Today in the MHSAA: 3/9/26

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

March 9, 2026

1. ICE HOCKEY Houghton claimed its first Finals championship since 1982, Flint Powers Catholic repeated and Detroit Catholic Central won its seventh straight – MHSAA.com

2. COMPETITIVE CHEER Rochester Hills Stoney Creek, Allen Park and Pontiac Notre Dame Prep repeated as Finals champions, and Pewamo-Westphalia won its first since 2019 – MHSAA.com

3. WRESTLING Five seniors finished their high school careers by winning fourth Individual Finals championships, and Romeo won the second girls team title – MHSAA.com

4. GYMNASTICS Hartland repeated as team champion and senior Alexis Fundich moved up from runner-up in 2025 to win the Division 1 individual title, with Haslett United’s Phoebe Elder finishing first all-around in Division 2 – MHSAA.com

5. GIRLS BASKETBALL Muskegon clinched a Division 1 District title with a 35-27 win over Rockford, last season’s Finals runner-up – Local Sports Journal

6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Evart avenged two regular-season losses and handed McBain its only defeat 45-37 in a Division 3 District Final – Cadillac News

7. GIRLS BASKETBALL Jackson Lumen Christi repeated as a Division 3 District champion with this rematch win over Grass Lake, 64-53 – WLNS

8. GIRLS BASKETBALL Livonia Stevenson also won a District Final rematch, downing Farmington Hills Mercy in Division 1 58-53 – Detroit News

9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Negaunee advanced to the Division 2 Regionals with a 47-30 win over Gladstone – My UP Now

10. GIRLS BASKETBALL Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart clinched a seventh-straight District title with a 57-52 win over Breckenridge in Division 4 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Also of note …

CROSS COUNTRY Jackson girls and boys cross country coach Nathan Martin won the Los Angelos Marathon – Detroit News

Today in the MHSAA: 5/9/25

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

May 9, 2025

1. TRACK & FIELD Ann Arbor Huron and Chelsea’s boys and Ann Arbor Pioneer and Pinckney’s girls were Southeastern Conference meet champions, and Bedford’s boys solidified the Red title by finishing second at their event – Ann Arbor News Girls | BoysMonroe NewsLivingston Daily Press & Argus

2. GIRLS SOCCER Division 3 top-ranked Essexville Garber downed Alma to clinch a sixth-straight Tri-Valley Conference championship, in the Red – Bay City Times

3. GIRLS TENNIS Traverse City Central wrapped up the Big North Conference championship with a dominating league tournament performance – Traverse City Record-Eagle

4. TRACK & FIELD The Bay City Western girls and Midland boys clinched Saginaw Valley League titles – Midland Daily News

5. SOFTBALL Division 2 honorable mention Lake Fenton swept No. 6  Goodrich winning both games 5-4 in extra innings – Mid-Michigan Now

6. GIRLS LACROSSE South Lyon downed Birmingham United 15-7 to remain undefeated – Oakland Press

7. SOFTBALL Addy Buchin became Division 3 No. 5 Laingsburg’s career strikeout leader during a doubleheader sweep of Pewamo-Westphalia – WILX

8. BASEBALL Cody Turner threw Painesdale Jeffers’ first perfect game, striking out 13 over six innings against Ironwood as his team went on to sweep – Upper Michigan’s Source

9. SOFTBALL Division 1 No. 8 Brownstown Woodhaven finished a regular-season sweep of No. 9 Allen Park, 11-0 – Southgate News-Herald

10. SOFTBALL Division 1 honorable mention New Baltimore Anchor Bay played a 10-run inning into a 13-8 win over No. 10 Macomb Dakota – Macomb Daily