Today in the MHSAA: 3/7/18

March 7, 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. Hockey: No. 5 Trenton scored twice during the third period to upset top-ranked Livonia Stevenson 3-1 in a Division 2 Quarterfinal – Southgate News Herald

2. Hockey: No. 4 Birmingham Brother Rice earned a return trip to the Division 2 Semifinals with a 3-2 double overtime win over No. 8 Davison – Observer & Eccentric

3. Girls Basketball: Sophia Wiard scored 30 points as Muskegon Oakridge edged Comstock Park 48-45 in a Class B Regional Semifinal – Muskegon Chronicle

4. Girls Basketball: Chassell downed Munising 52-46 in a matchup of the top Class D teams in the Upper Peninsula media poll – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

5. Hockey: No. 9 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern/Eastern held off Kingsford 1-0 to return to the Division 2 Semifinals – WLUC

6. Hockey: No. 3 Hartland will return to the Division 2 Semifinals as well after a 6-1 win over Midland Dow – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

7. Girls Basketball: Fruitport Calvary Christian won a matchup of league champions, downing Bear Lake 52-33 in Class D – Grand Haven Tribune

8. Girls Basketball: A second half run pushed Clarkston past Bloomfield Hills Marian 44-34 in Class A – Oakland Press

9. Girls Basketball: Hudsonville used a big fourth quarter to come back and down East Grand Rapids 50-48 in Class A – FOX 17

10. Girls Basketball: Detroit Martin Luther King emerged from a matchup of Class A powers, downing Southfield Arts & Technology 50-37 – Detroit News

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: Muskegon avoided another success by upset-minded Caledonia, moving on in Class A with a 58-51 win – Local Sports Journal

Girls Basketball: Reigning Class C runner-up Pewamo-Westphalia held off Laingsburg for the third time this winter, 48-33, ending the Wolfpack’s season with all three of its losses to the Pirates – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

Girls Basketball: Unionville-Sebewaing held off a late run by Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Seminary – last season’s Class D runner-up – to move on in Class C with a 70-61 win – Huron Daily Tribune

Girls Basketball: Coming off last week’s District upset of Hillman, Rogers City hung on to advance in Class D again with a 54-51 win over Frankfort – Alpena News

Girls Basketball: Freeland outscored Goodrich 17-2 in overtime to win their Class B Regional Semifinal 70-55 – Midland Daily News

Today in the MHSAA: 3/11/19

March 11, 2019

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The hockey, gymnastics and boys swimming & diving seasons came to an end with Finals over the weekend – and you can find coverage of all of them to the right under “Latest Posts.” Meanwhile, girls basketball finished its tournament’s first week with a pair of unbeaten teams continuing on with first District championships.

1. Girls Basketball: Undefeated Stanton Central Montcalm won its first District title in this sport, downing Alma 49-24 in Division 2 – Greenville Daily News

2. Girls Basketball: Unbeaten Oscoda also added its first District championship with a 65-47 Division 3 win over Lincoln Alcona – Alpena News

3. Girls Basketball: Haslett avenged a pair of losses to Williamston with a 44-42 Division 2 District Final win – Lansing State Journal

4. Girls Basketball: East Kentwood won a matchup of league champions in Division 1, 57-54 over East Grand Rapids – FOX 17

5. Girls Basketball: Centreville added to its league title this winter with its first District championship since 1998, thanks to a 61-48 win over Constantine in Division 3 – Sturgis Journal

6. Girls Basketball: Utica downed Troy 55-48 in overtime in Division 1 to claim its first District title since 2000 – Macomb Daily

7. Girls Basketball: St. Ignace earned its 11th straight District title with an 84-41 win over Pickford in Division 4 – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News

8. Girls Basketball: Niles Brandywine continued an impressive streak with its 10th District title in 11 seasons, defeating Watervliet 56-19 in Division 3 – Niles Daily Star

9. Girls Basketball: Michigan Center got past rival Grass Lake 49-44 in a Division 3 District Final – JTV

10. Girls Basketball: Ewen-Trout Creek won its first District title since 2005, defeating Painesdale-Jeffers 47-37 in Division 4 – The Upbeat

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: New Haven’s Romeo Weems was named this year’s Mr. Basketball Award winner – State Champs!