Today in the MHSAA: 5/11/16

May 11, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Rain washed out many – but not all – events across Michigan on Tuesday, with a trio of girls teams finishing undefeated league runs.

Golf

Houghton’s girls proved they're again among the elite from the Upper Peninsula in taking the Kiwanis Invitational title at Wawonowin Golf Course – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

From Monday, Edwardsburg claimed the inaugural Leader Cup Golf Tournament title by 16 strokes over Dowagiac – Niles Daily Star

Softball

Frankfort finished an undefeated run in the Northwest Conference with a sweep of Benzonia Benzie Central; Frankfort is 18-0 this season – Traverse City Record-Eagle

Track & Field

The Spring Lake girls finished off a sixth-straight undefeated dual meet season with a 23-point win against Ludington – Grand Haven Tribune

Brighton’s girls also finished undefeated, for the second straight spring, to win the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West championship – Livingston Daily

Today in the MHSAA: 2/21/20

February 21, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Long-range shooting ruled Thursday evening as a triple-overtime 3-pointer finished a league title bout and the state record for 3-pointers in one game was toppled.

1. Girls Basketball: A last-minute 3-pointer in triple overtime pushed Montague past Hart 49-46 and won the Wildcats the West Michigan Conference championship – Local Sports Journal

2. Girls Basketball: Gabrielle Lutchka scored 58 points with an MHSAA-record 16 3-pointers in leading Grass Lake past Manchester 95-31 – Jackson Citizen Patriot

3. Girls Basketball: St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran earned a share of the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Conference White title with a 36-20 win over Three Oaks River Valley – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

4. Girls Basketball: Auburn Hills Avondale downed Oxford 60-47 to clinch the Oakland Activities Association White championship outright – Oakland Press

5. Girls Basketball: Litchfield downed Waldron 49-20 to clinch the Southern Central Athletic Association Central title, its first league championship since 2012-13 – Hillsdale Daily News

6. Bowling: The Division 2 No. 10 Chelsea boys finished a run of two wins in three matches this week to lock up the Southeastern Conference White title – Chelsea Sun Times News

7. Hockey: Power plays paid off big in Division 2 No. 5 Marquette’s 3-1 win over Division 3 No. 6 Houghton – Marquette Mining Journal

8. Boys Basketball: Cadillac moved into first place alone in the Big North Conference with a 65-59 win over Petoskey – Cadillac News

9. Boys Basketball: Marquette avenged its earlier loss to Negaunee with a 61-54 victory in the rematch – Marquette Mining Journal

10. Girls Basketball: Erin Barrette set Menominee’s school record for steals in her team’s 65-17 win over Stephenson – The Upbeat

Also of note …

Girls Basketball: From Tuesday, Flat Rock earned the outright Huron League title with a 60-44 win over Milan – Monroe News

Skiing: From Tuesday, the Harbor Springs girls and Great North Alpine boys clinched Lake Michigan Conference championships – Petoskey News-Review

Girls Basketball: The three finalists for this year’s Miss Basketball Award were announced – Detroit Free Press