Today in the MHSAA: 8/27/20
August 28, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Cross Country is one of three sports running all over Michigan this week, and Wednesday saw races in multiple regions of the Lower Peninsula.
1. Cross Country – The Goodrich girls and Flint Powers Catholic boys won Corunna Invitational titles – ABC 12
2. Girls Golf: Montague shot a 370 to win the Whitehall Invitational, while Whitehall’s Karlie VanDuinen was the top individual – Local Sports Journal
3. Cross Country – Charlevoix’s teams swept five-team races on their home course – Petoskey News-Review
4. Cross Country: Concord’s Skylar Thompson was among standouts at the Pittsford Invitational – JTV
5. Boys Soccer: Petoskey shut out league foe Gaylord 3-0 – Petoskey News-Review
6. Girls Golf: Carleton Airport surged to a big win over Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central by shooting 186 – Monroe News
7. Cross Country: Brownstown Woodhaven swept Gibraltar Carlson in season openers – Southgate News-Herald
8. Boys Soccer: McBain Northern Michigan Christian opened league play with a big win over Gladwin – MI Sports Now
9. Boys Tennis: Holland West Ottawa put together a shutout of neighbor Holland High – Holland Sentinel
10. Boys Tennis: Jackson Lumen Christi, No. 5 in Lower Peninsula Division 4, also won by shutout, over Hillsdale – Hillsdale Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 2/25/20
February 25, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
The MHSAA Skiing Finals capped another winter season with four team championships awarded Monday – find Second Half coverage to the right – while Hockey Regionals also began and a pair of girls basketball results made big headlines.
1. Girls Basketball: West runner-up Brighton advanced to the Kensington Lakes Activities Association title game with a 49-38 win over East champion Wayne Memorial – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
2. Girls Basketball: Lake City moved to 19-1 by handing Bellaire its first loss of the season, 37-27 – Cadillac News
3. Hockey: Kalamazoo Eagles avenged a 4-3 overtime loss to Capital City with a 2-1 Division 1 Regional win – JoeInsider.com
4. Hockey: New Boston United and Southgate-Monroe split during the regular season, but NBU came out on top 8-3 in Division 1 Regional play – Southgate News-Herald
5. Hockey: The No. 9 Traverse Bay Reps opened Division 1 Regional play with a 6-2 win over Grand Rapids Christian – MI Sports Now
6. Girls Basketball: Hartland also advanced to the KLAA final with a 46-25 win over Dearborn – Detroit News
7. Boys Basketball: Fife Lake Forest Area upset Gaylord St. Mary 87-72 – Traverse City Record-Eagle
8. Girls Basketball: Pinconning downed Whittemore-Prescott 66-28 to move to 13-6, guaranteeing its winningest season since 2002 – Bay City Times
9. Boys Basketball: Pickford improved to 15-2 with a 55-46 win over Engadine – MI Sports Now
10. Boys Basketball: Gladstone picked up a 79-61 win over Ishpeming Westwood – Escanaba Daily Press
Also of note …
Boys Basketball: From Friday, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart downed Blanchard Montabella 62-40 to clinch the Mid-State Activities Conference championship – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun
Girls Basketball: From Thursday, Niles Brandywine got past rival Buchanan 73-38 to lock up the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Red title – Niles Daily Star