Today In The MHSAA: 3/4/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 4, 2021

We’re rolling into championship season, and a pair of league title races in hockey and girls basketball were sorted out among many highlights across the state Wednesday.

1. Hockey: Division 1 top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central downed Division 3 No. 4 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 3-0 to win the Detroit Catholic League Tournament – Oakland Press

2. Girls Basketball: West Bloomfield clinched a share of the Oakland Activities Association Red title with an 82-58 win over Clarkston – Oakland Press

3. Hockey: Unranked Midland Dow upended Division 1 No. 4 Saginaw Heritage 4-0 – Midland Daily News

4. Boys Basketball: Orchard Lake St. Mary’s edged Detroit Martin Luther King 59-55 – MLive-Detroit

5. Girls Basketball: Sault Ste. Marie remained unbeaten with a 45-36 win over St. Ignace – MI Sports Now

6. Hockey: Muskegon Mona Shores avenged its lone loss this winter, downing East Grand Rapids 5-2 – Local Sports Journal

7. Girls Basketball: Bellaire finished a regular-season sweep of Gaylord St. Mary, 37-31 – MI Sports Now

8. Boys Basketball: Pewamo-Westphalia won a matchup of undefeated teams, 46-34 over Dansville – WLNS

9. Boys Basketball: Carrollton handed Standish-Sterling its first defeat, 57-48 – Saginaw News

10. Girls Basketball: Montague remained undefeated with a key 42-25 win over Hart – Muskegon Chronicle

Also of note …

Football: Richmond is mourning the death of football coach John Kocher, who led the program for the past decade – Port Huron Times Herald

Today In The MHSAA: 4/27/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 27, 2021

1. Girls Soccer: Undefeated Detroit Country Day handed a first loss to Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, 3-0 – Oakland Press

2. Track & Field: Battle Creek Lakeview’s girls and boys teams both won their 11th-consecutive all-city meet championships – Battle Creek Enquirer

3. Baseball: Ethan Zabel struck out 18 in throwing a no-hitter for Clinton Township Clintondale against New Haven – Macomb Daily

4. Girls Soccer: Ludington handed a first loss this season to Muskegon Orchard View – Local Sports Journal

5. Girls Soccer: Trenton and Brownstown Woodhaven remain undefeated in league play after a 1-1 draw – Southgate News-Herald

6. Baseball: White Lake Lakeland moved to 10-1 by handing South Lyon East its first loss, 4-3 – Oakland Press

7. Girls Soccer: Maple City Glen Lake edged rival Leland 5-3 – Up North Live

8. Girls Soccer: Grand Blanc played its final game on its current home field, a 1-0 win over Midland – Mid-Michigan Now

9. Softball: Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central came back to defeat Flat Rock in eight innings 4-2 – Monroe News

10. Baseball: A recently-recalled JV player had the big hit in Bay City Central’s 5-4 win over Pinconning – Bay City Times