Today in the MHSAA: 3/9/18
March 9, 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: A third-period goal sent No. 5 Trenton to the Division 2 championship game with a 3-2 Semifinal win over reigning title winner and current No. 4 Birmingham Brother Rice – Southgate News Herald
2. Girls Basketball: Wayne Memorial became a first-time Regional champ in girls basketball with a 66-36 win over Belleville in Class A – Observer & Eccentric
3. Girls Basketball: Hamilton claimed its first Regional title in girls basketball, downing Edwardsburg 43-26 in Class B – Holland Sentinel
4. Girls Basketball: Chassell also won its first girls hoops Regional title, downing Bark River-Harris 58-55 in overtime in Class D – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
5. Girls Basketball: Muskegon Oakridge’s 64-59 win in overtime over Grand Rapids South Christian gave the Eagles their first Regional title since 1991 – FOX 17
6. Hockey: No. 3 Hartland moved on to its third Division 2 championship game in six seasons with a 9-1 Semifinal win over No. 9 Grand Rapids Northern/Eastern – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. Girls Basketball: Muskegon scored with 12 seconds left in regulation to send its Regional Final against Hudsonville to overtime, then emerged as a champion in Class A, 51-45 – Local Sports Journal
8. Girls Basketball: Undefeated East Lansing downed Coldwater 54-40 in a matchup of highly-ranked teams in Class A – Lansing State Journal
9. Girls Basketball: Grosse Pointe North stopped Warren Cousino’s pursuit of a third straight Regional title with a 57-45 win in Class A – C&G Newspapers
10. Girls Basketball: Clarkston clinched its first Regional title in 13 years with a 50-33 win over West Bloomfield in Class A – Oakland Press
Today in the MHSAA: 9/29/20
September 29, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The Lower Peninsula girls golf postseason begins next week, and Monday saw contenders continue to thrive as they build toward championship challenges. Finalists for the state's elite volleyball award also were announced.
1. Girls Golf: Bloomfield Hills Marian – No. 1 in Lower Peninsula Division 3 – shot a 304 to win the Detroit Catholic League championship tournament – Oakland Press
2. Girls Golf: LPD2 No. 9 Okemos shot 332 and LPD4 No. 2 Montague 352 to take the top two places at the East Lansing Invitational – Local Sports Journal
3. Boys Soccer: Elk Rapids ran its shutout streak to seven games in defeating Charlevoix 8-0 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. Volleyball: Division 4 top-ranked Mendon came back after losing the first set to defeat Constantine in four – JoeInsider.com
5. Volleyball: Pentwater swept Big Rapids Crossroads to move to 5-0 this fall – Ludington Daily News
6. Girls Golf: Zeeland East’s Bailey Bravata was medalist and LPD2 No. 6 Muskegon Mona Shores the team winner at the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green jamboree – Holland Sentinel
7. Volleyball: Marquette moved to 8-1 overall with a sweep of Gladstone – WLUC
8. Volleyball: Division 3 No. 9 Saginaw Valley Lutheran swept Midland Bullock Creek, handing the Lancers their first league loss – Midland Daily News
9. Boys Soccer: Clinton came back to defeat Onsted 3-2 – Adrian Daily Telegram
10. Volleyball: Portage Central swept Kalamazoo Central – WWMT
Also of note …
Volleyball: The Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association announced its Miss Volleyball Award finalists – MIVCA