Today in the MHSAA: 3/5/20
March 5, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A series of hockey Regional championships and a titanic girls basketball District clash headlined a busy Wednesday across Michigan that saw both tournaments continue to advance.
1. Hockey: No. 7 Howell ended at least five seasons of losses to No. 3 Brighton with a 4-2 win in a Division 1 Regional Final – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. Hockey: L’Anse Creuse Unified clinched its first Regional championship, downing Rochester in Division 1 3-0 – C&G Newspapers
3. Girls Basketball: Michigan Center finished a fourth-quarter comeback with a 42-41 win over Grass Lake – State Champs Sports Network
4. Hockey: No. 10 Grand Rapids Catholic Central upset No. 8 Forest Hills Central 5-0 to claim a Division 3 Regional title – FOX 17
5. Girls Basketball: Munising finished the regular season 6-13, but defeated Rapid River 44-31 in Division 4 to claim a third-straight District title – Marquette Mining Journal
6. Hockey: No. 6 Traverse City Central downed Muskegon Mona Shores 6-1 in Division 2 to win the sixth Regional title in program history – Traverse City Record-Eagle
7. Girls Basketball: Unbeaten Port Huron came back from a double-digit deficit to beat Macomb L’Anse Creuse North 44-41 in a Division 1 District Semifinal – Detroit News
8. Hockey: No. 9 Midland Dow locked up a Division 3 Regional title with a 2-0 win over Flint Powers Catholic – Midland Daily News
9. Hockey: Muskegon Reeths-Puffer came back to defeat Traverse City West and clinch a Division 1 Regional championship – Local Sports Journal
10. Girls Basketball: Centreville got past White Pigeon 63-57 in a Division 3 District matchup of local rivals that split during the regular season – JoeInsider.com
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: Chelsea coach Todd Blomquist announced his retirement after 20 seasons and more than 300 wins – Chelsea Sun Times News
Today in the MHSAA: 9/18/18
September 18, 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. Boys Soccer: In a matchup of the top two ranked teams in Division 2, No. 1 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern came out on top 1-0 over Grand Rapids Christian – Grand Rapids Press
2. Girls Golf: Harbor Springs, No. 4 in Lower Peninsula Division 4, claimed the team and individual championships at the Charlevoix Invitational – Petoskey News-Review
3. Volleyball: Flat Rock twice came back from one-set deficits to down Riverview in five – Southgate News-Herald
4. Boys Soccer: Division 4 No. 6 Kalamazoo Hackett posted a meaningful win over rival and previously ranked Kalamazoo Christian, 4-0 – JoeInsider.com
5. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 6 Beaverton edged Gladwin by two points in both of the final two sets to improve to 26-1-2 – Midland Daily News
6. Boys Soccer: Will Bright’s goal with a minute to play pushed Zeeland East past neighbor West 2-1 – Holland Sentinel
7. Boys Soccer: Alma extended its winning streak to four with a 6-1 win over Shepherd, moving the Panthers to 8-2-2 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
8. Volleyball: Iron Mountain came back after losing the first set to defeat Manistique in four – Iron Mountain Daily News
9. Boys Soccer: New Boston Huron scored four second-half goals to pull away from Flat Rock and improve to 8-1-1 – Southgate News-Herald
10. Boys Soccer: Benzie Central claimed a 4-1 road victory over Buckley with three second-half goals –WPBN