Today in the MHSAA: 3/5/19

March 5, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Girls Basketball Districts began Monday with a number of big-time matchups across the state, led by a clash of league champions in the northern Lower Peninsula.

1. Girls Basketball: Manton won that matchup of league champs, defeating Maple City Glen Lake 46-36 in a Division 3 District opener – Traverse City Record-Eagle

2. Girls Basketball: Muskegon got past Grand Haven 52-47 in one of the night’s most star-studded Division 1 matchups – Local Sports Journal

3. Girls Basketball: Ishpeming Westwood ended rival Negaunee’s season with a 49-37 victory in Division 3 – The Upbeat

4. Girls Basketball: Grand Rapids Northview avenged its only loss, defeating Rockford 55-45 in Division 1 – Grand Rapids Press

5. Girls Basketball: Unbeaten Gobles came back from an 11-point deficit to down Schoolcraft 45-27 in Division 3 – Kalamazoo Gazette

6. Girls Basketball: Reigning Class D champion Adrian Lenawee Christian held off Pittsford 49-41 in Division 4 – Adrian Daily Telegram

7. Girls Basketball: A 3-pointer during the final seconds pushed West Bloomfield past Auburn Hills Avondale in Division 1 – State Champs!

8. Girls Basketball: Three Rivers defeated Dowagiac 60-33 in Division 2 as Hadley Miller scored a school-record 42 points – Three Rivers News

9. Girls Basketball: Portland St. Patrick needed double overtime but got past Morrice 43-42 – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

10. Girls Basketball: Hudsonville made 10 3-pointers in defeating Zeeland West 61-43 in Division 1 – Holland Sentinel

Today in the MHSAA: 9/26/16

September 26, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Fall seemed to arrive all over Michigan over the weekend, and with some cooler weather came strong performances on the cross country course and in the pool.

Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.

Cross Country

The Coldwater boys, No. 7 in Lower Peninsula Division 2, followed undefeated Shuaib Aljabaly to another championship in the Division 2 race at the Jackson High Invitational; Birmingham Seaholm’s girls, Otsego’s girls, Jackson Lumen Christi’s girls, Birmingham Brother Rice’s boys and Stockbridge’s boys also won championships – Coldwater Daily Reporter

South Lyon's girls repeated as champions of the Center Line Invitational with a one-point win over Berkley – Observer & Eccentric

Girls Golf

Bay City Central finished only a stroke from winning the Bay County championship in 2015, but came back to take the title by 39 strokes with a score of 383 – Bay City Times

Girls Swimming & Diving

East Grand Rapids reigned atop an elite field at its Pioneer Classic with 634 points, 40 ahead of runner-up Farmington Hills Mercy – Ann Arbor News

Midland Dow won a sixth straight Tri-Cities championship in part paced by record-setting freshman Claire Newman – Midland Daily News

Girls Tennis

Iron River West Iron County won its first Great Northern Conference championship in 18 years by claiming the league tournament title – Iron Mountain Daily News

Volleyball

Class C Munising downed Class A Marquette to win the Redettes’ invitational after falling in the tournament final last season – Marquette Mining Journal