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: 4/11/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 11, 2022
1. SOFTBALL Kaitlyn Pallozzi struck out all 21 batters faced in Division 1 No. 9 Farmington Hills Mercy’s 1-0 win over Ann Arbor Greenhills – Oakland Press
2. BASEBALL Division 2 top-ranked New Boston Huron opened with an impressive sweep of Division 1 No. 9 Temperance Bedford – Monroe News
3. SOFTBALL Division 2 No. 5 Essexville Garber posted three dominating wins in claiming the Bay County championship – Bay City Times
4. TRACK & FIELD The Homer girls and Hillsdale boys won Grass Lake Invitational titles – Jackson Citizen Patriot Girls | Boys
5. TRACK & FIELD Alpena swept the Yooper Invitational championships at Lake Superior State – Petoskey News-Review
6. GIRLS SOCCER Garber also won its first Bay Country championship since 2018 in this sport with a victory over Bay City Western – Bay City Times
7. SOFTBALL Division 4 honorable mention Ishpeming opened the Spring Swing at Northern Michigan University’s Superior Dome with a 7-3 win over Hancock – Marquette Mining Journal
8. TRACK & FIELD Dexter’s boys and Howell’s girls won Lansing Catholic Relays championships – Chelsea Sun Times News
9. GIRLS SOCCER Marshall defeated Cadillac 1-0 to win its home invitational – Cadillac News
10. TRACK & FIELD Freeland’s boys tied Hartland the Falcons’ girls won outright their invitationals that were moved to Sunday as the school’s track and softball teams got creative to get competitions in this weekend – Saginaw News | Midland Daily News