Today in the MHSAA: 3/6/19

March 6, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The final four hockey contenders in Division 2 earned the opportunity with Quarterfinal wins Tuesday, while Boys Basketball Regional Semifinals saw the elimination of four teams that entered the evening unbeaten this winter.

1. Hockey: No. 2 Trenton edged No. 3 Livonia Stevenson 3-2 in a Division 2 Quarterfinal to earn a return to USA Hockey Arena – Southgate News-Herald

2. Boys Basketball: Emoni Bates drilled a 3-pointer during the closing seconds to carry Ypsilanti Lincoln past Ann Arbor Skyline 58-55 in a Division 1 Regional Semifinal – Ann Arbor News

3. Boys Basketball: DeWitt handed the first and only loss this season to Mattawan in a 51-38 Division 1 win – Lansing State Journal

4. Boys Basketball: Benton Harbor got past previously-undefeated Otsego 63-59 in Division 2 – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

5. Hockey: No. 4 Birmingham Brother Rice held off Port Huron Northern 6-5 to also advance in Division 2 – Oakland Press

6. Hockey: No. 9 Marquette earned a spot in the Division 2 Semifinals with a 4-1 win over Petoskey – MI Sports Now

7. Hockey: Top-ranked Hartland got past No. 12 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern/Eastern 6-0 to move on in Division 2 – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

8. Boys Basketball: East Kentwood avenged an early-season loss with a 68-62 win over Muskegon in Division 1 – FOX 17

9. Boys Basketball: Alma had another of the night’s stunners, handing Bridgeport its first loss 64-56, in Division 2 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

10. Boys Basketball: Pellston handed Brimley its first and only loss of the season, 75-60 in Division 4 – Petoskey News-Review

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: Dylan Jergens scored 27 points to set the MHSAA single-season record of 971, but his Marcellus Howardsville Christian team fell to Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 68-56 in Division 4 – Kalamazoo Gazette

Boys Basketball: Pittsford upended Athens 48-42 in Division 4 to set a program record for wins in improving to 21-2 – Hillsdale Daily News

Today In The MHSAA: 10/22/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

October 22, 2021

1. BOYS SOCCER Top-ranked Troy finished a Division 1 District championship run with a 2-1 win over No. 6 Berkley – Oakland Press

2. BOYS SOCCER No. 14 Ann Arbor Pioneer came back with two second-half goals to defeat No. 13 Skyline 2-1 in a Division 1 District Final – Ann Arbor News

3. CROSS COUNTRY Monroe Jefferson’s girls clinched their first league title since 2004, and Riverview’s boys won their side of the championship at the Huron League finale – Monroe News

4. BOYS SOCCER No. 9 Spring Lake won the third and final matchup with No. 7 Fruitport this season 4-0 to clinch a Division 2 District championship – Grand Haven Tribune

5. BOYS SOCCER Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice upset No. 5 Cranbrook Kingswood 3-1 to claim a Division 2 District title, its first District championship since 2009 – Oakland Press

6. BOYS SOCCER Monroe claimed its first District title since 2003 with a 1-0 Division 1 win over Brownstown Woodhaven – Monroe News

7. VOLLEYBALL Elk Rapids clinched the Lake Michigan Conference championship with a sweep of Traverse City St. Francis – Traverse City Record-Eagle

8. BOYS SOCCER Clio defeated Flint Kearsley 4-0 in Division 2 to clinch its first District title in a decade – WJRT

9. CROSS COUNTRY Ann Arbor Pioneer swept Southeastern Conference Red championships, while Pinckney’s girls and Chelsea’s boys won in the White at the league finale. Pioneer’s girls are No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 1, Pioneer’s boys are No. 8, and Chelsea’s boys are No. 3 in LPD2 – Ann Arbor News

10. BOYS SOCCER No. 2 Grosse Ile clinched its 13th straight District title with a 5-1 Division 3 win over Dearborn Henry Ford Academy – Southgate News-Herald