Today In The MHSAA: 5/27/21
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 27, 2021
1. Baseball/Softball: Centreville swept Mendon on both diamonds to secure a pair of Southwest 10 Conference championships; in baseball Centreville is No. 18 in Division 3 and Mendon is No. 17 in Division 4, and Mendon is No. 8 in Division 4 softball – JoeInsider.com
2. Boys Golf: Ludington clinched its seventh-straight league title with a jamboree win in the Lakes 8 Activities Conference – Ludington Daily News
3. Track & Field: The Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart girls and Carson City-Crystal boys won Mid-State Activities Conference championship meets and overall titles; the Irish girls are No. 10 in Lower Peninsula Division 4, and the Eagles boys are No. 3 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun Girls | Boys
4. Baseball: Division 4 No. 10 Marion fell 1-0 to Mason County Eastern but came back to win the second game 3-2 and clinch the West Michigan D League championship – Cadillac News
5. Boys Golf: Alma edged Saginaw Swan Valley by two strokes to clinch the Tri-Valley Conference 8 championship – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
6. Track & Field: St. Louis swept girls and boys TVC 10 championship meet wins to go with undefeated dual-meet runs this spring; the Sharks girls are No. 3 in LPD3 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
7. Track & Field: The Traverse City Central girls and LPD1 No. 4 West boys were victorious at the Big North Conference championship meets – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. Girls Soccer: Division 1 No. 13 Lake Orion opened Division 1 District play with a 4-1 win over Clarkston – Oakland Press
9. Track & Field: The Midland girls and Davison boys won Saginaw Valley League championship meets – Midland Daily News
10. Girls Lacrosse: Fenton/Linden downed Grand Blanc 10-5 to advance in Division 1 Regional play – WJRT
Also of note …
Hockey: This is an incredibly compelling case for hockey hopefuls to give a look at playing for their high school teams – Michigan High School Hockey Hub
Today in the MHSAA: 1/20/16
January 20, 2016
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Buzzer beaters and milestone basketball victories made headlines all over Michigan today, and check out as well a moving video that tells of the importance of our national anthem.
Girls Basketball
Reigning Class C champion Calumet added another accomplishment to the long list with its first win over Houghton since 1999, 44-31 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
Three Rivers’ sophomore Arionne Fowlkes went baseline to baseline for a last-second layup to give her team a 43-41 win over Niles – Niles Daily Star
Class A favorite Saginaw Heritage remained undefeated with a 53-38 win over rival Midland Dow, also ranked in Class A – Saginaw News
One-loss St. Ignace handed Newberry its first defeat of the season, 64-57 – Sault Ste. Marie Evening News
Cedar Springs also knocked a team from the unbeaten ranks, with Sam Taylor’s 3-pointer in the closing seconds ending Kent City’s perfect run, 50-47 – Grand Rapids Press
Muskegon edged East Kentwood 50-47 after trailing by 10 and on the strength of 26 points and 22 rebounds by senior Mardrekia Cook – Muskegon Chronicle
Boys Basketball
Despite being outscored 30-22 in the fourth quarter, Southfield Christian held on for an 82-79 win over Southfield – MLive-Detroit
Merrill earned its first win since 2013 by downing Coleman 49-36 – Midland Daily News
One-loss Alma handed previously-undefeated Ithaca its first, 56-53, as Dylan Carl hit 3-pointers to send the game to overtime and then win it – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Muskegon Oakridge’s Brady Luttrull drilled a 3-pointer during the final seconds to push his team past Scottville Mason County Central 67-66 – Muskegon Chronicle
Cassopolis followed a strong third quarter by Deoin Gatson to hand Niles Brandywine its first loss, 61-47 – Niles Daily Leader
One-loss Clarkston also handed out a first loss Tuesday, to Rochester Adams, in a matchup of top Class A teams – Oakland Press
Caleb Brown’s only basket for Northport was the game winner during the final seconds of a 51-49 victory over Central Lake – Traverse City Record-Eagle
Nate Dugener’s sixth 3-pointer of the game gave Muskegon Western Michigan Christian a 52-49 win over Holland Christian – Grand Haven Tribune
Boys Swimming & Diving
In a matchup of top teams on the west side of the Lower Peninsula, Division 1 No. 6 Zeeland got past Division 2 honorable mention Holland 104-73 – Holland Sentinel
Worth Watching
We ran across and were moved by Virginia Tech’s honoring of veterans at the start of this men’s basketball season. Check out this meaningful presentation and how it relates to providing proper respect during The Star-Spangled Banner.