Today in the MHSAA: 6/13/16

June 13, 2016

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

Tawas and Clarkston Everest Collegiate won their first MHSAA titles in any sport Saturday, in boys golf, as teams in six sports claimed either Regional or Finals championships over the weekend.

Baseball

Holland Christian won its Division 2 Regional with a walk-off double by star pitcher Mike Mokma – Holland Sentinel

Detroit Country Day’s walk-off homer in the eighth inning pushed the Yellowjackets past reigning Division 2 champion Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 4-3 – Oakland Press

Scottville Mason County Central downed Carson City-Crystal 8-5 in Division 3 to win its first Regional title since 1998 – Muskegon Chronicle

Niles in Division 2 won its first Regional title since 1999 by downing Sturgis after beating top-ranked Coldwater in the day’s first game – Niles Daily Star

Rochester’s last late run pushed it past Adams in Division 1 and to its first Regional title since 1998 – Oakland Press

Boys Golf

Tawas and Clarkston Everest Collegiate won their first MHSAA Finals championships in any sport, while St. Johns won its first in boys golf and Detroit Catholic Central continued its reign in Division 1 – Second Half

Boys Lacrosse

Birmingham Brother Rice continued its 12-year hold on Division 1 and Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central returned to the top in Division 2 at Saturday’s Finals – Second Half

Girls Lacrosse

For the fourth and fifth straight seasons, respectively, Rockford and East Grand Rapids reigned again at Saturday’s Girls Lacrosse Finals – Second Half

Girls Soccer

Grosse Ile downed Williamston 1-0 in Division 3 to win its first Regional title in the sport – Macomb Daily

Softball

Reigning Division 4 champion Unionville-Sebewaing survived two more strong opponents to win its Regional with a 1-0 win over Brown City and then 3-0 win over Waterford Our Lady – Huron Daily Tribune

Reigning Division 3 champion Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central downed No. 8 Napoleon 9-1 and then No. 4 Clinton 7-1 to advance again – Monroe Evening News

Farmington Hills Mercy repeated as a Division 1 Regional champ and slugger Abby Krzywiecki knocked her 20th home run of the season – Detroit News

Shepherd in Division 3 won its first Regional title since 1997 beating No. 9 Reese in the championship game – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

Macomb Dakota downed two opponents in shutouts to win its first Regional title, in Division 1 – Macomb Daily

Today in the MHSAA: 3/15/18

March 15, 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.

Today’s Top 10

1. Boys Basketball: Unionville-Sebewaing hung on for its first Regional title in more than a decade, downing three-time reigning Class C champion Flint Beecher 59-55 – Huron Daily Tribune

2. Boys Basketball: Holland West Ottawa took Muskegon to overtime before coming away with a 46-42 win in Class A and its first Regional title – Holland Sentinel

3. Boys Basketball: Marcellus Howardsville Christian won it first Regional title with a 58-46 victory over Bellevue in Class D – Sturgis Journal 

4. Boys Basketball: Undefeated Dollar Bay held on for a 65-64 win over Carney-Nadeau in Class D to claim its first Regional title since 1979 – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette 

5. Boys Basketball: Clarkston earned coach Dan Fife his 700th victory with a 58-35 win over Orchard Lake St. Mary’s in Class A – Oakland Press 

6. Boys Basketball: Kalamazoo Christian handed Cassopolis its only loss of the season in a Class C Regional Final, 61-48 – JoeInsider.com 

7. Boys Basketball: Romeo Weems put up one of the most incredible stat lines seen in some time – 21 points, 16 rebounds, 12 assists, 10 steals and seven blocks – as New Haven downed Detroit Country Day 92-74 in Class B – Port Huron Times Herald 

8. Boys Basketball: Hillman was tied with Mio with a quarter to play, but kept its perfect season going with a 48-44 win in Class D – Alpena News

9. Boys Basketball: In Class C, Iron Mountain claimed its first Regional title since 1994 with a 56-44 win over Calumet – Marquette Mining Journal

10. Boys Basketball: River Rouge claimed its third straight Regional title, downing Detroit Old Redford 50-43 in Class B – Southgate News Herald