Today in the MHSAA: 3/8/18

March 8, 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. 9 Livonia Churchill earned its first Semifinal trip in this sport with a 3-0 win over No. 6 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett in a Division 3 Quarterfinal – Observer & Eccentric

2. Hockey: Traverse City West earned a chance to reach its first MHSAA Hockey Final with a 1-0 Quarterfinal win over Holland West Ottawa in Division 1 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. Hockey: Eddie Symons scored both goals as No. 7 Saginaw Heritage advanced to the Division 1 Semifinals with a 2-1 win over Macomb Dakota – Saginaw News

4. Boys Basketball: Traverse City West upset Big North Conference champion Petoskey 50-47 in a Class A District Semifinal – Traverse City Record-Eagle

5. Boys Basketball: Maple City Glen Lake moved on in Class C with a 49-29 win over Manton, which made the Semifinals a year ago – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. Hockey: Top-ranked Detroit Catholic Central shut out No. 5 Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood 7-0 to advance in Division 1 – Observer & Eccentric

7. Boys Basketball: Reigning Class D champion Powers North Central lives on after a 78-72 double overtime win over Bark River-Harris in a District Semifinal – Escanaba Daily Press

8. Hockey: No. 4 Detroit Country Day moved on in Division 3 with a 3-2 overtime win over No. 8 Grand Rapids Catholic Central – No coverage available

9. Boys Basketball: Detroit U-D Jesuit came back from a halftime deficit to get past Hazel Park 57-48 in a Class A District Semifinal – Detroit News

10. Boys Basketball: Tariq Woody’s tip-in at the buzzer gave Novi a 60-58 win over Canton in a Class A District Semifinal – Observer & Eccentric

Also of note …

Boys Basketball: Calumet closed out a Class C District title with a 63-41 win over Houghton – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Hockey: Riverview Gabriel Richard held on for a 7-5 Division 3 Quarterfinal win over Chelsea – Southgate News Herald

Hockey: Division 3 top-ranked Hancock earned its trip to Finals weekend with a 5-1 Quarterfinal win over Big Rapids – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

Hockey: Reigning Division 1 champion and current No. 3 Brighton will return to the Semifinals thanks a 7-0 win over Lowell/Caledonia – Livingston Daily Press & Argus

Boys Basketball: Clarkston downed Lake Orion 62-50 in Class A as Foster Loyer returned from a knee injury – Oakland Press

Boys Basketball: Grant Peterson’s basket with 6.5 seconds to play carried Battle Creek Pennfield past Parchment 50-48 in a Class B District Semifinal – Battle Creek Enquirer

Today in the MHSAA: 2/17/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

February 17, 2026

1. GIRLS BASKETBALL Carleton Airport claimed the outright Huron League championship with a 77-34 win over New Boston Huron and Riverview’s 52-50 victory over Flat Rock – Monroe News

2. BOYS BASKETBALL Redford Thurston clinched a share of the Western Wayne Athletic Conference title with a 58-52 win over Dearborn Heights Robichaud – Hometown Life

3. GIRLS BASKETBALL Fraser clinched a share of the Macomb Area Conference Blue title with a 53-49 win over Clinton Township Chippewa Valley – Macomb Daily

4. GIRLS BASKETBALL Maddy DeSmyter reached 1,000 career points in Merrill’s 46-29 win over Bay City All Saints – Saginaw News

5. BOYS BASKETBALL Traverse City West downed Ludington 88-64 and celebrated Owen Ribel scoring his 1,000th point – Traverse City Record-Eagle

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Analeis Ming scored her 1,000th career point during Au Gres-Sims’ 40-32 loss to Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy – Bay City Times

7. BOYS BASKETBALL Ryder Gorham set Mendon’s single-season scoring record during a 76-60 win over Eau Claire – Kalamazoo Gazette

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kendyl Smith reached 500 career assists during Flint Powers Catholic’s win over Lansing Catholic – WJRT

9. ICE HOCKEY Grand Haven defeated Jenison 3-2 in a Division 2 Regional opener – Muskegon Chronicle

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Kaylee Jeffers had a triple-double as Gaylord St. Mary downed Maple City Glen Lake 47-38 – Petoskey News-Review