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: 10/28/20
October 28, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A pair of high-powered contests among Detroit Catholic League rivals in multiple sports topped a Tuesday of Soccer Regional Semifinals, volleyball conference title deciders and big-time swimming & diving matchups.
1. Volleyball: No. 3 Bloomfield Hills Marian handed top-ranked Farmington Hills Mercy its first loss, winning the Detroit Catholic League Bishop championship – Oakland Press
2. Boys Soccer: Top-ranked (MPR) Detroit Catholic Central edged No. 6 Warren De La Salle Collegiate 3-2 in overtime in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Oakland Press
3. Boys Soccer: No. 8 (MPR) East Grand Rapids downed No. 4 Petoskey 4-2 in a Division 2 Regional Semifinal – Petoskey News-Review
4. Boys Soccer: No. 14 (MPR) Leland won a shootout to end the season for reigning Division 4 champion Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – Up North Live
5. Girls Swimming & Diving: Lower Peninsula Division 3 No. 5 Hamilton defeated No. 4 Holland Christian, LPD1 No. 9 Zeeland defeated LPD3 No. 8 Spring Lake and LPD2 honorable mention Holland downed LPD3 honorable mention Grand Rapids Catholic Central – Holland Sentinel
6. Boys Soccer: Williamston won a shootout 3-1 to down No. 8 (MPR) Frankenmuth 4-3 in Division 3 – Saginaw News
7. Volleyball: Division 2 No. 7 Hamilton defeated honorable mention Grand Rapids West Catholic to secure the Ottawa-Kent Conference Blue title – Holland Sentinel
8. Volleyball: Saugatuck swept Lawton to finish a third-straight perfect run through the Southwestern Athletic Conference Lakeshore – Holland Sentinel
9. Boys Soccer: No. 5 (MPR) Riverview moved on in Division 2 with a shootout win over (No. 15) Chelsea – Southgate News-Herald
10. Boys Soccer: No. 4 (MPR) Bad Axe got past Roscommon 3-2 in overtime to advance in Division 4 – Huron Daily Tribune
Also of note …
Volleyball: Division 3 honorable mention Beal City earned its third-straight Highland Conference championship with a sweep of McBain Northern Michigan Christian – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Volleyball: Muskegon Mona Shores swept Reeths-Puffer to clinch the O-K Green Tournament and overall title – Muskegon Chronicle