Today in the MHSAA: 3/5/18

March 5, 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.

Today's Top 10

1. Wrestling: A total of 56 individual wrestling champions were crowned Saturday at Ford Field, led by four-time winners Brandon Whitman of Dundee and Jarrett Trombley of Lake Fenton – Second Half

2. Cheer: Sterling Heights Stevenson and Hudson won their first Finals championships, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep won its fifth straight and Gibraltar Carlson finished first again after coming in runner-up a year ago – Second Half

3. Bowling: Oxford’s girls and Bronson and Waterford Kettering’s boys were first-time team champions over the weekend, while Saturday’s singles saw eight first-time title winners – Second Half

4. Girls Basketball: Coldwater downed Battle Creek Harper Creek 37-29 in Class A to claim its first District title since 1995 – Battle Creek Enquirer

5. Hockey: The top three teams in Division 3 to start the playoffs were from “Copper Country” and top-ranked Hancock remains after a 4-0 Regional Final win over No. 2 Calumet – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

6. Hockey: No. 3 Brighton claimed a Division 1 Regional title with a 3-1 win over No. 2 Orchard Lake St. Mary’s – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. Girls Basketball: Kingsley continued its perfect run with a Class B District title win over Kalkaska, which eliminated the Stags a year ago – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. Hockey: Midland won its first hockey Regional title since 2000 with a 9-2 win over the Tri-Valley co-op in Division 2 – Midland Daily News

9. Hockey: Holland West Ottawa upset No. 4 Grandville 2-1 in Division 1 to win its first hockey Regional title – Holland Sentinel

10. Gymnastics – Brighton and Howell tied for second at their Regional at Grand Ledge behind champion Linden to give Livingston County two teams at this Friday’s championship meet – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Today in the MHSAA: 2/6/20

February 6, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

League championship competition between pairs of statewide title contenders in cheer and wrestling highlighted Wednesday’s high school action as the postseason draws near in a number of sports.

1. Competitive Cheer: Reigning two-time Division 2 champion Gibraltar Carlson claimed the Downriver League meet title ahead of two-time reigning Division 2 runner-up Allen Park – Southgate News-Herald

2. Wrestling: Division 2 No. 7 Stevensville Lakeshore clinched the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference West title with a 49-15 win over No. 10 Niles – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

3. Boys Basketball: Beaverton moved into first place alone in the Jack Pine Conference with a 49-45 win over second-place Sanford Meridian – Midland Daily News

4. Boys Basketball: Mount Clemens standout Javaughn Hannah scored a Macomb County-record 60 points to lead his team past Pontiac Arts & Technology Academy 98-58 – Macomb Daily

5. Boys Basketball: Hannahville Nah Tah Wahsh made 24 3-pointers – third-most in MHSAA boys hoops history – to get past Big Bay de Noc 73-39 – Escanaba Daily Press

6. Hockey: Division 2 No. 4 Hartland got past No. 10 Plymouth 6-3 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. Boys Basketball: Unbeaten Bridgeport continued to soar with a 58-37 win over Unionville-Sebewaing – State Champs Sports Network

8. Boys Basketball: Charlevoix moved to 9-3 with a 55-50 overtime win over Maple City Glen Lake – Petoskey News-Review

9. Hockey: Division 1 No. 2 Saginaw Heritage remained unbeaten in Saginaw Valley League play with a 6-5 win over Midland – ABC 12

10. Hockey: Kalamazoo Eagles held on to a share of first place in the SCHSHL South with a 5-1 win over Portage Central – JoeInsider.com