Today in the MHSAA: 3/4/16

March 4, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The boys basketball regular season finished up in most areas of the state Thursday, as the Individual Wrestling Finals got started and the hockey, girls basketball and boys diving postseasons continued on.

Girls Basketball

After falling to rival Bath only a few weeks ago, Laingsburg came back to win the District battle of co-champions from the Central Michigan Athletic Conference, 41-27 – Lansing State Journal

Boys Basketball

Unbeaten Canton secured the overall Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship with a 50-47 overtime win over Walled Lake Western – Oakland Press

Detroit U-D Jesuit won the Operation Friendship game between champions from the Detroit Catholic League and Public School League, downing East English 92-76 – Detroit News

Traxton Gordon scored the 1,000th point of his Hesperia career despite a loss to North Muskegon – Muskegon Chronicle

Keegan George also went over 1,000 points for his career, although his Spring Lake team fell to Muskegon Catholic Central – Muskegon Chronicle

From Tuesday, Pickford’s Derrick Edington also joined the 1,000 point club in a 68-63 win over Rogers City – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

The Detroit Free Press introduced the five finalists for this season’s Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Mr. Basketball Award – Detroit Free Press

Ice Hockey

Cadillac scored with 20 seconds to play in regulation to edge Mount Pleasant 3-2 in a Division 3 Pre-Regional – Cadillac News

For the fourth time in five seasons, Brighton ended Howell’s season, this time 3-1 in a battle of Division 1 contenders – Livingston Daily

Warren DeLaSalle just survived Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett in Division 3, 5-4 after leading 3-0 early – Macomb Daily

Midland advanced in Division 2 with a 4-1 win over Midland Dow after falling to Dow twice during the regular season – Midland Daily News

After falling to Muskegon Reeths-Puffer in the tournament the last three seasons, Mona Shores came out on top with a 6-5 win in Division 2 – Muskegon Chronicle

Wrestling

Hartland’s Sage Castillo improved to 53-0 this season with a pin in his Division 1 first-round match as the MHSAA Individual Finals kicked off at The Palace of Auburn Hills – Detroit News

Today in the MHSAA: 10/16/23

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 16, 2023

1. VOLLEYBALL Division 1 No. 10 Bloomfield Hills Marian defeated four ranked teams including No. 7 Jenison in the final to win the Beast of the East Tournament – Oakland Press

2. VOLLEYBALL Muskegon Mona Shores swept Montague to clinch the Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championship, while Kyann Hellman went over 2,000 career assists for the Sailors – Local Sports Journal

3. CROSS COUNTY The Muskegon Western Michigan Christian girls won their first GMAA title and were joined by the Muskegon Reeths-Puffer boys as champions; the WMC girls are No. 2 in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – Local Sports Journal Girls | Boys

4. CROSS COUNTRY The LPD1 No. 5 Okemos girls and LPD2 No. 10 Alma boys won Greater Lansing Invitational championships – Lansing State Journal Girls | Boys

5. VOLLEYBALL Battle Creek Harper Creek claimed its first All-City championship since 2015 with a sweep of Battle Creek Lakeview – Battle Creek Enquirer

6. CROSS COUNTRY Romeo swept Macomb County championships; Romeo’s girls are No. 1 in LPD1, and the boys are an honorable mention – Macomb Daily Girls | Boys

7. VOLLEYBALL Division 3 No. 7 Calumet swept all three opponents to win the Western Peninsula Athletic Conference Tournament – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

8. CROSS COUNTRY The Dexter, LPD3 top-ranked Jackson Lumen Christi and Novi Christian girls and LPD1 No. 4 Ann Arbor Pioneer, LPD2 No. 8 Marshall and Royal Oak Shrine Catholic boys won at the Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard Invitational – Chelsea Sun Times News | Livingston Daily Press & ArgusAthletic.net

9. VOLLEYBALL Division 4 top-ranked Adrian Lenawee Christian edged Tecumseh to claim the Lenawee County title – Adrian Daily Telegram

10. CROSS COUNTRY The Clinton girls and LPD2 No. 6 Adrian boys won Lenawee County championship races – Adrian Daily Telegram