Today in the MHSAA: 3/4/20
March 4, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The boys basketball regular season is over for many and has a game left for most of the rest, but Tuesday was still time enough to get in a few of the biggest matchups in the state this season plus plenty of title celebrations and a major scoring milestone.
1. Boys Basketball: Ann Arbor Huron held on for a 64-54 win over Ypsilanti Lincoln that could be a preview of one of next week’s biggest District matchups – Ann Arbor News
2. Boys Basketball: Grand Blanc edged Flint Beecher 62-55 in a matchup of MHSAA title contenders in Divisions 1 and 3, respectively – Flint Journal
3. Boys Basketball: Stevensville Lakeshore broke a first-place tie and clinched the outright Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference West championship with a 53-27 win over Portage Central – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium
4. Boys Basketball: A 48-41 win over Johannesburg-Lewiston gave Gaylord St. Mary its first Ski Valley Conference title in 18 seasons – Gaylord Herald Times
5. Boys Basketball: Quincy claimed a share of a fourth-consecutive Big 8 Conference championship with a 57-38 win over Jonesville – Coldwater Daily Reporter
6. Boys Basketball: Howell held on for a 52-48 win over Canton to clinch the overall Kensington Lakes Activities Association title – State Champs Sports Network
7. Boys Basketball: Erie Mason downed Onsted 90-62 to finish a repeat run to the Lenawee County Athletic Association title – Monroe News
8. Boys Basketball: Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern earned a share of the Ottawa-Kent Conference White title with Forest Hills Central with a 58-44 win over Grand Rapids Northview – FOX 17
9. Boys Basketball: Grant secured a share of the Central State Activities Association Gold championship with an 85-77 win over Fremont – FOX 17
10. Boys Basketball: Centreville downed Hartford 68-44 to earn a share of the Southwest 10 Conference title with Cassopolis, which defeated Mendon 58-49 – Sturgis Journal | JoeInsider.com
Also of note …
Boys Basketball: Marcus Johnson went over 2,000 career points as Iron Mountain downed Gladstone 95-55 – Escanaba Daily Press
Today in the MHSAA: 5/22/18
May 22, 2018
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Each weekday of the school year, we break down the top headlines courtesy of Michigan’s sports media.
1. Girls Soccer: Division 4 top-ranked North Muskegon ran its record to 16-0 and its overall scoring advantage to 129-0 this spring with an 8-0 win over Ravenna in the West Michigan Conference semifinals – Muskegon Chronicle
2. Girls Soccer: Alma secured the Tri-Valley Conference Central title with a 7-1 win over Ovid-Elsie as Tia Everdeen became the first in program history to score 100 goals – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
3. Boys Golf: Pentwater won the West Michigan D League postseason tournament by a stroke to finish first overall in the league – Manistee News Advocate
4. Softball: Warren Regina came back to edge Farmington Hills Mercy 5-4 in the Detroit Catholic League A-B championship game – Detroit News
5. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 18 Rochester Adams downed Rochester 2-0 to clinch an outright Oakland Activities Association Red championship – Oakland Press
6. Boys Golf: Bad Axe won the final Greater Thumb Conference event of the spring by four strokes to create a shared title in the GTC West with Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker – Huron Daily Tribune
7. Baseball/Softball: The Hillman baseball and Division 4 honorable mention Onaway softball teams finished their league title runs undefeated in their respective conferences with two more wins apiece – Alpena News
8. Girls Soccer: Grace VerHage scored her 99th and 100th career goals as Otsego downed Plainwell to stay undefeated in the Wolverine Conference – WWMT
9. Track & Field: The Johannesburg-Lewiston girls and Mancelona boys clinched Ski Valley Conference championships – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. Softball: Division 3 honorable mention Boyne City swept Charlevoix to earn a share of the Lake Michigan Conference title – Petoskey News-Review
Also of note …
Officials: The MHSAA always is working to recruit and retain officials, and WNEM addressed some of the challenges – WNEM