Today in the MHSAA: 3/6/18

March 6, 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. Boys Basketball: Detroit Western upset Class A contender Detroit East English 50-48 in a first-round District game – Detroit News

2. Boys Basketball: Alma won a matchup of league champions, downing Big Rapids in Class B 77-44 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

3. Boys Basketball: Dansville avenged two losses to Central Michigan Athletic Conference champion Laingsburg with a 75-54 win over the Wolfpack in Class C – Lansing State Journal

4. Boys Basketball: East Grand Rapids upset Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central in Class A, 66-58 – WZZM

5. Boys Basketball: Bloomfield Hills came back to win 44-40 in Class A over West Bloomfield, a semifinalist a season ago – Oakland Press

6. Boys Basketball: Canton scored the final seven points to hold off Detroit Catholic Central 55-48 in Class A – Observer & Eccentric

7. Boys Basketball: East Lansing came back from a halftime deficit to down DeWitt 53-27 in Class A – Lansing State Journal

8. Boys Basketball: Muskegon Mona Shores got past Muskegon Reeths-Puffer in Class A thanks in part to James Gilbert’s 16 fourth-quarter points – Local Sports Journal

9. Boys Basketball: Chesaning pushed its Class B District opener to overtime with a half-court basket and then downed Perry 58-50 – Owosso Argus-Press

10. Boys Basketball: Amier Gilmore’s free throws with 6.4 seconds to play gave St. Clair Shores South Lake a 60-58 win over Harper Woods Chandler Park in Class B – C&G Newspapers

Today In The MHSAA: 4/6/22

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

April 6, 2022

1. GIRLS SOCCER Hartland or Novi has won the last three Division 1 championships, and 2021 title winner Hartland won their matchup Tuesday 4-0 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS SOCCER Cheboygan opened with a 6-3 win over Gladwin thanks in part to Cassidy Jewell’s three goals – Cheboygan Daily Tribune

3. GIRLS SOCCER Traverse City Central opened with a 2-1 win over 2021 Division 3 runner-up Boyne City – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. SOFTBALL Portage Northern came back from a 4-0 deficit to defeat Division 4 honorable mention Kalamazoo Christian 5-4 in the first game of a sweep – WWMT

5. BASEBALL West Bloomfield improved to 5-0 with a 7-4 win over Clarkston – Oakland Press

6. GIRLS SOCCER Big Rapids is off to another solid start after a 3-0 win over Ludington – Big Rapids News

7. BOYS LACROSSE Clarkston moved past Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 11-7 – Oakland Press

8. GIRLS SOCCER Birmingham Groves scored first, but Oxford scored four second-half goals to win 4-1 – Oakland Press

9. BASEBALL A pair of freshmen helped Hart to a sweep of Mason County Eastern – MuskegonSports.com

10. GIRLS SOCCER McBain Northern Michigan Christian opened with a 4-0 win over Big Rapids Crossroads – Cadillac News

Also of note …

WRESTLING Stevensville Lakeshore’s Bruce Bittenbender retired after 52 years leading one of Michigan’s top programs and as the MHSAA record holder with 981 wins in the sport – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium