Today in the MHSAA: 6/9/17
June 9, 2017
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Half of this season’s MHSAA girls soccer semifinalists were determined in Regional Finals on Thursday, with a first-time title for one school and some last-second heroics for a few more champs.
Each weekday during the school year, we’ll gather and post media links covering the most significant and intriguing high school events from all over the state.
Girls Soccer
Trailing by two early, No. 4 Grand Blanc came back with five goals to beat No. 13 Walled Lake Northern 5-2 in a Division 1 Regional Final – Flint Journal
Natalie Belsito scored her Division 2 Regional Final’s only goal with 23 seconds to play to push No. 2 Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern past No. 15 Spring Lake 1-0 – Grand Rapids Press
No. 16 Muskegon Catholic Central won its first girls soccer Regional title, downing No. 7 Elk Rapids 2-1 in Division 4 – Muskegon Chronicle
Haley Balkema scored both goals as No. 8 Kalamazoo Christian downed Holland Black River 2-0 in Division 4 Regional Final – Kalamazoo Gazette
No. 10 Utica Ford will play in its second MHSAA Semifinal in four seasons thanks to a 2-1 Division 1 win over No. 19 New Baltimore Anchor Bay – C&G Newspapers
Holland Christian got past No. 13 Marshall 2-1 with a shootout to advance in Division 2 – Holland Sentinel
No. 2 Hudsonville Unity Christian will return to the season’s final week after a 3-0 win over No. 12 Grand Rapids Catholic Central in Division 2 – Grand Rapids Press
No. 11 Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett also advanced in Division 4, with a 5-0 win over Marlette.
Today In The MHSAA: 2/21/22
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
February 21, 2022
1. SWIMMING & DIVING Marquette opened six weekends of winter MHSAA Finals with a sweep of Upper Peninsula swimming & diving championships – Second Half
2. WRESTLING Hartland’s Eliana Bommarito was among headlining champions from the first MHSAA Girls Regionals – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
3. COMPETITIVE CHEER Rochester Adams won a strong Division 1 District at Rochester High, and Troy Athens set three school records in qualifying fourth for Regionals – Oakland Press
4. COMPETITIVE CHEER For the fifth-straight season, Allen Park was first and Dearborn Divine Child second at their Division 2 District – Southgate News-Herald
5. WRESTLING Lenawee County advanced 35 wrestlers to the MHSAA Individual Finals – Adrian Daily Telegram
6. GIRLS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 19 Bloomfield Hills Marian finished a highlight-filled week with a 44-36 win over No. 10 Dearborn Divine Child in the Detroit Catholic League Bishop Final – Observer & Eccentric
7. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 1 No. 8 East Lansing clinched the outright Capital Area Activities Conference Blue title with a 68-63 win over Okemos – Lansing State Journal
8. BOYS BASKETBALL Division 2 No. 6 Onsted improved to 17-0 and clinched a share of the Lenawee County Athletic Association title with a 67-50 win over Blissfield – Adrian Daily Telegram
9. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hillman downed Atlanta 55-22 to claim a share of the North Star League Little Dipper title – WBKB
10. BOWLING Bay City John Glenn swept the Bay County Championships; the girls team is ranked No. 7 and the boys No. 6 in Division 2 – Bay City Times