Today in the MHSAA: 4/13/18
April 13, 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.
1. Softball: Muskegon Reeths-Puffer held on for an 11-inning win and then came back to sweep Division 2 No. 10 Muskegon Oakridge – Local Sports Journal
2. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 6 Bloomfield Hills and No. 14 Rochester Adams tied 1-1 in Oakland Activities Association Red play – Oakland Press
3. Girls Soccer: Also in the OAA Red, Troy Athens upset Division 1 No. 19 Rochester 1-0 – Oakland Press
4. Softball: Division 3 honorable mention Sanford Meridian and Division 4 No. 4 Coleman split a doubleheader, with both winning big – Midland Daily News
5. Girls Soccer: Division 2 No. 4 Holland Christian’s Hannah Luurtsema made good on a second chance with the go-ahead goal in a 2-1 win over Holland – Holland Sentinel
6. Baseball: Grandville finished a three-game sweep of Grand Haven this week with a 10-1 win Thursday; Grand Haven made the Division 1 Semifinals a year ago – Grand Haven Tribune
7. Boys Lacrosse: Division 2 top-ranked Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central improved to 5-0 with a 17-2 win over Forest Hills Northern – FOX17
8. Softball: Division 4 No. 6 Frankfort hit a combined eight home runs in a sweep of Lake City – Traverse City Record-Eagle
9. Boys Lacrosse: The Traverse City United team made up of players from West and Central played their first game and earned their first win, 16-4 over Petoskey – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. Track & Field: Deckerville’s girls and boys teams swept quad meets at Kinde-North Huron, the girls placing an individual or relay first in nearly every event – Huron Daily Tribune
Today in the MHSAA: 2/24/2020
February 24, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
A championship-filled weekend saw Regional champs celebrated in wrestling, District winners hoist trophies in competitive cheer and league title earners rise in basketball, hockey and bowling.
1. Competitive Cheer: Allen Park finished first and Dearborn Divine Child in a power-packed Division 2 District – Southgate News-Herald
2. Boys Basketball: River Rouge downed Benton Harbor 58-52 in a matchup of title hopefuls in two divisions – MLive-Detroit
3. Boys Basketball: Mason Wojtusik went over 1,000 career points as Mount Pleasant defeated Saginaw 64-53 to clinch the Saginaw Valley League North title – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
4. Wrestling: Six champions led 12 Brighton wrestlers total to qualify for the Division 1 Individual Finals at Saturday’s Regional – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
5. Girls Basketball: Farmington Hills Mercy downed Bloomfield Hills Marian 51-40 to win the Detroit Catholic League Bishop championship – State Champs Sports Network
6. Girls Basketball: Ann Arbor Huron clinched the Southeastern Conference Red title with a 60-47 win over Ann Arbor Pioneer – We Love Ann Arbor
7. Hockey: Muskegon Mona Shores scored two third-period goals to get past Hudsonville 3-2 and clinch the Ottawa-Kent Conference Fischer championship – Local Sports Journal
8. Hockey: A big win over Lenawee United gave Dexter its second-straight Southeastern Conference White title – Chelsea Sun Times News
9. Bowling: The Traverse City Christian girls and Cadillac boys clinched Great Northwest High School Bowling Conference championships – Traverse City Record-Eagle
10. Girls Basketball: Byron claimed its first outright league title in this sport since 1990 with a 57-25 win over New Lothrop – Mid-Michigan Now
Also of note …
Basketball: The Big Bay de Noc girls and Kinross Maplewood Baptist boys won Northern Lights League Tournament championships – Escanaba Daily Press
Basketball: Reagan Rose set a Decatur scoring record against Hartford, and Marcellus’ Kaeler Stafne and Bloomingdale’s Tyler Starbuck both went over 1,000 career points in Marcellus’ win – WWMT
Girls Basketball: Kent City clinched the Central State Activities Association Silver title with a big win over Hesperia – Local Sports Journal
Girls Basketball: Flushing earned a share of the Flint Metro League Stripes title with a 45-20 win over Swartz Creek – Mid-Michigan Now
Girls Basketball: Deckerville clinched a share of the North Central Thumb League Stars title with a big win over Mayville – Huron Daily Tribune
Hockey: Jackson Lumen Christi clinched its league title with a 2-0 win over Mattawan – Jackson Citizen Patriot
Boys Basketball: Owen Franklin went over 1,000 career points for Oscoda in its win over Hale – WBKB
Girls Basketball: Negaunee defeated Ishpeming Westwood 43-33, and Westwood’s Tessa Leece went over 1,000 career points – Marquette Mining Journal
Girls Basketball: Algonac fell to Croswell-Lexington, but Algonac’s Emily Nugent went over 1,000 career points – Port Huron Times-Herald
Girls Basketball: From Thursday, Mackinaw City downed Burt Lake Northern Michigan Christian to clinch a second-straight Northern Lakes Conference title – Petoskey News-Review