Today in the MHSAA: 3/9/20
March 9, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The busiest weekend of the winter postseason saw MHSAA Finals in wrestling, bowling and competitive cheer – final coverage of all three all over Second Half – plus Hockey Quarterfinals, Gymnastics Regionals and Girls Basketball District Finals, coverage of some we’ve gathered below.
1. Hockey: No. 3 Trenton won a Division 2 Quarterfinal matchup of annual contenders, 5-1 over top-ranked Livonia Stevenson – Southgate News-Herald
2. Girls Basketball: Bad Axe downed Cass City 47-31 in Division 3 to claim its first District championship in four decades – Huron Daily Tribune
3. Girls Basketball: Manton locked down rival Lake City 26-17 to win a Division 3 District title; Lake City made the Division 3 Semifinals in 2019 – MI Sports Now
4. Hockey: No. 9 Midland Dow got past No. 10 Grand Rapids Catholic Central 3-2 in triple overtime in Division 3, while No. 2 Saginaw Heritage defeated Kalamazoo 2-1 also in 3 OT in Division 1 – WJRT
5. Girls Basketball: East Grand Rapids came back late to get past East Kentwood 56-53 in a Division 1 District Final – WOOD TV
6. Hockey: No. 5 Marquette advanced to the Division 2 Semifinals with a 5-2 win over No. 6 Traverse City Central – Marquette Mining Journal
7. Gymnastics: Morgan Case led Rockford/Sparta to a Regional championship – Escanaba Daily Press
8. Girls Basketball: Saline got past Ann Arbor Huron 50-44 in Division 1 after Huron finished just head of Saline in their league – State Champs Sports Network
9. Girls Basketball: Three Rivers avenged back-to-back District Final losses with a 48-37 win over Edwardsburg – JoeInsider.com
10. Girls Basketball: Sault Ste. Marie earned a few seasons’ worth of vengeance as well with a 58-43 Division 2 District Final win over Kingsley – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Today in the MHSAA: 4/29/25
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
April 29, 2025
1. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 4 Richland Gull Lake went on the road to down Division 1 No. 6 Portage Central 1-0 – Kalamazoo Gazette
2. GIRLS SOCCER Division 2 No. 6 New Boston Huron shut out Division 3 No. 2 Grosse Ile 4-0 – Southgate News-Herald
3. BASEBALL New Baltimore Anchor Bay edged Division 1 No. 3 Grosse Pointe South 1-0 in extra innings – Macomb Daily
4. BASEBALL Okemos moved into first alone in the Capital Area Activities Conference Blue with a sweep of Division 1 No. 13 Grand Ledge – Lansing State Journal
5. BASEBALL Division 1 No. 16 Midland and No. 2 Bay City Western split, Midland winning the opener in a matchup of aces – Midland Daily News
6. SOFTBALL Pinckney earned a split with Division 2 honorable mention Chelsea, winning the second game in eight innings – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. GIRLS SOCCER Division 1 No. 4 Rochester and No. 10 Troy Athens played to a 2-2 draw – Oakland Press
8. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Linden swept Fenton to move into first alone in the Flint Metro League Stripes – Flint Journal
9. GIRLS SOCCER Alahna Beckett scored all of Division 1 No. 11 Midland’s goals in a 3-0 win over Midland Dow that moved the Chemics into first alone in the Saginaw Valley League – Midland Daily News
10. BOYS GOLF Freshman Cruz Beckstrom carded a 31 to tie Muskegon Mona Shores’ school record and lead his team to a first place at the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green jamboree – Local Sports Journal
Also of note ...
BASKETBALL Lansing is mourning the death of longtime Everett coach Johnny Jones, who led the Vikings girls to two Class A titles and the boys to one championship – WILX