight Regional title with a 9-5 win over Milford in Division 3 – Chelsea Sun Times News

10. HOCKEY The Capital City Capitals edged Lowell/Caledonia 3-2 to clinch a Division 1 Regional title – Lansing State Journal

Also of note …

GIRLS BASKETBALL Regan Finkbeiner went over 1,000 career points in Hemlock’s Division 3 District Semifinal win over Saginaw Valley Lutheran – Saginaw News

GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon Western Michigan Christian advanced in a Division 3 District and Kyla Wiersema went over 1,000 career points in a win over North Muskegon – Grand Haven Tribune

Today in the MHSAA: 2/17/20

February 17, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The first MHSAA winter champions were crowned Saturday – congrats to Marquette on a girls and boys swimming & diving sweep. Find coverage of those meets also on Second Half, and check out this list of others who made the biggest headlines. 

1. Girls Basketball: Detroit Renaissance claimed its first Detroit Public School League overall title since 2011 with an 81-55 win over Detroit Cass Tech – State Champs Sports Network 

2. Boys Basketball: Cass Tech won its third PSL title over the last four seasons with a 66-41 victory over Douglass – State Champs Sports Network

3. Gymnastics: Howell won its first Kensington Lakes Activities Association title in this sport – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

4. Wresting: Division 4 No. 2 New Lothrop celebrated nine District champions among 14 total Regional qualifiers – Owosso Argus-Press 

5. Hockey: Division 1 No. 1 Detroit Catholic Central won a matchup of top-ranked teams, shutting out Division 2’s Livonia Stevenson 4-0 – Observer & Eccentric

6. Hockey: Utica Eisenhower clinched a share of the Macomb Area Conference Red title with a 6-3 win over Division 1 No. 5 Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily

7. Bowling: The Division 3 top-ranked Flat Rock girls and Monroe boys won Monroe County championships – Monroe News

8. Boys Basketball: Wyoming handed Grand Rapids Christian its first loss, 62-61, to move into a first-place tie in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Gold – FOX 17

9. Boys Basketball: Ann Arbor Skyline ended Ann Arbor Huron’s perfect run with a 53-40 victory – We Love Ann Arbor

10. Boys Swimming & Diving: Monroe’s Gavin Redden and Howell’s Hunter Gubeno won multiple championships at the prestigious MISCA Meet – MISCA Online

Also of note …

Hockey: St. Clair Shores Unified repeated as MAC White champion with a 6-5 win over Port Huron United – Macomb Daily

Bowling: Traverse City West’s girls and Cadillac’s Division 2 No. 3 boys locked up Great Northwest High School Bowling Conference titles – Traverse City Record-Eagle