Today in the MHSAA: 8/29/23
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
August 29, 2023
1. GIRLS GOLF Amiyah Gibson led Battle Creek Lakeview to its second-straight All-City championship – Battle Creek Enquirer
2. BOYS SOCCER A quick start netted Hudsonville a 2-1 win over Division 1 No. 15 Grand Haven – FOX 17
3. BOYS SOCCER Mitchel Harrington scored all four Grayling goals in his team’s 4-1 win over Mount Pleasant – Traverse City Record-Eagle
4. BOYS SOCCER Roarke Watterson scored three goals in Parma Western’s 4-1 win over Lansing Catholic – Jackson Citizen Patriot
5. BOYS SOCCER Carleton Airport moved to 6-0-1 with a 5-1 win over Flat Rock – Monroe News
6. VOLLEYBALL Gladwin earned 2-1 victories over Ogemaw Heights and Bullock Creek – Midland Daily News
7. BOYS SOCCER Gabe Glawe and Garret Hamp both scored four goals in Alpena’s big win over Boyne City – Alpena News
8. BOYS SOCCER Shelby scored the game’s only goal in a shutout of Montague – Local Sports Journal
9. BOYS SOCCER Division 2 No. 6 Fruitport moved to 6-0 with a 3-1 win over Hamilton – MuskegonSports.com
10. BOYS SOCCER Ludington opened league play with a shutout of Hart – Ludington Daily News
Today in the MHSAA: 2/20/20
February 20, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Special for Second Half
Four teams celebrated their first MHSAA Team Wrestling Regional championships Wednesday as the field of 32 was determined across the state. We were able to gather coverage of two of those title celebrations, plus a number of other championship runs on the mat, ice and bowling lanes.
1. Wrestling: No. 7 Muskegon Reeths-Puffer won its first Team Regional title in this sport, downing Greenville and Allendale in Division 2 – Local Sports Journal
2. Wrestling: Division 3 No. 7 Fremont also won its first Regional title on the mat, with wins over Muskegon Orchard View and Comstock Park – Muskegon Chronicle
3. Wrestling: After falling to No. 9 Westland John Glenn in the postseason three straight seasons, No. 5 Temperance Bedford won the latest meeting to claim a Division 1 Regional title – Monroe News
4. Wrestling: No. 2 Gaylord edged No. 3 DeWitt 33-30 to lock up a Division 2 Regional championship – Gaylord Herald-Times
5. Wrestling: Mason upset No. 4 Eaton Rapids 33-27 on the way to claiming a Division 2 Regional title – Lansing State Journal
6. Wrestling: No. 3 Brighton got past No. 6 Holt 55-8 to clinch a Division 1 Regional title – Livingston Daily Press & Argus
7. Wrestling: No. 5 Hart downed Whittemore-Prescott to clinch a Division 4 Regional title, its first Regional championship since 1990 – Muskegon Chronicle
8. Hockey: Division 1 No. 2 Saginaw Heritage downed Division 3 No. 9 Midland Dow 2-0 to lock up the Saginaw Valley League championship – Midland Daily News
9. Wrestling: A last-second pin gave No. 10 New Boston Huron a 38-37 win over Gibraltar Carlson and a Division 2 Regional championship, its first Regional title since 2003 – Monroe News
10. Bowling: The Ravenna girls and Fruitport boys won Greater Muskegon Athletic Association championships – Local Sports Journal
NOTE: Croswell-Lexington and Kingsley also won their first Wrestling Team Regional championships Wednesday.
Also of note …
Football: Flint Beecher coach and athletic director Courtney Hawkins will be leaving the Bucs to join the Michigan State football staff – WJRT