Today in the MHSAA: 5/18/16
May 18, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Girls tennis and softball teams posted "sweeping" performances Tuesday as more championships were earned in multiple sports.
Boys Lacrosse
The MHSAA Regional Tournament started this week, and among early winners was Saginaw Heritage with a 17-7 victory over Swartz Creek – Saginaw News
Girls Soccer
Cadillac avenged its lone loss this season, improving to 13-1-2 with a 2-1 win over Traverse City Central – Cadillac News
Softball
Undefeated Coleman, No. 1 in Division 4, won the Mid-State Activities Conference championship for the second straight season, this time with a sweep of Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Girls Tennis
Traverse City Central won all 24 matches at the Big North Conference Tournament for the seventh time in the league’s history – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Boys Tennis
From Monday, Menominee remained undefeated with a sweep of Iron Mountain – Iron Mountain Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 3/20/19
March 20, 2019
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
This weekend’s Girls Basketball Semifinals will welcome back three reigning champions and a host of contenders new and old. We’ve linked to coverage of all 16 Tuesday Quarterfinals below and will preview all four divisions later today on Second Half.
Division 1: Saginaw Heritage locked down Hartland with a 44-24 win – Saginaw News
Division 1: Muskegon sank the go-ahead basket with four seconds to play to get past DeWitt 53-51 – FOX 17
Division 1: Southfield Arts & Technology earned its second Semifinal trip in three seasons with a 62-36 win over St. Clair Shores Lakeview – Detroit News
Division 1: Wayne Memorial booked its Semifinal return with a 50-28 win over Temperance Bedford – Observer & Eccentric
Division 2: Unbeaten Hamilton earned its first Semifinal berth with a 63-34 win over Grand Rapids South Christian – Holland Sentinel
Division 2: Haslett continued its postseason surge edging one-loss Chelsea 46-44 – Lansing State Journal
Division 2: Freeland came back from a halftime deficit to down Cadillac 48-38 – Midland Daily News
Division 2: Reigning Class C champion Detroit Edison moved closer to playing for the Division 2 title with a 63-23 win over Goodrich – Flint Journal
Division 3: Lake City edged Ishpeming Westwood, coming back from nine down to win 50-46 – Cadillac News
Division 3: Pewamo-Westphalia will return to the Semifinals thanks to a 43-19 win over Niles Brandywine – Lansing State Journal
Division 3: Flint Hamady downed Royal Oak Shrine 56-34 to return to the Semifinals – Flint Journal
Division 3: Ypsilanti Arbor Prep is headed to the Semifinals for the fifth straight season after a 59-31 win over Adrian Madison – Ann Arbor News
Division 4: Reigning Class D champion Adrian Lenawee Christian earned a return trip to the Semifinals with a 59-32 win over Fruitport Calvary Christian – Adrian Daily Telegram
Division 4: Undefeated St. Ignace got past Baraga 76-45 to return to the Semifinals – MI Sports Now
Division 4: Fowler continued its playoff rise with a 48-34 win over Gaylord St. Mary – WPBN
Division 4: Kingston moved on to the Semifinals with a 40-27 win over Clarkston Everest Collegiate – WJRT
Also of note …
Girls Basketball: Detroit Edison’s Rickea Jackson was named this season’s Miss Basketball Award winner – MLive-Detroit
Football: Scott Barnhart stepped down as coach at Algonac after leading a major turnaround the last few seasons – Port Huron Times Herald